COUNCIL MONTHLY REPORT November 2022
5-Year Award
Congratulations to Tim Yogerst, second from left, on 5 years of service to the Town. Tim is the PV Animal Control Supervisor, a position he quickly achieved after starting as an Animal Control Officer five years ago. Tim is known for his ability to wrangle any number of animals, including dogs, cats, horses, owls, snakes and more!
Local teen Justin Berry took on a big project to earn his Eagle Scout designation. Council honored Justin at a meeting on Nov. 10. Justin coordinated the fundraising and building of a Veterans flag memorial "Flags of Gratitude" at American Legion Park
Healing Field Essay Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Prescott Valley Healing Field of Northern Arizona Essay Contest winners. We asked local school students, "WHAT DOES BRAVERY MEAN TO YOU?" From left are winners Ethan Boggs, 4th place; Daniella Torres, 1st place; Emmi Bennion, 3rd place; and Allyson Barney, 2nd place, with Mayor Kell Palguta
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Eagle Scout Project results in Veterans memorial at local park
128,910,000 gallons of water billed in November 85 new customer hookups in November 23,079 active water customers 20,174 active sewer customers 1% Did you know? The Town of Prescott Valley will introduce a more extensive water conservation program in 2023 as part of its Water Stewardship Strategic Goal
Welcome new employees!
We have seven new team members who have recently joined the organization and completed their New Employee Orientation (NEO):
Troy Tisdale - Plans Examiner
Ashley Dunn - Admin Support/Town Clerk
Devin Hineman - Police Officer
Tricia Kelsey - Accountant
Christina Zangas - Multimedia Technician
Ernest Rubi - Deputy Director/Principal Planner
Jessica Barragan - Planner
We are excited to add great people to our highperforming team. If you see them around, give them a warm welcome!
Farewell Councilman Roger Kinsinger
Prescott Valley Town Councilmember Roger Kinsinger resigned from his seat and was honored by Council during a Nov. 28 special meeting. Councilman Kinsinger and his wife Judy will be returning to Iowa due to family circumstances Kinsinger and his wife moved to Prescott Valley in 2016. He was elected and took his seat on Town Council in January, 2021. A US Army veteran who fought in Vietnam, Kinsinger is a member of VFW Post 10227 and American Legion Post 140. He has also served as a member of the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce, CASA Senior Center, and the Heights Church.
Council will be undergoing a process in December to appoint a new member who will fulfill Kinsinger's term, which ends in December 2024.
Prescott Valley Police to be equipped with body-worn cameras
Prescott Valley Police officers are now being equipped with Body Worn Cameras to enhance officer and community safety. Town Council in August 2022, approved a 10-year, $2.7 million contract with Axon Enterprises for 87 Body Worn Cameras, 80 new updated Taser energy weapons, and associated equipment for the Prescott Valley Police Department. PD has hired an additional staff person to assist with review and redaction of the resulting video.
Welcome new lateral police officer Grant Pithie!
Welcome to new lateral Prescott Valley Police Officer Grant Pithie. Grant comes to our department most recently from New York, but via South Africa, where he directed a private SWAT security team, and served as an officer and sergeant with the South African Police Grant brings a wealth of experience to our department, including extensive SWAT and other training tactics. He said his primary goal was to become a police officer in the U.S., and sees being an officer as a "calling, never just a job." Grant graduated NARTA academy this month and is now in Field Training
DID YOU KNOW?
The average Prescott Valley Police response time over the past 12 months is 4.2 minutes. For the month of November, response time was 3.38 minutes.
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TOTAL BUDGETED REVENUE SOURCES $113.8 M Where does the money come from? Taxes - Local TPT (Town Sales Tax) Intergovernmental (State Shared Sales, Gas, Vehicle License, & Income Tax Grant Revenue Federal & State Grants Enterprise User Revenue Water & Sewer Service Fees & Water Resource Charges Miscellaneous (Service Charges, Fines, Forfeitures, Investment & Rentals Impact Fees New Construction Fees 6% 90% 167% 31% 1% 2% Current Trending to Budget by Source
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19% less than budget for operating expenses 7% less than budget for one-time operating expenses 11% less than budget for personnel expenses HOW DOES THE TOWN SPEND THE MONEY? At the end of November, all departments were within their respective personnel and operating budgets. Overall, the Town has a positive variance to budget for the fiscal year to date. Total Budgeted Operating Expenses $70.7M Positive Variance to Budget Utilities Town Manager's Office Town Clerk Public Works Police Non-Departmental Magistrate Court Legal Information Technology Human Resources Finance Development Services Council Community Services 19%
$43.2M
Total Capital Improvement Projects Budget
Roadway Projects Roadway Projects Parks & Open Space Projects Parks & Open Space Projects Water Projects Water Projects Wastewater Projects Wastewater Projects Facilities Projects Facilities Projects 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 2 2 Florentine Road Improvements Sunflower Park Improvements Recharge Injection Well Monks Well Building Improvements Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Library Building Improvements Starlight Drive Improvements
6% More Retail Tax Collected Than in October 2021 9% More Restaurant Tax Collected Than in October 2021 2,149 Online Retail Businesses Are Reporting Tax 8% of Retail Tax Collected is Attributed to Online Retail esses 31% More Construction Tax Collected Than in October 2021 Retail tax represents 63% of the total transaction privilege tax (TPT) or sales tax the Town collected in November 2.83% 0.75% 5.60% 9.18% For the month of November:
Lincare Inc 7762 East Florentine Rd Sts A&B Medical Equipment Supply For the month of November: New or relocated businesses: 0 Special Event Liquor License 0 Permanent Liquor Licenses 17 New Business Licenses Issued 2,107 Active Business Licenses 0 Special Event Business Licenses Clearwater Systems 7485 E. 1st St Unit F Water Softening Service West Yavapai Guidance Clinic dba Polara Health 3343 N Windsong Mental Health Services 114 Business Licenses Renewed
684 Library Materials Added 183 New Library Members 11,130 Library Patrons 413 Drive Thru Visitors 1,720 Research and Informational Inquiries Answered 552 Library Volunteer Hours 610 Adult Program Attendees 1,240 Children's Program Attendees 243 Young Adult Program Attendees 238 Outreach Program Attendees For the month of November:
SpecialEvent Attendance (nospecialeventsin November) 41 Parks Specialty Class Participants Program Attendance 49 Sports & Fitness Participants 16 Arts & Culture Participants 0 Aquatics (closed for winter) 322 Recreation Volunteer Hours 43 Facility Rentals 11 Ramada Pavilion Rentals 187 Athletic Field Rentals For the month of November:
892 Traffic Citations Issued 1 Narcan save by PVPD Officers 4 Motor Vehicle Accidents For the month of November
For the month of November 7 Street Maintenance Requests Received 5 Drainage Requests Received 2 Drainage Requests Closed 18 Days on Average to Close Requests 2 Right of Way Vegetation Requests Received 0 Requests Closed 0 Days on Average to Close Requests 5 Requests Closed 6 Days On Average to Close Requests 3 Traffic Sign Requests Received 7 Sidewalk/Curb Requests Received 1 Sidewalk/Curb Requests Closed .9 Days on Average to Close Requests 5 Traffic Sign Request Closed 7.6 Days On Average to Close Requests 8 Right-of-Way Permits Issued 0 Square Yards of Microseal Laid 0 Road Miles of Microseal Laid
For the month of November: 5 New Commercial Permit Issued 17 Addition/Alteration, Electrical, Sign, & Zoning Permits Issued $5,583, 420 Total Commercial Permit Valuation Activity $740,402 Total Commercial Permit Fees 44 Solar Permits Issued 37 New Single Family Permits Issued $20,579,410 Total Residential Permit Valuation Activity $557,927 Total Residential Permit Fees 260 Demolition, Addition/ Alteration, Manufactured/ Mobile Home, Electrical, Plumbing, Re-roof, and Zoning Permits Issued
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