President's Report June 24, 2003. I remember this day vividly, even though it is 12 years later. Tornado Tuesday. Parker was hit with an F2 tornado. Now, today, as I watch reports of the May 10th tornado in Delmont and the devastation to this community, I remember how Parker dealt with the aftermath of our tornado. I will never forget trying to get from my home at 11:00 at night to City Hall. If you are familiar with Parker, our courthouse sits on a “hill”. As I came around the corner of the courthouse and looked north toward Main Avenue; I was stunned as the entire street was lined with numerous fire trucks, rescue units and ambulances from MANY neighboring communities. All ready to help. All feeling the seriousness of the situation. By the grace of God, no one was injured and our property damage was limited. Trees were downed everywhere! It looked like a jungle on the streets. I feel for Delmont and so hope they realize we all will help them as best we can. As we head into the beginning of summer, June is when the SD Governmental Human Resources and the SD Governmental Finance Officers’ Associations meet for their annual school/conference. The connection these two groups have is to provide workshops and classes that educate and enhance the finance officers’ and human resource directors’
knowledge base. It is extremely important these folks attend these annual conferences. Networking with other finance officers is so beneficial. Thank you for allowing these people time away to attend these conferences. For those of you that are reading this column for the first time – welcome!! (Newly elected officials!!!) Thank you for your service to your community! The SDML is an organization that cares about your success as a leader of your community. If you have questions, feel free to contact the SDML office. They are ready to help! I hope everyone has glorious summer plans! Enjoy family reunions, picnics, camping, fishing and just plain sitting outside and listening to the wonderful quiet evenings of a South Dakota summer. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams
Pool Testing
Jeanne Duchscher President
Municipal swimming pools are not regulated by the State of South Dakota, however, these facilities should be tested for coliform bacteria during each week of operation. All pool samples should be tested for “total coliform,” which is an indicator bacteria for drinking water and pools. j “Total Coliform – Negative” means that no coliform bacteria were found and the water is safe. j “Total Coliform – Positive” means that coliform bacteria were found. Two or more consecutive positive samples indicates a general trend of bacteria presence in the pool. Corrective measures should be taken, such as superchlorination, to prevent a health related incident caused by poor water quality.
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