1-6-23 - Weekly Snapshot

CITY OF HOT SPRINGS
WEEKLY SNAPSHOT

JANUARY 6, 2022

OFFICERS OF THE YEAR
Officers James Monroe and Stephen Parrott

At the Attorney General’s 2022 Law Officers Parrott and Monroe’s actions Front row, from left:
Enforcement Officer of the Year awards on the night of May 12, 2022, after Officer James Monroe,
luncheon in Benton on December 13, a fight broke out following a high Attorney General Leslie
Officers James Monroe and Stephen school graduation ceremony, have Rutledge, Officer Stephen
Parrott were awarded the Southwest been described as heroic, and they Parrott, Captain Lisa King
Regional Officer of the Year award, as potentially saved countless other and Assistant Chief Billy
well as the Attorney General’s 2022 victims from injury or death as they Hrvatin
Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer acted without hesitation and without Back row, from left:
of the Year award, which they shared any due regard to their own safety. Chief Chris Chapmond,
with a third officer. Lieutenant Larry Patrick and
City Manager Bill Burrough

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4th Annual Shop with
a Hot Springs Cop

A total of 100 youth, selected by area
school counselors, had a brighter
holiday thanks to the 4th Annual
“Shop with a Hot Springs Cop” event

that was held on Sunday, Dec. 11,
at the Walmart on Albert Pike.
The Police Department shared on
their Facebook page: “Our
community stepped up big time
to help make our Shop with a Cop
a success!” Walmart provided the
children with goody bags, cookies
and hot chocolate. The HSPD was

also able to surprise some
adults this year at the
checkout register by paying
part or all of their expenses.

RECENT OFFICER GRADUATES

On Dec. 9, four new
Hot Springs Police
officers graduated
from the Arkansas
Law Enforcement
Training Academy.

Pictured, from left: Assistant
Chief Billy Hrvatin, Off. Nicolas
Cato, Off. Isaiah Sims, Off.
Christian Rios, Off. Joe Reichard
and Captain Lisa King.

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TREES ON
GREENWAY

City of Hot Springs
Garland County Master Gardeners
Garland County Cooperative Extension

Susan Marinick and Allen Bates look at one of the From left: Garland County Master Gardeners' Susan
newly-planted apple trees. Marinick, Urban Forester Allen Bates and Trails
Coordinator Hannah Rice.

Fruit will be available in the

coming years along the Hot Springs

Creek Greenway Trail near the Farmers

Market thanks to the Garland County Master

Gardeners (GCMG), which funded the addition of

10 apple trees and 10 blueberry bushes through the

group’s Coleus Fund, which was set up to benefit the

community through local projects. Not only will the fruit trees

and bushes provide healthy snacks for trail-goers, they will

also be used for pruning demonstrations by City of Hot

Springs Urban Forester Allen Bates and Garland

County Extension Agent Luke Duffle, who

also oversees the GCMG.

RARE CERTIFICATION EARNED
Derek Leaverton ~ Planning & Development / Permits & Inspections

Residential Building Inspector Derek Leaverton,
after studying for 9 months, recently passed the
NABCEP PV System Inspector Certification test to
become one of very few who have this certification
in the state.

The Permits and Inspections Division had more
than 50 solar permits pulled between July 1 – Dec.
31, 2022. Each permit requires six inspections,
and Leaverton is now qualified to do all of these
inspections.

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Hot Springs Employee Safety Committee

On Nov. 29, members of the City of Hot Springs HR Health and Safety
Employee Safety Committee met at the Davidson Officer Michael Eaton, far
Wastewater Treatment Plant to conclude their 2022 right in the photo above,
Annual Safety Inspections of City facilities. heads up the Employee
Safety Committee. Also
The goal of the CHS Safety Committee is to develop pictured are members of the
committee, including, from
left, Robert Ditty, Joseph
Stadler and James Hulsey,
also pictured at right.

and promote a healthy and safe environment for all

employees and visitors to City facilities through the

involvement of all individuals with regard to education, communication and safe work practices.

This committee is made up of CHS employee volunteers who want to learn about the City's different
departments and help use resources to save lives and reduce injuries in the workplace.

DOWNTOWN PARKING SURVEY

City of Hot Springs / Walker Consultants

The Hot Springs Downtown Parking & Mobility Questionnaire
is available at www.cityhs.net/parking-survey.
It will be open until 5 p.m. on Jan. 10.

Weekly Snapshot highlights some of the recent projects from the various City of Hot Springs
departments and is part of the City’s efforts to broaden its communications with the public.

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