Archive for May, 2010
Council considers spending limit for budget
Water rate war pits Anthem against Sun City
Youngtown earns nomination on MAG council
Police: Man lunges at officers, gets Tasered
Water park gears up for 1st Memorial Day
The City of Surprise is posting 10 street signs in three neighborhoods facing a loss of street light service after June 30, 2010, due to the lack of a Street Light Improvement District (SLID).
Lyn Truitt
Surprise, Arizona
Help me understand I have lived here approximately 40 years and Youngtown to my knowledge has never taken an active part in the development of the Northwest Valley, as it was mainly a retirement community.
Under the leadership of Mayor Lyn Truitt who had served in MAG for two years, instead of supporting the City of Surprise for a leadership position in the development of the Northwest Valley transportation system played a large part in giving that position to Youngtown.
The question is: Why
Surprise, Arizona
In the Gulf of Mexico they have BP, in the City of Surprise we have Lyn Truitt.
Both of them are full of hot air and unbelievable, here’s what Lyn Truitt said in April 2008.
During the campaign, I consistently expressed my commitment in bringing stability to the Council and the Staff.
I also promised that the council would represent you and our city in a knowledgeable, polished and accountable manner.
I encourage everyone to tune into Surprise 11 or watch the council meetings live on the Internet. I am sure you will be proud of them as I am.
I thought that it would take about a year for others to notice our new leadership style, but we have already been propelled into a regional leadership role.
To believe this, I will have to tune into another station, tomorrow night.
Only in America
Surprise branch of heart institute closes Police to step up seat-belt enforcement
AZ TechCelerator in Surprise draws innovative startups Department head in Tempe for meet-and-greet
Council splits 4-3 on MAG endorsement Surprise man who impersonated Avondale cop gets jail time
Lyn Truitt
Does Lyn Truitt consider himself a leader
As our citizens face difficult times, we in leadership have an opportunity to help our residents rediscover a sense
of neighbor-to-neighbor commitment. By getting creative in partnering with nonprofit community groups,
or promoting Community Pride Days and community gardens, we can lead by example and galvanize our
citizens to reach out to each other. In my city, we call it our “Compassionate Surprise” initiative. I believe that
by using this critical time to build an ethos of caring and support, we will create stronger, more livable com munities
in the future.
—Surprise Mayor Lyn Truitt
No Contract
I have been informed by the City of Surprise today that other then the resolution below, there is no contract between the City and the Interim City Manager.
It is now understandable why the council members would not take: agenda item #9 off consent for discussion.
CITY OF SURPRISE
Regular City Council Meeting Agenda
16000 N. Civic Center Plaza
Surprise, AZ 85374 Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 6:00 PM
16000 N. Civic Center PlazaSurprise, AZ 85374 Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 6:00 PMConsent; Agenda Item #9
Consideration and action on Resolution No. 2010-45; a Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Surprise, Maricopa, Arizona appointing and designating an Interim City Manager until such a time as the appointment of a permanent City Manager or this designation may be rescinded.
RESOLUTION # 10-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SURPRISE, MARlCOPA COUNTY ARlZONA,
APPOINTING AND DESIGNATING AN INTERIM CITY
MANAGER UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE APPOINTMENT
OF A PERMENANT CITY MANAGER OR THIS
DESIGNATION MAYBE RESCINDED.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Surprise vested with the powerto appoint the City Manager pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Surprise City Code; and
WHEREAS, the office of City Manager of the City of Surprise became vacant onMarch 25, 2010, and the Mayor and Council of the City deem it necessary and
appropriate that an Interim City Manager be appointed until such time as the Mayor and
Council fill the office of City Manager by appointment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City ofSurprise, Arizona, as follows.
Section 1. Mark Coronado is hereby appointed and designated Interim CityManager until this Resolution shall be rescinded or repealed, or until a duly appointed
City Manager executes the oath of office and commences employment with the City
which is estimated to be approximately six months.
Section 2. The Interim City Manager shall be vested with all power and authoritygranted to office of the City Manager and shall perform the duties and responsibilities of
the office of City Manager as they may be set forth under the laws and statutes of the
State of Arizona and Surprise City Code.
Section 3. The Interim City Manager shall be paid a salary of $7,708.34 bi-weekly.
Section 4. Mark Coronado will have the ability to return to his position asDirector of the Community & Recreation Services at the conclusion of his service as the
Interim City Manager.
Surprise police detectives get FBI training
Chamber stands ready to help small businesses
Petition push keeps streetlights on in Surprise
Police: Man carjacked in driveway of home
Arizona experts: Here’s how the immigration law will work
The Surprise City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, May 20, at 4 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 16000 N. Civic Center Plaza.
The Surprise Senior Center has tickets available for their bus trip Wednesday, June 23, to the Arizona Broadway Theatre to see the lively stage production of “Footloose.” Tickets are $55 for Surprise residents and $58 for non-residents, and include the transportation, full course luncheon and matinee show.
For more information regarding monthly trips please contact the Senior Center or Leslie Rudders at 623.222.1500.
The City of Surprise Community and Recreation Services Department is recruiting volunteer van drivers to pick up and drop off participants attending Senior Center Programs.
Drivers are needed Monday – Friday for four or six hour shifts during the day once or twice per week. Training, t-shirt and lunch will be provided. Potential volunteers must pass a background check and a clean Arizona Drivers License. CDL is not required. The center is located at 15832 N. Hollyhock Street.
For more information, please contact the Surprise Senior Center or Leslie Rudders at 623.222.1500.
From Sunday, May 23 – Wednesday, June 30: eastbound Bell Road, from the 303 to Parkview Place, will be completely closed for nighttime work, 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. Greenway Road is a suggested eastbound alternate.
Join the City of Surprise on Saturday, May 29, for the Fourth Annual Memorial Day Parade at the Surprise Recreation Campus. The parade, which will run along Bullard Avenue, begins at 8:30 a.m.
For more information call 623.222.2000 or log onto www.surpriseaz.gov/specialevents.
Union Hills Drive will be closed from 115th Avenue to 111th Avenue most of the day on Tuesday, May 25, to allow for paving of a new lane.
For more transportation news in Surprise visit www.surpriseaz.gov/transportation.
Police: Surprise woman hits boyfriend with a shovel
Voters head to polls to decide on Arizona sales-tax hike
2 people escape fire at Surprise home
Council hopes to alter streetlight district rules
3 injured in rollover accident in Wittman
Bad stuff
Bad stuffSynthetic marijuana sickens 4
Surprise high school students
May 12, 2010 … The Arizona Republic. Four Valley Vista High School freshmen … bulletin referred to the drug as “stealth marijuana.” Certain types of K2 could be “hundreds of times more potent” than marijuana, the DEA report said. …
May 12, 2010 The Republic. Four Valley Vista High School freshmen bulletin referred to the as “stealth marijuana.” Certain types of could be “hundreds of times more potent” than marijuana, the DEA report said.
By WILLIAM McCALL (AP) – 5 hours ago
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Sam Adams fired the city’s police chief Wednesday, a day after the city agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a mentally ill man in police custody.
Surprise, Arizona
It is my view by having elected Mike Woodard as our councilman in district 5, we have inherited someone more invisible then Joe Johnson and certainly not the leader everyone assumed he would be.
Another view of mine, Councilman Skip Hall is the only rational Councilman the City of Surprise unfortunately has on the City Council.
In my view, we who live in the City of Surprise must become active in our city or it will go to pot.
We must tell Mayor Lyn Truitt our concerns about how he is conducting the Council Meetings by going to the meetings, and exercising our right to speak.
We cannot let Lyn Truitt and his Council stop us from speaking like they did in the last meeting.
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