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PUB

NEWS

Volume 41 Number 6 November 2017

W H A T ’ S I N S I D E

President’s Perspective........... 2

Delegate Details ...................... 3

Recent Events ......................... 4

Upcoming Events .................... 8

New Members ....................... 10

Other Announcements .......... 10

Chapter Leadership............... 13

I N T H I S I S S U E

2017 PACE

AWARD

RECIPIENT

21 YEARS

IN A ROW!

2 0 1 7 A N N U A L P A R T N E R S

See Page 8 for Details

KC Metro APWA is social! Like us on Facebook!

Affinis GBA

Olathe, KS Wilson & Co.

Walter P. Moore CDM Smith

Burns & McDonnell Kissick Construction

HDR Trekk SKW

TranSystems HNTB

November Chapter Luncheon Putting the Public in Public Works

Congratulations Raymore, MO Public Works Department on APWA Accreditation!

Save the Date for the Holiday Party! December 12

See Page 9 for Details

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P R E S I D E N T ’ S P E R S P E C T I V E F R O M R O B K R E W S O N

As I type my last message to you as President, I’m filled with such pride for having the opportunity to represent you

as president this year! I believe the saying goes something to the effect that you get more out of an organization

than what you put in. I certainly believe that to be true. I have greatly enjoyed having the chance to work and

interact with so many of you this past year and throughout my time on the executive committee.

The year has been such a blur… some of the year in review highlights include……

Chapter Luncheons - February (Katy Trail), March (Envision), July (Bike Corridor Design)

Over 60 participants in both the Public Works Institute Module III in April and Module IV in October

April Chapter Awards Luncheon

Mid-America Conference and National Public Works Week Luncheon in May

BBQ and Membership Drive in June

PWX and our Chapter Dinner in Orlando (Chapter received 21st consecutive PACE Award & Patty Hilderbrand

recognized as Top 10 Public Works Leader)

36th Annual Golf Tournament in September

Leadership and Training hosted Luncheon in October

Mid-America Snow & Equipment Expo in October

But the year isn’t over yet! We still have our upcoming aptly named luncheon, “Putting the Public in Public Works” on November 15th

and our annual Holiday Party on December 12th with APWA President-Elect Jill Marilley scheduled to speak.

What an amazing year it has been, but many of you are already feeling the energy and momentum that is coming as part of PWX

being here in Kansas City (August 26-29, 2018). Hosting PWX will help infuse more energy and hopefully new invigorated members

to help our chapter grow and evolve over the next decade and beyond. I remember volunteering during the 2002 Congress held in

Kansas City; that experience helped get me involved in the chapter and started a path that ultimately led me to be your chapter

president.

It has been an amazing journey. Thank you!

If your agency, firm or company has not yet stepped up to be one of our local 2018 PWX

Boosters, please contact Rob Krewson so we can get your name added to our growing list. Huge

THANK YOU to our Boosters that have already made their commitments:

DIAMOND Level: PARTNER Level:

City of Kansas City, MO GBA

APWA - Florida Chapter HDR

PLATINUM Level: Olsson & Associates

City of Olathe, KS TranSystems

GOLD Level: SUPPORTER Level:

City of Leawood, KS Affinis

City of Overland Park, KS BHC Rhodes

City of Shawnee, KS Walter P. Moore

SILVER Level:

City of Lee’s Summit Works

Johnson County Public

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D E L E G A T E D E T A I L S

F R O M J O E J O H N S O N

The year is quickly coming to an end and we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2018. As many are aware the Chapter is hosting the 2018 PWX along with Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa Chapters. The Management Committee is hard at it with all the different events that make PWX successful. As we get into 2018 we will make a call for volunteers to help assist making the 2018 PWX one not to forget. We will need at least 400 volunteers to help with this event. I know many have signed up, but we are in the process updating the site to accommodate additional information that National needs. So be on the lookout and sign-up. One of the key parts of hosting a national event is partnering with local agencies and business to raise money for all the events. I want to thank all those agencies and firms that have contributed so far. But we are still in need of more partners, so if your agency or firm wants to join those that have already contributed please contact Rob Krewson or myself. We will be happy to get information to you on the different levels. At the National Level: Here are other national events in the coming years you can mark on your calendar to attend.

2018 North American Snow Conference, May 6-9, in Indianapolis, Indiana 2018 PWX, August 26-29, in Kansas City, Missouri 2019 North American Snow Conference, May 19-22, in Salt Lake City, Utah 2019 PWX, September 8-11, in Seattle, Washington 2020 PWX, in NEW ORLEANS 2021 PWX, in ST. LOUIS, MO

The first meeting of the Young Professionals Committee was held on September 21-22 in Kansas City. Nine members – one from each region – were appointed this summer for the new standing committee. The group discussed ways to increase awareness to students of public works as a career, help enhance the “experience” of attending PWX and to increase visibility of the young professionals through the APWA.net website. The members of the committee will meet on a conference call every month. Those interested in this can contact Brad Patterson at Bpatterson@apwa.net or 816-595-5263. The APWA Board of Directors and the Certification Council approved the development of a new certification program which will have two levels: Certified Public Works Professional - Supervisor and Certified Public Works Professional - Manager. The job practice analysis process will begin in early October. Click, Listen & Learn – The following CLL program(s) are open for registration:

12/7/2017 Facing Climate Change: An Overview of Adaptation Planning in Southern Ontario and Case Example (sponsored by APWA Canadian Education Committee)

1/25/2018 National Weather Service and Public Works, a natural partnership (sponsored by the APWA Emergency Management Committee)

In addition to being available for public agencies and consulting firms to take advantage of, these CLL offerings are excellent opportunities for chapters to host ‘Lunch & Learn’ programs for their members. Recordings of Recent CLL Programs - Available in the Members Library It continues to be a pleasure representing the Chapter as your Delegate and I am looking forward to another year. As always if you have any questions about what is happening at the national level please let me know. Happy Holidays!

Spread the word about your good works!

Has your organization volunteered time or provided resources to help out others? If you’d like to highlight your outreach event, send information to the Pub News editor, Caitlin Gard,

via e-mail: cgard@cityofshawnee.org. Photos are encouraged.

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R E C E N T E V E N T S

36th Annual KC Metro Golf Tournament—September 21st

On September 21, over 100 golfers came together at Shoal Creek Golf Course for some fun on the links. Thank you to our

tournament sponsors, players, volunteers and companies that made our 36th Annual KC Metro Golf Tournament possible!

Congrats to the tournament winners:

Flight A Flight B Flight C

1st Place - TREKK 1st Place – Hg Consult 1st Place – McCown Gordon

2nd Place – Aerotek 2nd Place – Burns & McDonnell 2nd Place – InfoTech

3rd Place - SKW 3rd Place – Benesch 3rd Place – GBA

Putting and Proximity Prize Winners

Putting Contest – Bryan Blizzard

Closest to the Pin – Cynthia Mueller-Krass and Damien Illum

Longest Putt – Kimberly Robinett and Ken Henton

Longest Drive – Heidi Thummel and Mike Mitchell

Special thank you to the Golf Committee – Ozzy Bravo, Katie Bushong, Tiffany Cartwright, Jason Hanson, Therese Vink, Laura

Sanford, and Heidi Thummel!

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Public Works Institute-Public Works Leadership Skills—Larry Frevert

From October 24-26, sixty-five public works supervisors, managers, leaders and others aspiring to those types of positions attended Public Works Institute Module IV, Public Works Leadership Skills. This fall’s module was held at the Fire Training Center in Overland Park. Due to Overland Park allowing us to use their facility cost-free, the Chapter was able to offer this valuable three day training for only $250. On the final day, attendance certificates were presented to the attendees, just before the following photo was taken:

Cont. on pg. 7

Left to Right, Kneeling: Dustin Lueckenotte – Overland Park, Cassie Cunningham – Harrisonville, Ted Semadeni – Lenexa, James Stites –

Olathe, Rick Roberts – Olathe, Clara Haenchen – Jefferson City, Sarah Jones – Grandview, Brian McNichols – Lenexa, Monisha Smith – Kansas

City, MO, Kevin West – Kansas City, MO. First Standing Row: Tim Underwood – Jackson County, Aaron Johnson – Lenexa, Mark Cella –

Raytown, Joe Shields – Raytown, Becky Bonebrake – Overland Park, Bea Thies – Overland Park, Abbie Aldridge – Fairway, Clyde Cameron –

Riverside, Patrick Martin – Grain Valley, Alicia Herbert – Kansas City, MO, Chris Porras – Shawnee, Ron Harper – Roeland Park, Second

Standing Row: Daniel Uhrmacher – Lenexa, Joe Nick – Shawnee, John Murphy – Shawnee, xxx, Brit Smith – Jefferson City, Jason Nida –

Shawnee, Ray Ibarra – Junction City, Taylor Cox – Lee’s Summit, Lauren Garwood – Overland Park, Alicia Turner – Overland Park, Fred Tustin –

Grand Island, NE, David Shelton – Riverside, Randy Sellers – Lenexa, Brandon Moore – Grandview, Larry Frevert – PWI Director. Third Standing

Row: Shawn Stumpe – Jefferson City, Craig Murphy – Lenexa, Stephen Fisher – Jefferson City, Don Tyler – Belton, Daniel Vandenbos – Roeland

Park, Kenny Hamm – Shawnee, Rick Allen – Fairway, Charles Love – Lenexa, Jody Demaline – Spring Valley, Alysen Abel – Parkville, Jason

McLemore – Shawnee, Oscar Banuelos – Lenexa, Bryan Holt – Raytown, Back Standing Rows: Brandon Stegeman – Jefferson City, Zachary

Matteo – Overland Park, Ryan Hays – Leawood, Christopher Lockey – Kansas City, MO, Rick Deihl – Raytown, Jeffrey Ratzlaff – Olathe, Jeff

Kuhne – Owensville, Shawn Graff – Lee’s Summit, Benjamin Brichacek – Grandview, Frank Peoples – Leawood, Rob Krewson – KC Metro

Chapter President (Not visible or not present for photo: Brad Phillips - UGWYCO & KCK, Pete Koenigsfeld, Chris Printer, Russ Rackers and

Brad Stockman – all of Jefferson City)

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Public Works Institute-Public Works Leadership Skills… cont from pg 6

Bill Billings, Leawood Doug Brown, Retired Cheryl Carner, Overland Park Deanne Cross, APWA Keith Duncan, Topeka Larry Frevert, Retired Caitlin Gard, Shawnee Scott Grayson, APWA Connie Hartline, APWA

Bob Hartnett, Lee’s Summit Tony Hofman, Overland Park Mary Jaeger, Olathe Tony Mesa, Raytown Stephen Miller, APWA Ron Norris, Retired Vicki Noteis, Collins Noteis John Ohrazda, Lee’s Summit Chuck Owsley, Retired

Rich Profaizer, Overland Park Dennis Randolph, Grandview Mike Ross, Retired Mahesh Sharma, Scott Co., IA Fred Spears, Overland Park Bill Stogsdill, Fairway Chuck Williams, Retired

Thanks also to the talented and dedicated members of the KC Metro Chapter and the region who served as presenters for Module IV.

They were:

The KC Metro APWA Chapter’s Public Works Institute is one of 18 authorized by APWA to provide training in public works supervision, management and leadership consistent with a curriculum focused on 11 core units of instruction presented in 90 hours of class time. The 11 core units are

1. Supervisory Techniques and Skills 2. Basic Management Skills 3. Communications Skills 4. Leadership Skills 5. Community Service/Customer Orientation Skills 6. Impact of Law on Public Works

7. Fundamentals of Government 8. Finance 9. Resource Management Skills 10. Overview of Public Works Operations 11. Creating the Future

Twenty of the fall 2017 Module IV attendees completed their fourth module of the training and will join the 12 spring 2017 PWI

finishers to be recognized as Public Works Institute graduates at the Chapter’s December 12th Holiday Party. The twenty attendees

finishing the 90 hour curriculum this fall were:

1. Abbie Aldridge, Fairway 2. Rick Allen, Fairway 3. Oscar Banuelos, Lenexa 4. Taylor Cox, Lee’s Summit 5. Stephen Fisher, Jefferson City 6. Shawn Graff, Lee’s Summit 7. Ryan Hays, Leawood 8. Alicia Herbert, Kansas City, MO 9. Bryan Holt, Raytown 10. Jeff Kuhne, Owensville, MO

11. Patrick Martin, Grain Valley 12. Craig Murphy, Lenexa 13. Frank Peoples, Leawood 14. Chris Porras, Shawnee 15. Rick Roberts, Olathe 16. Randy Sellers, Lenexa 17. Ted Semadeni, Lenexa 18. Shawn Stumpe, Jefferson City 19. Tim Underwood, Jackson County 20. Kevin West, Kansas City, MO

Twenty-two of this fall’s Public Works Institute attendees were attending their first module.

The following are some photos taken during the three days of October 2017 training (All photos can be viewed at http://kcmetro.apwa.net/PageDetails/13285)

Public Works Institute Module I– Public Works Supervision Essentials will be presented in April 2018 at a location and exact dates to be determined. Watch for details in future issues of the PubNews or on the chapter website: http://kcmetro.apwa.net/

Cont. on pg. 8

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Public Works Institute-Public Works Leadership Skills… cont from pg 7

On the first morning, Overland Park City

Manager Bill Ebel and Chapter President Rob Krewson welcomed the attendees

Caitlin Gard of Shawnee explains the instrument used to determine personality types

Larry measures the winning team’s “tower: during the “Marshmallow Experience” while Bill

Stogsdill records the measurement. Team members were Becky Bonebrake, Pete

Koenigsfeld, Randy Sellers, Jeff Kuhne and Rick Roberts (not pictured)

Networking and lasting friendships were made such as by Harrisonville’s Cassie Cunnigham

and KCMO’s Monisha Smith

Olathe’s Mary Jaeger explained the values of “Creating Partnerships”

Bill Billings of Leawood stresses the importance of “Employee Relations”

Larry thanks Overland Park’s Tony Hofman and Councilman Fred Spears after their presentation

on “Council Relations”

Deanne Cross and Scott Grayson of APWA discuss APWA’s Professional Development Programs

The line formed quickly when Jack Stack BBQ was served for lunch the last day!

Ron Norris, Chuck Owsley and Doug Brown,

retired Public Works Directors and former Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year provided

insight on leadership

The attendees enjoyed their interaction with Ron, Chuck and Doug

Our PWI attendees who finished their last module this spring and will graduate at the

Chapter’s December Holiday Party with Larry and Rob Krewson

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November Chapter Luncheon—Putting the Public in Public Works

Presented by Abdul Yahaya Class X ELA Graduate

The 2017 Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) participants have investigated how

public works departments can increase their presence and reputation within their

communities. Their findings revolve around four major components:

Leadership: Explore the qualities of servant leadership and why this type of leader is

successful in the public works environment.

Resilience: Consider how well your public works agency adapts to adversity and

meets the challenges of disaster response and infrastructure resilience.

Outreach: By engaging the public through events, various forms of media, a strong

outreach program empowers people of all walks of life to feel an emotional connection

to public works and all the services provided to the community.

Technology: By using 21st century technology, including social media, public works is able to provide two-way exchanges of

information, involving the public in collaborative

The luncheon will be held at the Brookridge Golf & Fitness Clubhouse in Overland Park.

11:30 - 12:00 Registration and Social

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 1:00 Presentation

Cost is $20, boxed deli lunch is provided.

PDH's are available at all educational lunch programs.

Event Date & Time: 11/15/2017 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Venue : Brookridge Golf & Fitness Clubhouse 8223 W 103rd Street Overland Park , KS , 66212

Contact Person :

Joe Burgett Email : jburgett@gbateam.com Phone : (913) 577-8243 Company : GBA

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

KC Metro Chapter Committee Needs

Looking for a way to get involved in APWA? The Chapter has several opportunities to choose from with over 30 active committees. Please contact the committee chair listed directly. Committee information

can be found on the website: www.kcmetro.apwa.net.

The 2017 Annual Planning retreat will be held at Burns & McDonnell World Headquarters, 9450 Ward Parkway on November 16th from 4PM to 6 PM. Executive Board members have invited all committee chairs to attend and gather information for past and future

events. This years event will feature beer and BBQ. So please come hungry and thank you for volunteering.

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N E W M E M B E R S

Lauren Anderson, Leavenworth County

Becky Beaver, City of Leavenworth

Jackie Clark, City of Overland Park

Ybairy Duin, City of Overland Park

Cody Ferris, City of Edgerton

Lauren Garwood, City of Overland Park

Arij Humeida, City of Overland Park

Eric Keenan, City of Overland Park

Steve King, City of Leavenworth

Erick Lowe, Crossland Heavy Contractors

Anthony Rome, City of Overland Park

Sarah Shafer, Leavenworth County

Chuck Staples, City of Leavenworth

Michael Stephan, City of Leavenworth

James Tobaben, WSP USA Inc

Jose Vargas, City of Overland Park

O T H E R A N N O U N C E M E N T S

KANSAS CITY, MO. – September 13, 2017 – The City of Raymore, MO Public Works Department has recently been awarded the prestigious American Public Works Association (APWA) Accreditation. The APWA Accreditation program recognizes public works agencies that go beyond the requirements of the management practices established nationally in the public works industry, as contained in the APWA Public Works Management Practices Manual. The City of Raymore initially applied for Accreditation in October 2015. The Raymore Public Works Department received the Accreditation award from APWA Region VI Director Chuck Williams, PWLF, at a presentation ceremony during the City Council meeting on August 14, 2017. “This award truly highlights the incredible people in our department and the level of professional services they provide to our community on a daily basis,” Public Works Director Mike Krass said. “This accreditation shows that, at our core, we remain committed to being a public works leader in our County and the region.” The Raymore Public Works Department is the 127th agency in North America to be awarded Accreditation and was the eighth in Missouri. In addition to Raymore, there are currently seven other agencies in Missouri that are accredited, which include Belton, Chesterfield, Columbia, Grain Valley, Lee’s Summit, Springfield and Maryland Heights. For the City of Raymore’s Public Works Accreditation review, a team of public works professionals from Prince William County, VA, South Jordan, UT, Union Township, OH and Kansas City, MO, completed a thorough evaluation of operations during their June 2017 site visit. For more information about the Raymore Public Works Department, contact Director Michael Krass at mkrass@raymore.com or Accreditation Manager Melissa Paith, mpaith@raymore.com. For more information about APWA Accreditation, please contact APWA Accreditation Program Manager, Tracy Quintana at tquintana@apwa.net. For more information about APWA, please visit www.apwa.net. For APWA media queries, please contact Kevin Clark, Editor, APWA Reporter, at (816) 595-5230 or kclark@apwa.net. For advocacy-related media queries, contact Emily Dowsett, Government Affairs Media Manager, at (202) 218-6736 or edowsett@apwa.net. About APWA The American Public Works Association (www.apwa.net) is a not-for-profit, international organization of more than 30,000 members involved in the field of public works. APWA supports those who operate, improve and maintain public works and infrastructure through advocacy, education, and member engagement. APWA is headquartered in Kansas City, MO, has an office in Washington, DC, and 63 chapters in North America.

Raymore, MO Public Works Department Receives APWA Accreditation

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2017 Nominating Committee Report

Kansas City Metro Chapter Members

The 2017 KC Metro Chapter Nominating Committee, consisting of Past Presidents Wayne Gudenkauf, Tim Ross, and Bill Stogsdill, in accordance with the Chapter By-Laws has nominated the following individuals to serve as officers and directors on the Chapter

Executive Committee for the 2018 administrative year:

President Jason Meyers Burns & McDonnell

Vice President Dan Brown Walter P. Moore

Secretary Shawn Graff City of Lee’s Summit

Treasurer Kyle Dieckmann City of Overland Park

Director (2nd Year) Cory Clark GBA

Director (2nd Year) Alysen Abel City of Parkville

Director (1st Year) Ben Will HNTB

Director (1st Year) Becky Bonebrake City of Overland Park

Other ex officio and appointed members of the Executive Committee include:

Past President Rob Krewson HDR

Director at Large Bill Billings City of Leawood

Delegate Joe Johnson Burns & McDonnell

Alternate Delegate Bill Stogsdill City of Fairway

The 2017 Executive Committee has directed the election of these officers and directors take place at the Annual Holiday Party on

December 12, 2017.

This announcement serves as the official notice to Chapter Membership of the nomination of this slate of officers and directors for the 2018 Executive Committee and of the intent to hold elections. A copy of the By-Laws Article XIII – Election of Officers, is included for reference. This article outlines the election process, including the process by which Chapter members may nominate other candidates

for the Executive Committee.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill Stogsdill, Past President

Chair, Nominating Committee

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2017 Nominating Committee Report—cont from pg 11

ARTICLE XIII - ELECTION OF OFFICERS

SECTION 1. The President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of the three most recent past presidents having current membership in the Chapter. The most recent Past President who is available shall serve as Chair of the Nominating Committee. If a past President is unable to serve as Chair or member of the Nominating Committee, then the President should appoint a past member of the Executive Committee as Chair or member of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall report the names of its nominees for each office standing election to the Executive Committee by October 1. The names of the nominees shall be made available to all voting members a minimum of 15 days prior to the election or distribution of ballots in order for self nominations to be declared. One or more nominations shall be made by the Nominating Committee for each office. No persons serving on the Nominating Committee shall be eligible for nomination except by written declaration presented to the Nominating

Committee.

SECTION 2. The Executive Committee shall prescribe the form of ballot, schedule and other details of the election procedure. The annual election shall be held at a time and place determined by the Executive Committee. Additional nominations for any office shall be made in writing, officially signed by not less than five Chapter members and shall be filed with the Secretary not less than one

week prior to the annual meeting.

SECTION 3. Newly elected Officers and Directors shall assume office at the beginning of the administrative year with the Vice

President elected the previous year becoming President.

SECTION 4. In the event of extraordinary and extenuating circumstances, the Executive Committee shall have the power to declare

the term of office of any or all Chapter Officers and Directors extended for one full term.

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C H A P T E R L E A D E R S H I P

APWA 2017 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Audit & Budget - Alysen Abel

Awards - Tony Meyers and Becky Bonebrake

By-Laws - Bill Stogsdill

Chapter Meetings - Joe Burgett

Communications and Publicity - Caitlin Gard

Community Service - Shawn Graff

Diversity - Abdul Yahaya

Education & Training - S. Joji Calabro

Emergency Management & Homeland Security (PET) -

Scott Ward

Emerging Leaders - Kati Horner Gonzalez

Engineering & Technology - Michael Haake

Facilities & Grounds - Tom Audley

Fleet Services - Howard Mann

Golf Tournament - Tawn Nugent

Governmental Affairs - Travis Levitt

Historical - Ernie Longoria

Holiday Party - Julie McNiff

K-12 Student Outreach - David Smalling

Leadership & Management - Nick Arena

Membership - Matt Spencer

Membership BBQ & Steak Fry - Brian Ladd

MidAmX—Patty Hilderbrand

Mo-Kan Public Works Association - Bill Billings

Myron D. Calkins Scholarship - Shannon Jeffries and Phil

Herrman

Myron Calkins Symposium—Tim Ross

National Public Works Week - Dan Brown

Nominating Committee - Bill Stogsdill

Past President Committee - Bill Stogsdill

Snow & Equipment Training Expo - Chris Porras

Standards & Specifications - Dena Mezger

Student Chapter - Aaron Castro and Tim Cope

Sustainable Infrastructure - Ann Schroer and Brenda Macke

Transportation - Linda Rottinghaus

Utility & Public Right-of-Way - Matthew Schmitz

Water Resources Management - Chad Johnson

Appointments, Liaisons, and Coordinators

ACEC-APWA Liaison - John Skubal

Calendar/Events Coordinator - Kathy Ruth

Joint Engineers Council - Howard Lubliner

MCIB/KCMMB - Todd LaTorella

Solid Waste Management - Lisa McDaniel

For contact information, visit: http://kcmetro.apwa.net/

KC APWA 2017 OFFICERS President - Rob Krewson

Vice President - Jason Meyers

Secretary - Shawn Graff

Treasurer - Dan Brown

Past President - Bill Stogsdill

Director (2nd Year) - Kyle Dieckmann

Director (2nd Year) - Ben Will

Director (1st Year) - Cory Clark

Director (1st Year) - Alysen Abel

Director-At-Large - Bill Billings

Delegate - Joe Johnson

POLICY FOR THE USE OF THE APWA PUB NEWS, WEBSITE AND

ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST

It shall be the policy of the KC Metro Chapter that the use of the “APWA Pub

News, Website and Electronic Mailing List” by outside agencies shall abide by

the following:

Outside agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations

may utilize the Chapter’s website for dissemination of approved items that

are considered beneficial to our membership.

Approval of these items may be granted by the Chapter President, the

Newsletter Editor and the Website Committee. When requested,

announcements from other organizations may be posted on the Chapter’s

website under “News” if the Newsletter/Communications Committee is

provided electronic announcements in a format that can be posted without

modification or editing.

The Newsletter/Communications Committee may use the chapter’s

electronic mailing list for announcements to KC Metro Chapter members

when the topic is related to an APWA activity or event. However, an

announcement will not be sent before the Chapter event has been posted

on the KC Metro Chapter website.

This policy was approved by the Executive Committee on November 19, 2008.

The APWA Pub News, a free publication of the Kansas City Metro

Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA), is

published in six issues throughout the year. To receive a free

subscription, send an e-mail to cgard@cityofshawnee.org with “Beam

Me Up!” in the subject line.

Publisher: Kansas City Metro Chapter of APWA

Editor: Caitlin Gard

Staff: Rob Krewson

INTERESTED IN WRITING FOR THE APWA PUB NEWS?

The Pub News staff welcomes announcements, news articles, photos

and suggestions. A new issue will be published in January. The

deadline for the next issue will be Friday, December 29, 2017.

Deadlines will be strictly enforced. Electronic formats are preferred, but

not required. Send your stories to Caitlin Gard via email to

cgard@cityofshawnee.org.