City Hall News: Week of July 5, 2021
Elkins, W. Va., July 3, 2021: Elkins City Hall will be closed Monday, but garbage will be picked up on the normal schedule. Meeting this week are council’s Personnel Committee, Finance Committee, and ad hoc Fire Chief Hiring Committee.
The Personnel Committee meets Thursday at noon. The committee will discuss the topics of a part-time humane officer, a compensation review by the city’s human resources contractor, consideration of changes to policies concerning temporary employees, and a part-time code enforcement officer.
The ad hoc Fire Chief Hiring Committee meets Thursday at 1 p.m. to plan interviews. The committee is interviewing five candidates starting Friday.
At its 9 a.m. Friday meeting, the Finance Committee will take up the following agenda items: FY21 excess revenues, YouthBuild partnership, American Legion Post 29 baseball team, and fire chief salary.
Second quarter business and occupation (B&O) tax forms have been mailed. Tax returns are due July 31.
The regular meeting of the Elkins Tree Board has been cancelled. The board will not meet in July.
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