Just a reminder there will be a regular Planning & Zoning Commission meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Manor City Hall.
An agenda is available below:
Planning & Zoning Agenda 3/10/2010
Planning & Zoning Meeting Tonight
- By City of Manor
- March 10th, 2010
- Posted in: Planning & Zoning Commission
Bulk Trash Day is March 13th
- By City of Manor
- February 26th, 2010
- Posted in: General
Allied Waste will pick up bulk trash throughout Manor and ShadowGlen on Saturday, March 13. Items must be placed on the curb by 7:00 a.m.
Each residence will be allow a maximum of four cubic feet of trash or roughly the amount of four trash carts. The acceptable items include appliances, brush, boxes, bags and bundles. Brush and boards must be cut into lengths not longer than 4 feet. Nails must be removed from any boards. Other construction debris, dead animals, hazardous waste or stable matter are prohibited. Place items away from mail boxes, electric lines, trees and vehicles.
In addition to old Manor, bulk items will be picked up in the following Manor subdivisions: Belle Farms, Carriage Hills, Greenbury, Hamilton Point, and Wildhorse Creek. Trash will also be picked up in ShadowGlen which contracts its services through the city.
Lexington-Boyce Intersection to be closed March 3-4
- By City of Manor
- February 26th, 2010
- Posted in: General
Barring weather complications, the east side of Boyce at Lexington will be closed on March 3rd and 4th to lower the intersection for drainage. Concrete will replace pavement in that section and it will require about 24 hours to cure.
Initially the work was scheduled for the 2nd and 3rd, but the contractor notified the city late Friday that he would not begin work until Tuesday.
Winter Weather Closures
- By City of Manor
- February 23rd, 2010
- Posted in: General
Manor City Hall will close today (2/23/10) at 1:30 p.m. and reopen tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. (Weather Permitting). If you have any questions during that time please e-mail us at questions@cityofmanor.org. Stay safe and enjoy the snow!
Center for Digital Government Recognizes Manor
- By City of Manor
- February 20th, 2010
- Posted in: Awards, Gov 2.0, Manor Labs
February 18, 2010
The Center for Digital Government honored selected public agencies and leaders for their outstanding information technology (IT) innovations and contributions at the 2010 Best of Texas awards ceremony held in Austin on February 18.
“Through their diligence and determination to serve the citizens of Texas with technology that enhances interaction with government, this year’s winners truly embody what public service is really about”, said Cathilea Robinett, executive vice-president for the Center for Digital Government. “These individuals and teams are great examples of how working together to solve difficult issues in infrastructure and delivery can produce superb products with greater efficiency and access for citizens. Congratulations to all of you.”
The Best of Texas awards program was established to salute IT professionals and local government organizations for their dedication, hard work and contributions in the state of Texas. Winners are selected based on a set of criteria, including collaboration among agencies, innovative use of technology and improvement of services and business processes for citizens and state and local government employees.
Best of Texas Awards – 2010 Winners
Visionary Award
City of Manor, Texas
Excellence in Leadership Award
Jake Nicholson, Information Resources Manager
Department of State Health Services
Excellence in Leadership Award
Richard B. Goldgar, Ph.D.
Deputy Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer
Texas Education Agency
Project Excellence Award
CLASSMate
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services
Project Excellence Award
MyCity: Houston’s Enterprise Geographic Information System
City of Houston Planning & Development
Project Excellence Award
Amarillo Emergency Communications Center
City of Amarillo, Texas
Special Award for Technology Innovation
Consolidated Entitlements Management System
Texas Education Agency
Employee Spotlight: Officer Lout
- By City of Manor
- February 10th, 2010
- Posted in: Employee Spotlight
Each week the City of Manor will introduce you to an employee and his or her functions within our agency. We will start our introductions with our newer employees and gradually work our way down. We hope this will allow you to have a better understanding of the team of employees dedicated to serving you.
This week’s employee spotlight is on Zon Lout
Senior Officer Zon Lout has been with the Manor Police Department for 9 years. He is one of our Field Training Officers, does background investigations for new officers and assists with firearms qualifications. Zon was also named “The City of Manor Employee of the Quarter for 2007”. Zon is a single dad of a teenager and enjoys fishing, shooting pool and just being around his friends. We feel fortunate that Officer Lout has been with the Manor Police Dept for as long as he has and look forward to his serving many more years to come.
Employee Spotlight: Sgt. Phipps
- By City of Manor
- February 3rd, 2010
- Posted in: Employee Spotlight
Each week the City of Manor will introduce you to an employee and his or her functions within our agency. We will start our introductions with our newer employees and gradually work our way down. We hope this will allow you to have a better understanding of the team of employees dedicated to serving you.
This week’s employee spotlight is on Ryan Phipps.
Sgt. Ryan Phipps came to Manor PD in February of 2008 from Westlake Hills , Texas . He has been in law enforcement since 2002. Ryan enjoys traveling and outdoor activities. He is a proud parent of an Olde English Bulldogge named “Trooper”. When not traveling Ryan spends his time enjoying life with his friends and family.
…There’s An App For That
- By City of Manor
- January 21st, 2010
- Posted in: Gov 2.0, Innovation, Public Works
See Something That Needs To Be Fixed In Manor; There’s An App For That…SeeClickFix Plus for iPhone
Within two weeks of the apps launch, the City of Manor is the first to launch their customized version of SeeClickFix Plus. When you walk into the City of Manor and load up your SeeClickFix Plus app you will see the City’s logo and their reporting channel. Walk out of Manor and you can report just as you do now on SeeClickFix.
The SeeClickFix Plus app allows users to take a photo of an issue, get and verify the address from GPS, describe the issues and report it to all who are watching. Citizens and other entities who want to help fix or receive alerts can also follow Manor from the town’s homepage on the app. From that homepage citizens can see top issues and other top users in their area. Users can attach the app to their facebook account for easy tracking and to earn “Civic Points”
For City inspectors and other city employees, the app allows for viewing issues on the map by service request type or filtering by keyword. Blackberry and Android applications will be launching by the end of the month to allow users to easily submit problems regards of what mobile platform they are using.
SeeClickFix designed and built SeeClickFix Plus to allow governments to customize and launch their smart phone reporting applications within minutes of sign-up. An easy dashboard allows cities to customize the colors and the logos on the app as well as the service request types that a city wants its citizens to choose from when reporting to them. Governments can add additional questions as well as private data questions to the app to collect personal information from constituents. This application was developed with advice from the City of Tucson’s City Manager Andrew Greenhill. Tucson, New Haven, CT and Hillsborough, CA have all signed on as SeeClickFix Plus Customers.
Manor Launches SeeClickFix To Crowdsource Service Orders (311)
- By City of Manor
- January 14th, 2010
- Posted in: Gov 2.0, Innovation, Public Works, Utility Billing
The City of Manor announced today that they have chosen SeeClickFix, a website that empowers residents to take responsibility for their neighborhood, as the tool to create a community solution for improving service orders in Manor. The technology will first be utilized in the Public Works department to report issues related to the City of Manor’s street, water and/or wastewater systems. Mike Tuley, Manor’s Public Works Director, stated, “I’m excited that the citizens will have a useful tool for a faster response to utility and street issues using SeeClickFix.” In coming the coming weeks, the Development Services Department will be evaluating SeeClickFix for code enforcement and building inspections.
The SeeClickFix.com website allows anyone to:
• See – See a non-emergency water, street or wastewater issue in your neighborhood.
• Click – Open a ticket over the Internet, phone, e-mail or mobile app describing the issue.
• Fix – Take responsibility to help alert the city of the problem.
As a pilot city, Manor will be among the first cities to take advantage of this new tool.
SeeClickFix will empower Manor’s citizens to participate directly in maintaining the infrastructure of the city. Citizens can also see view real-time information about active and closed service orders on the City of Manor’s website.
Fore more information or to submit a service order with SeeClickFix please visit the City of Manor’s website at http://www.cityofmanor.org and click on the SeeClickFix tab.
Manor’s CIO, Dustin Haisler, explains how the process works below.
About SeeClickFix
SeeClickFix encourages residents to become citizens by participating in taking care of and improving their neighborhoods. By creating a few watch areas for the people responsible for the public space and reporting a few issues and encouraging your friends to do the same, you can have a full blown 311 in minutes. As a web-based service free to the public, SeeClickFix empowers local governments, business improvement districts, special service districts and others with the tools to identify, track and resolve local issues. Founded in 2007 and based in New Haven, CT, SeeClickFix is in pilot mode.
Contact:
SeeClickFix Main
Ben Berkowitz
ben@seeclickfix.com
City of Manor
Mike Tuley
Director of Public Works
seeclickfix@cityofmanor.org
Manor PD Awarded TxDOT Grant
- By City of Manor
- January 13th, 2010
- Posted in: Police Department
TxDOT Impaired Driving Mobilization Equipment Project
Manor, Texas – January 13, 2010 – The Manor Police Department was awarded a $4,000.00 check for its participation in the TxDOT Impaired Driving Mobilization Equipment Project. Manor PD was one of only 15 agencies in the state to receive these funds and the only agency in Travis County.
The participation of the project included citations and arrest for various offenses including Speeding and DWI over 2009 Labor Day weekend. The money is planned to be used towards traffic safety equipment.
“The hard working Manor Police Officers are the only people who deserve credit for this wonderful gift. The true benefactors are the potential families that were saved from drunk or careless drivers.” Sgt. Ryan Phipps.
Sharon Little (TxDOT) Lt. Ralph Fisher (Manor PD) Chief Robert Snyder (Manor PD) Sgt. Ryan Phipps (Manor PD) and Bill Schwettmann (TMPA)
For more information, please contact Sgt. Ryan Phipps at (512) 272-8177 or rphipps@cityofmanor.org.