Hall County Government invites residents to enjoy spectacular fireworks on July 4 at Laurel Park, benefitting the American Legion Paul E. Bolding Post 7.  Hall County Parks and Leisure, Sheriff's Office, Fire Services, Public Works, Public Safety and the Correctional Institution donate services each year to support this longstanding local tradition.

Laurel Park is located at 3100 Old Cleveland Hwy, Gainesville. Gates will open at 9 a.m. for visitors to enjoy the sports facilities, playground, spray ground, dog park and views of Lake Lanier. A spectacular fireworks display, provided by Hall County Government, begins at dusk. Parking is $5 per car. Snow cones, hot dogs and other concessions will be sold by North Georgia Boy Scouts. Other activities include an arts and crafts show as well as fun rides for the kids.   

Cars from the past 100 years were on display alongside the Hall County Sheriff's Office and other public safety personnel, in helping to raise money for scholarships awarded by the Vietnam Veterans of America.

The tenth annual car show was held at Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, this June. It was sponsored by the local Vietnam Veterans Chapter (#772). All the money raised in the show will go to the Vietnam Veterans of America's scholarship fund. Overall, the organization has given out over $30,000 in scholarships to family members of Vietnam veterans.

The organization also provides support for recent war veterans and helps run Operation Patriots Call, a support network for soldiers' families before, during and after deployments. Operation Patriots Call has been instrumental in helping members of Gainesville's National Guard unit Charlie Company, many of whom recently returned from Afghanistan. The veterans group also provides a color guard at area high schools and has installed several monuments at area parks.

scheduled over the Summer, for County employees. 

Be Prepared When Disaster Strikes is a Lunch and Learn session being offered on Wednesday, July 23.  This short, one hour informative session will be presented by Chief David Kimbrell, of Hall County Fire Services. Chief Kimbrell will be speaking on emergency preparedness, and will cover the three basic steps of being prepared for any emergency. 

1.  Prepare in advance
2. Making a plan with a safety kit
3. Staying informed

Topics will cover the possible disasters that could happen in Hall County

and surrounding areas in order to be prepared to handle those disasters.  A checklist will be given to prepare a plan and a safety kit that will suffice for any potential emergencies.  Also covered will be several mediums for information so you can stay informed, and emergency communications. Please bring your brown bag lunch and beverage and join us in the Human Resources Training Room (located on the 2nd floor of the HCGC) from noon until 1:00 for this important and interesting session.  Dessert will be provided!

Computer training in Microsoft Office programs will be instructed by Lynn Fouts of Hall County MIS.  All classes will be held in the MIS

computer lab, located at the Hall County Fire/Emergency Services

complex.

July 23   Microsoft Outlook (email and calendars)     9:00 -  Noon

July 30   Microsoft WORD for Beginners                   9:00 - Noon

August 27    Microsoft EXCEL for Beginners              9:00 - Noon

First Aid & CPR will be offered on two dates, Wednesday July 30,

and Wednesday, August 20.  This course will cover adult and child CPR

and First Aid.  The course will provide life-saving skills for those desiring

to assist in medical emergencies.  Topics include performing CPR and

using the Automated External Defibrillator (AED), as well as various first

aid topics relating to medical emergencies and injury emergencies. 

The course is taught by American Heart Association instructors and will

be led by Lt. Beverley Walker of Hall County Fire Services.  There will be skills demonstrations and hands-on practice for all participants.  This

course does include a certification in CPR/First Aid for all who complete

the course. There is a $5 certification fee for those who wish to receive a certification card.  This class will be held from 8:00 a.m. until Noon, and will meet in the HR Training Room, located on the second floor of the HCGC.

Customer Service in a Government Organization will be offered Thursday, July 10.  This class will be held from 9:00 - Noon in the HR Training Room, located on the second floor of the HCGC.  Participants in this class will learn to refine and develop key customer service skills for serving the tax payer/citizen.  Topics of discussion will include the unique culture of working in public service, expectations of the tax payer, serving internal customers, key customer skills, handling angry customers, and developing a workplace that promotes and encourages customer service values.  Supervisory staff as well as non-supervisory staff are encouraged to attend this program.  Customer Service is a required training class for all newly hired employees.

Harassment in the Workplace will be offered Tuesday, July 22.  This class will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 in the HR Training Room, located on the second floor of the HCGC.  Participants in this class will learn to recognize harassing behaviors in the workplace.  Topics of discussion will include various types of harassment, hostile work environment, the impact harassment has on the victim and the employer, and the laws preventing harassment.  Participants will also discuss Hall County's policies regarding harassment in the workplace.  Supervisory staff as well as non-supervisory staff are encouraged to attend this program. 

Harassment in the Workplace is a required training class for all newly

hired employees.

Building A Great Place to Work will be offered on Wednesday, August 13.  This class will be held from 9:00 - Noon, in the HR Training Room, located on the second floor of the HCGC.  Developed for Managers and Supervisors, participants in this class will learn and refine skills to create a work environment that is rewarding and engaging.  A comprehensive research project undertaken by the renown Gallup organization shows that building and maintaining a positive working environment is the single most important factor in organizational success.  This program demonstrates the need to create a workplace where employees are valued, and encouraged to exercise and develop their talents.  Topics of discussion will include employee morale, employee motivation and engagement, and employee recognition and reward.

Seating is limited in all classes, and registration is required for each class.  For additional information, or to register to attend a training class, please contact Becky Ruffner in Human Resources via email at bruffner@hallcounty.org, or by phone at 770-297-5500.   

Hall County Government is now signed up for savings! Just log into your own Six Flags site to buy tickets with substantial savings off the main gate price. This online benefit program offers not only substantial savings, but allows you to "print and go" so you have your ticket in hand when you get to the park with no waiting in the line to purchase tickets.

To access your special tickets, click the link below, then log into the site with the username and password provided.

Special Ticket Link:

https://shop.accesso.com/clients/sixflags/affiliate/login.php? m=8500

Username:

hallctyog

Password: (Password is Numeric & Case Sensitive)

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On Thursday, June 12th at 6:00 PM the Drug Free Coalition of Hall County, in collaboration with the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, presented Drugs and the Law in Hall County. The special guests featured Lieutenant Scott Ware from the Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad and Hall County Sheriff's Office; plus, Lieutenant Earl Roach the Director of Emergency Preparedness and Safety & School Resource Officers Director for Hall County Schools from the Hall County Sheriff's Office and other local officials.

Attendees heard discussion on the latest news, issues, legislation, and trends in drug abuse. The panel discussion, "Drugs and the Law", was held in the Walters Auditorium at Northeast Georgia Medical Center located at 743 Spring Street, Gainesville, GA.

(For more information contact JP Banks at the Drug Free Coalition of Hall County. His email is jpbanks@faceitpeople.org.)

A domestic call came into the 9-1-1 Center Thursday, June 26th, 2014 around 18:00hrs.  It became apparent during the call, the suspect had possibly kidnapped one victim in another county and was now on the way to Gainesville.  The kidnapper was making threats to include killing the kidnapped victim and one (1) other person.   Using the cell phone numbers obtained during the original call,  the Supervisor, Kathy Brogan and the SCO (Senior Communication Officer) Amanda Sneed, contacted the cell phone service provider for the phone numbers given as the number for the victim and the suspect and asked they start pinging these numbers to try and determine their location.  The cell phone service provider was successful in pinging the suspects phone and provided a location.  At the Shift Supervisor and SCO's request the cell phone service provider continued to ping the suspects cell phone resulting the in the suspect being tracked to another county and located. There was a collaborative effort between all agencies, which ultimately ended in the safe recover of the victim and the suspect taken into custody. 

Teamwork is a vital part of our job which the members of C Shift exemplified in their roll of the apprehension of the suspect and the safe return of the victim and ensured the suspect never reached the other parties who were threatened.  If you asked any member of this department, they would all tell you this is all in a day's work for us.

Sterling Strickland wasn't in a very good mood when he and his family went to eat at a restaurant in Gainesville about a month ago.

 

As a coach for his daughter's softball team, he was still reeling from the loss of the game that afternoon.

But then a man sitting in a booth nearby began to choke. And Strickland's training as a firefighter and paramedic kicked in.

"I was just sort of immediately thrust into it, had no prep time," Strickland said. "I got him out of the booth, got him on the ground, treated him, got the food and stuff out of his mouth. Then he started into the seizure and I let that run its course. There's not much I can do for that. Then he started coming around. About the time the ambulance got (to) him, he was much better."

Right-place-right-time situations like this don't happen often. It was a first for Strickland.

Strickland, 44, is a firefighter-paramedic for Hall County Fire Services. He works at Station No. 2 in Clermont and has for most of his 22-year career. Strickland, along with many of the other firefighters and paramedics at the station, grew up in the small North Hall community.

Firefighters having a lifelong connection to the community they serve helps many patients feel more comfortable when they're in emergency situations, Strickland said.

 

Article from Gainesville Times

   

 

In Outlook, under Public Folders, we have a HR folder.  The purpose of this folder is to use this as a repository for common forms that Managers need access to on a regular basis.  It will also serve as a place to find the most current version of the form so that we can replace it as the forms are updated without having to send the forms out by email and then hope people are using the most current version.  This is different from storing forms on the county website because these forms aren't ones that employees use on a regular basis, if ever.

If you have a form that you think would be good to add to this folder, please contact Bill Moats at bmoats@hallcounty.org

In case you need a refresher on how to get to Public Folders, there is a folder icon in Outlook (look at the bottom of the picture).

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