point of view

What is the difference between cooperation & collaboration? They both focus heavily on the importance of teamwork. However, there is a major difference between the two terms. Collaboration addresses situations in which people work together on a shared goal, while cooperation involves working with others to help them achieve their individual goals. Collaboration involves the mixing of ideas to reach the great idea that makes everyone better. Studies have shown that collaborative teams are 5X higher performing than cooperative teams, because they FEEL motivated towards the same goal. Collaboration can take much more work & is "inherently messy", because it requires leaders to align their goals & to synchronize their strategies in order to achieve the necessary results.

Sunday, 2PM - Historic Marking of the Odell Cabin

Monday's council meeting was moved to Friday morning due to scheduling conflicts & a small agenda. At the Friday morning meeting, councilwoman Sonya Morgan accepted a Proclamation recognizing Business Women's Week; Council voted to renew a building permit fee waiver for non-profit organizations assisting property owners with needed improvements; Council renewed lease of parking spaces in public parking lot on Thompson Ave.; & voted to approve an interfund transfer between the General Fund & Hospital.

Celebrating work anniversaries this week - Kimberly Herring, Account Technician - 30 years; Brian Kennedy, Police Sergeant - 26 years; TR Kennedy, Facilities Maintenance - 15 years; Ryan Dowdy, Police Lieutenant - 10 years; Theresa Happy, Group Fitness Instructor - 7 years; Deborah Ashley, Animal Care Specialist - 1 year; Justin Linard, Police Corporal - 1 year.

• Tornado Sirens are in good working order. We regularly do a test & all is well.
• Neighborhood Division arranged a meeting in the Boarding House District to learn what the issues of common interest are, so we could provide needed services or share information about existing services.
• Community Development will be speaking on a Certified Local Government Panel to share best practices in historic districts. CD has also been asked to speak at a Smart Growth America conference, to meet with planners working on Clay County Comprehensive Plan & at a KC Neighborhood Summit
• We ended our fiscal year with $49Million in building permit values.
• Work on Route N & H is complete
• Learning more about Opioid Settlement funds that will be distributed soon including what are the allowable uses.
• Cable TV franchise fees will begin a rollback very soon, which was an agreement in exchange for internet sales tax.
• Our ambulance billing service provider billed $2.7 Million in user fees in FY 23, & collected $992,000 after contractual adjustments

What do you love about ES? Our community spirit! There are too many to list, & all deserve praise, but here a couple local businesses that I'm grateful to have. Ray's Diner for the fantastic breakfast this morning! Willow Spring Mercantile for being able to grab some local honey this week. Mind, Body & Soap for keeping us clean & smelling fantastic with their wonderful natural homemade soap. Lung Fu Do Kenpo Karate Systems - Tiger Dragon Karate Club for training our youth with discipline & the knowledge to defend themselves. Smith's Barber Shop always friendly & providing quality trims & haircuts. While there are many more... I'll stop here for now, but I'll leave it with a general statement. Thank you to all the local businesses. May you get overwhelmed with support & business! I'm born & raised in Japan. And I visited a few different countries. But I haven't found a place I WANT to live besides ES so far. Oh, I especially love beautiful parks in ES!. The people, community, the ones who love our town!! We all treat each other with respect & willingness to help. A lot of great people here! Read it on Facebook.