Shafter Will Share City Attorney Services With Bakersfield
Shafter City Council votes unanimously to enter a six month joint powers agreement with Bakersfield for city attorney services at 60 dollars per hour. Bakersfield provides one deputy attorney, law library access, and staff to assist. Agreement includes 30 day cancellation and aims to reduce costs and improve service.
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Autaeiient City
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League of California Cities
Shafter
City of
Bakersfield
County Fire Services Contract Studied For Shafter Council
A study on contracting county fire services, led by Mayor Thomas, Fire Chief Bob Thompson, and City Administrator August Caires, was presented to councilmembers. The plan outlines six county meetings, no firm recommendation, and tentative five year costs with shared savings and equal distribution between city and county. The proposal covers equipment ownership, staffing, new engine costs, station funding, and potential county use of city volunteers, with a May 23 vote and public hearing planned.
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Caires
Bakersfield
Shafter
Newy
Richard Oberholtzer
Llars
Oberholtzer
Johnny Thomas
Thomas
Bob Thompson
August Caires
Fire Services Committee
Ford
Kern County
County
Picketing Parents Pressure City Over Shafter Recreation Facility
In Shafter a group of parents and children picketed City Hall urging more play facilities while a plan by Kern High School District and Shafter Recreation and Parks District to build an SHS athletic facility faces review. The council directed City Attorney Mortimore to prepare information for a May 23 vote, with Prout Little Wise in favor and Thomas Link opposed.
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Shafter
Rolf Jacobsen, Jr
al Mortimore
Shs
Kern High School
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Jacobsen
John Thomas
KHSD
LAPD
Link
Thomas
Wise
Mortimore
Prout
Little
Deannah Root
Kern High
Shafter Recreation and Parks Department
Shafter High
Historic Society Displays Restored Rail Caboose At Depot
Retired caboose from Santa Fe Rail service 1936 joins other railroad antiques at the Depot as part of new exhibits. The display includes the Ben Siemens arrowhead collection and a videotape focus on Depot history. Restoration aims to red paint and interior refurbishing with viewing hours 11 am to 3 30 pm Saturday and 1 to 4 pm Sunday.
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Santa Fe
The
Historical Society
Ben Siemens
Patti Kaiser
Bakersfield
Shafter Om Bakerted
Jack Nike
Bradley
Dwayne Armstrong
Art Kadel
Stan ‘An Wilson
California
Wilson
Kelly Bergen
H. Mettler & Sons
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Don Little
Loyd Link
Taft
Robert Oberholtzer
Oberhholtzer
Arvin
Untily Shafter High School
John Turner
Shafter Agri-Paradise
Steve Furman
Irene Castilleja
Ben Kaiser
Stan Wilson
the Depot
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