By KALIN KROHE, Panhandle Post
The Alliance City Council made a final decision on hiring a new Golf Course Administrator on Jan. 21. Former Alliance resident Jared Palmer will fill the new role.
Alliance City Manager Jeff Sprock said it's been a long transition process for the city going from a Golf Pro to a Golf Course Administrator. The city has been looking to fill that position for almost a year.
"Palmer is a graduate of Alliance High School," said Sprock. "He has deep roots in this community and will be coming back with 15 years experience. We're really excited...the golf community is really excited to see Jared come back to our community. He's done some amazing things at Quarry Oaks, Iron Horse [Ashland, NE], and Hillcrest [Lincoln].
Sprock said Palmer has national accolades on his youth program. He added that Alliance desperately needs that type of program in the school system.
"We needed someone to help us develop our youth and get our youth really interested in golf. Palmer is great at that." Sprock said.
In other business, council:
-Approved an employment contract with Tarrah S. Johnson to serve as City Clerk effective March 21. Johnson will replace Linda S. Jines who has worked for the city for 41 years.
"Linda has decided to retire and she will be substantially missed, but we're really excited to have Tarrah step into that position," said Alliance City Manager, Jeff Sprock. "She's learned a lot from Linda, and we've already seen lots of great things from Tarrah in some of the meetings that she's managed."
Johnson has worked as the Deputy City Clerk for several years. She has worked for the city for seven or eight years.
-Declared a proclamation for Lutheran Schools Week, Jan. 26 - Feb. 1. Several students attended the council meeting.
-Approved a resolution for the city's landscaping contract to All Seasons Landscape Maintenance and Design in the amount of $31,500.