City council to begin search for replacement

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The City of Deer Creek will once again be searching for a new city clerk/treasurer. 

Just weeks after officially taking over for former city clerk/treasurer Tom Parish, who retired earlier this summer, Bill Connolly resigned his position as Deer Creek Clerk/Treasurer. Connolly’s last day will be on July 31. His resignation became official during last Monday’s city council meeting in Deer Creek.

“I just have too many irons in the fire. I am not doing any service to anybody,” said Connolly, who added he recently sold his house and is looking for a new place to live.

Connolly added that since his wife passed away he has been trying to keep himself busy, which was one of the reasons he applied for the job in Deer Creek in the first place. However, he said he has found himself to be too busy and is in need of cutting back from some of his responsibilities. 

“Just too many things are happening right now all at once,” he said.

Since a number of local communities have just a part-time clerk/treasurer, Utility manager Dan Kovar suggested the city council inquire with neighboring communities to see if anyone was looking for additional work in Deer Creek. Sharing of a clerk/treasurer could result in both communities saving some money, while offering more hours to the right person. 

The city council said it will weigh its options for filling the position moving forward. 

In other news

• Heard the New York Mills Police Department logged 40 calls for service during the month of June. NY Mills Police Chief Bobby Berndt said the police department will continue to monitor the community for things like nuisance properties to clean up. He said there has been quite a bit of progress on some of the properties.

• Heard the company the city utilizes for water and sewer billing will be ending its service. The city has used Softline in the past and the company that is replacing it is offering more of a package for accounting than the city currently needs.