Over the past few months, Brokate Janitorial's own Office Manager, Jeremy Brokate, took part in Branson's Citizens Academy. The class is an 8-week course designed to showcase the various departments of the city and learn how each one operates to keep the city functioning. The course allows citizens to ask and learn how each department operates and integrates plenty of hands-on experiences to make the course not only educational, but fun as well. Through this course, Jeremy was able to tour the Branson Police Station, Water Treatment Plants and Water Tower, Fire Department, Recycling Center and Rec-Plex/Parks Department, Finance Department, Engineering and Planning and Zoning Departments and the City Hall, Courts and Clerk Department. Each department welcomed questions and comments from the class participants showing just how open and transparent Branson's City Government really is.
Jeremy Brokate had this to say of his experience, "I thoroughly enjoyed every week of the Citizen's Academy and learned more than I could have imagined about how our city operates. I have always loved Branson, but now have a new level of respect for those who keep it functioning on a daily basis. I hear so much negative information in the news about other government entities, it's nice to know how many great people we have at our local level. I hope this is just my first step in becoming a more actively engaged Branson citizen, as I learn more ways I can contribute to the continued success of our city."
Becoming more actively engaged in the Ozarks communities that we serve has certainly been a continued goal over the past few years, as our company looks for ways to give back. For those interested in participating in the next Citizen's Academy, it begins on March 21st. You can call or email Branson's Public Information Director, Jerry Adams at (417) 337-8526 or jadams@bransonmo.gov.
More information can be found at these links:
Hometown Daily News Article
http://www.hometowndailynews.com/local_news.php?id=3378
City of Branson's Website
City of Branson's Website