Sign up by Dec. 1 for town boards

The deadline for volunteers to apply to serve on town boards and commissions is Dec. 1.

Buckeye residents interested in applying for any of the nine boards and commissions are asked to contact the town clerk's office, 1101 E. Ash Ave., at 623-349-6000, or download an application at www.buckeyeaz.gov.

The volunteer positions are on the Airport Commission, Public Safety Retirement Board (for fire), Public Safety Retirement Board (for police), Social Services Advisory Board, Parks and Recreation Board, Cemetery Advisory Board, Buckeye Pollution Control Board, Library Board and the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Town's fleet program honored

Buckeye's Fleet Maintenance program has received the prestigious Blue Seal Certification from the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).

Public Works Director Scott Lowe said Buckeye is one of only five municipalities in Arizona to receive the certification, which exemplifies quality vehicle service.

Peoria, Scottsdale, Mesa and Tucson have attained the Blue Seal certification, as well as the Arizona Department of Transportation and Cochise County.

Lowe said that all six Buckeye service consultants are certified by the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence: Michael DePaulo, fleet supervisor; Todd Ellsworth, Garret Griffin, Filiberto Chavira, William Roush and Joshua Cutler.

Classes teach survival skills

Classes that teach residents basic survival skills so they can help first responders and other government agencies provide services during and after a disaster are being offered by Buckeye's Emergency Services Division.

The three-day Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program, which is free and open to a limited number of residents, will include disaster preparedness, disaster psychology, fire safety, light search and rescue, the effects of terrorism and disaster medical operations. No date has yet been set for the training.

Interested residents should go to Buckeye's official Web site, www.buckeyeaz.gov, then click on Departments, then Public Safety, then Fire to get to the CERT information. The application can be downloaded and filled out, then mailed to the Town of Buckeye Fire Department, CERT Program, 1101 E. Ash Ave., Buckeye AZ 85326.

Residents who are accepted for the classes will be notified by mail, telephone or e-mail and advised of the training dates.

Information: Erika Van Valkenburg, 623-349-6700 or Sara Guy, 623-349-6806.