Communications Office

The City’s Communications Office guarantees that residents, employees and the public at-large are kept accurately informed of City government services, activities and programs in a timely, effective and efficient manner.

The Communications Office facilitates public access to information, heightens awareness of government services and serves as a clearinghouse for all official government communications with the public and media.

Stay Connected:

Latest News (news releases)
Newsletters:
- CitE-News (City's weekly electronic newsletter)
- ActivtiE-News (Park's monthly electronic newsletter)
Social Media - Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn
The Rouss Review Podcast - Listen
publiCITY News Show - Watch Now
OpenGov Budget Transparency Portal
Mobile App - Download
Learning Programs:
Comcast Cable channel 6
Publications - Annual Informational Calendar (see below), Annual Reports, Informational Calendar, Brochures, Budget In Brief, etc.
Emergency/Non-Emergency Notification System
Reports:
- City Manager's Week In Review (posted every Monday)
- Police Arrest Log and Call Blotter (posted daily)
- Crime Statistics (monthly)
- Fire and Rescue Incidents (posted every Thursday)
- Building Permits (posted monthly)

City Communications Overview

Annual Informational Calendar

The City's informational calendar is produced each year and distributed in mid-December (FREE). Get the information you need all year long about trash/recycling collection holiday changes, public meetings, City facility closures, City-sponsored events, government services information, and much more. The beautiful photos are submitted during the annual photo contest by local residents (see below for details).

Get Your 2019 Calendar

The 2019 calendar will be mailed to all 22601 addresses in mid-December 2018. Don't receive a copy? Pick one up at the following distribution locations while they last:

Rouss City Hall, 15 N. Cameron Street
Visitors Center, 1400 S. Pleasant Valley Road
Old Town Welcome Center, 31 E. Boscawen Street
Jim Barnett Park Rec Center, 1001 E. Cork Street

Annual Photo Contest

Each year, the City invites the public to submit their photos for possible inclusion in the City's annual informational calendar. Get in on the fun and send us your best shots! Photos must be taken inside city limits and be submitted by the November 8, 2019 deadline. Photos from all seasons wanted.

2020 Call for Entry Form

NOTE: If the form will not allow you to sign electronically, save the PDF to your computer, open it in Adobe Acrobat and then fill it out. Remember to save and then send as an attachment to an email.

We Want Your Feedback

The City strives to provide the information our residents, property owners and business owners want to know. Not getting what you want? Help us improve by telling us what you'd like to receive and how.