After-Hours, Security, and Emergency Phone numbers

HPD Non-Emergency	713-884-3131
HVAC Issues (nights and weekends)	713-213-8776	GSD After hours number
GSD Call Center	832.393.8400	Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
After hours GSD Call Center	713-213-8776	Weekdays after 4:30pm and Weekends
GSD Security	832-393-8484 713-560-1705(C)	Frederick Lee
GSD Security	832-393-8477 713-557-8623 (C)	Mary Wilson
GSD Security On-Call Investigator	832-393-8478
GSD Security On-Call Technician	832-313-1942
HPL Planning and Facilities	832-393-1374	Karrington Burnett
Child Protective Services	1-800-252-5400	24 Hour Line
Worker’s Compensation	1-866-678-1748	24 hour line.  Call within 24 hours of any staff related accident
CE Admin General Number	832-393-2707

 Information on HVAC Emergency After-Hours Issue Contacts.

In the event of an after-hours HVAC emergency issues, please have staff contact David Nicholson of TD Industries (TDI) @ 832.309.0564. Also, please have staff to email Karrington Burnett when and if there is an HVAC after hours issue. 

2015 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement; Form 1095-C Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage

From COH Payroll Services:

Please be aware that the 2015 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statements) will be provided to all employees in paper hard-copy. An electronic (online) W-2  will also be provided to all current employees via the Employee Self-Service (ESS) website at https://portal.houstontx.gov/irg/portal.

It is anticipated that for the calendar year 2016 (which means in January 2017), employees that select to "opt-in" to receiving electronic-only copies of Form W-2 will not receive a hard-copy.

Finally, please be aware that all employees will also be receiving a Form 1095-C (Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage). This report reflects your City of Houston-provided health benefits coverage for calendar year 2015 for you, the employee, and any dependents on your plan. It is required in order for you to complete your 2015 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. A paper hard-copy of this report will be provided to each employee via US MAIL. No electronic access to this report will be available for calendar year 2015. The Human Resources Department will provide details regarding interpreting the Health Benefits participation information included in the report. It is imperative that all City employees verify their current mailing address in ESS and update it, if needed, before January 1, 2016, in order to avoid any delays in receiving your Form 1095-C.

The statutory deadline for distributing or postmarking Form W-2 and Form 1095-C to employees is February 1, 2016. Payroll Services will strive to beat this deadline by at least a week. Additional communications will be sent as more definitive distribution and online access dates are determined.

MP

Children's Author Visit: Reem Farqui

The author of Lailah's Lunchbox, a story that explains the Muslim holiday of Rahmandan to children, visited the Oak Forest Library today! 1st grade students from Oak Forest Elementary walked over to the library after lunch to meet the author and ask her questions. Below are a few pictures: 

League of Women's Voter Guide - Houston

Election season is here! If customers ask about the voter's guide or informtion about ballot info, please direct them to the following website. 

http://lwvhouston.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/VG-2015-English-Web-1.pdf


Jayla 

Henna Workshop at Oak Forest

We are hosting a Henna Workshop for all ages on November 4th 2015 at 4:00 PM. This is part of the Poetic Voices of the Muslim World, you all can find more information about it here: http://houstonlibrary.org/poetic-voices


There is a sign up sheet and flyer at the front desk. Because of the possibility of allergic reactions, Programming has asked that we supply release forms for children under the age of 18. Parents MUST sign the form when they sign up their children. Adults do not need to sign the form.

I will put all this information in a folder at the front desk (Desk 1). If anyone has any questions, please let me know! 

Jayla

New Meeting Room Policy and Procedures/ Forms

The new Meeting Room Policy and Procedures are posted below. I've also posted a link to the new form (it's a lot more user friendly for patrons to fill out and, like I stated at the meeting, There are a couple of the new forms printed and in the binder at Oak Forest. 

Meeting Room Policy 

Meeting Room Procedure

Meeting Room Form

- Jayla