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  2. How Do I...?

    1. Apply for a Business License
    2. Apply for a Job
    3. Contact Departmental Staff
    4. Find a Bid Document
    5. Find Businesses
    6. Find City Road Closures
    7. Pay Sewer & Trash Bill
    8. Pay Taxes
    9. Read City News
    10. Register My Storm Shelter
    11. Register to Vote
    12. Report a Streetlight Outage
    13. Request Street Closure
    14. Learn About Smarter Joplin
    15. Submit a Citizen Service Request
    16. Support Mayors' Monarch Pledge
    17. View City Events
    18. View City Maps
    19. Visit City Attractions
    20. Watch Recorded City Council Meetings
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  3. Government

    1. Agendas & Minutes
    2. Boards & Commissions
      1. Board and Commission Current Openings and Terms
      2. Application for Boards & Commissions
      3. Archived Meeting Audio/Video
      4. A General Public Meeting
      5. ADA Accessibility Committee
      6. Airport Board
      7. Board of Adjustment
      8. Board of Health
      9. Building Board of Appeals
      10. Capital Improvements Oversight Sales Tax Team
      11. City Tree Board
      12. Conventions & Visitors Advisory Board
      13. Design Review Standards Commissions
      14. Enhanced Enterprise Board
      15. Historic Preservation Commission
      16. Housing Authority
      17. Industrial Development Authority of Joplin
      18. Joplin Historical & Mineral Museum Inc. Board
      19. Joplin Re-Development Corporation (353 Comm.)
      20. Joplin Sports Authority
      21. Library Board
      22. Parks & Recreation Board
      23. Personnel Board
      24. Planning & Zoning Commission
      25. Police & Firemen's Pension Board
      26. Solid Waste Advisory Commission
      27. Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Commission
      28. Traffic Commission
    3. City Code of Ordinances
    4. City Council
      1. Election Guidelines
      2. Watch Recorded City Council Meetings
    5. Elections
      1. Election Issue Results
      2. Proposition Public Safety
        1. Proposition Public Safety FAQs
      3. Listening Tour & Action Plans
      4. Recreational Marijuana Sales Tax
    6. State, Federal & Local Resources
    7. Transparency in Coverage
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  4. Departments

    1. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
    2. Airport
      1. Airport Information
        1. Airport Board
        2. Check-In Procedures
        3. Customer Service Contingency Plan
        4. Directions
        5. FAQs
        6. General Aviation
        7. Parking
        8. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
        9. Welcome
      2. Airlines
        1. United Airlines
        2. -
      3. Infrastructure Maintenance
      4. Public Transportation
      5. Wastewater Treatment
    3. City Attorney's Office
      1. City Charter
      2. City Code of Ordinances
    4. City Clerk's Office
      1. Address City Council at a Future Meeting
      2. Apply for a Board or Commission
      3. City Code of Ordinances
      4. Requesting Records & Information
      5. Watch Recorded City Council Meetings
      6. Election Information
        1. Absentee Voting
        2. Polling Locations
    5. City Manager's Office
      1. City Organization Chart (PDF)
      2. Vision & Mission
      3. Listening Tour
    6. Convention & Visitors Bureau
      1. Attractions
      2. Accommodations
      3. Restaurants
      4. Shopping
    7. Emergency Management
      1. News & Publications
        1. History
        2. Welcome
      2. Programs & Training
      3. Plan & Prepare
        1. Basic Sheltering Rules
        2. Seasonal Weather Info
        3. Storm Shelter Info
        4. Sirens
        5. Weather Radios
        6. Cell Phone Notifications
        7. Twitter Notifications
        8. Hazard Mitigation Plan
      4. Recover & Rebuild
      5. Committees & Meetings
        1. LEPC
        2. J/NC - EHC
        3. COAD
        4. 4 Corners Emergency Mgt.
        5. SMESO
    8. Finance
      1. Budget
      2. Business Licenses
      3. Online Payments
      4. Job Opportunities
      5. Financial Reports
      6. Other Financial Reports
      7. Sewer Rates
      8. Taxes
      9. User Fees
      10. Frequently Requested Documents
    9. Fire Department
      1. Divisions
        1. Training Division
        2. Emergency Management
      2. Stations & Apparatus
        1. Stations
        2. Apparatus
      3. Hiring & Training
        1. Hiring
          1. Tri-State Recruitment Alliance Membership
          2. Prerequisites
        2. Training
      4. News & Information
        1. Fallen Heroes
        2. History
        3. Joplin Fire Explorers
        4. Staff
        5. Welcome
      5. Public Education
    10. Health Department
      1. Animal Control
        1. Municipal Code
      2. Birth and Death Certificates (Vital Records)
      3. Community Health Reports
      4. Community Resource Guide
      5. Emergency Preparedness
      6. Environmental Health
        1. Childcare
        2. Food Safety
        3. Lodging
        4. Mosquito & Vector Control
        5. Recreational Water Facilities
      7. Medical
        1. COVID-19
        2. Immunizations for Children and Adults
        3. STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) Testing and Treatment
        4. Pregnancy Testing and Temporary Medicaid
      8. WIC
        1. General Information
        2. Appointments
        3. Food Package
        4. Nutrition Education
        5. Breastfeeding
    11. Human Resources / Risk Management
      1. How to Apply
      2. Job Opportunities
    12. Information Technologies (IT)
      1. L.O.G.I.C.
    13. Library
    14. Municipal Judge & Court
      1. Online Payment
      2. Telephone Payments
      3. Court Process
      4. Preparing for Court
      5. Prosecuting Attorney
      6. Public Defender
      7. Records Requests
      8. Subpoenas & Warrants
      9. Types of Hearings
      10. Victim Services
      11. Employee Directory
      12. Search Cases and View Upcoming Dockets
    15. Parks & Recreation
      1. About Us
        1. Department Directory
        2. Parks and Recreation FAQs
        3. Joplin Parks & Recreation Polices and General Info
        4. Parks & Recreation Board
        5. Department Annual Reports
        6. Parks & Recreation Plans & Studies
          1. Ewert Pool Study
          2. Memorial Hall Study
          3. Parks & Recreation Master Plan
      2. Parks & Facilities
        1. List of Parks & Amenities
        2. Facility Rentals
        3. Map of City Parks
        4. Map of Trails
        5. Dog Park Information
        6. Athletic Complex
          1. Gene Bassman Softball Complex
          2. Wendell Redden Stadium
          3. Hershewe Soccer Complex
          4. Tennis Complex
          5. Will Norton Miracle Field
        7. Joe Becker Stadium
        8. Memorial Hall
          1. Memorial Hall Question 1 FAQs
          2. Tribute to Veterans
          3. Meeting and Event Spaces
          4. Indoor Recreation Opportunities
          5. Community Venue
        9. Mayors' Monarch Pledge
        10. Joplin Parks Reforestation Project
      3. Recreation
        1. Youth Sports
        2. Adult Sports
        3. League Schedules
        4. Recreation Programs & Community Events
        5. Earth & Arbor Day Festival
        6. Holiday Lights
      4. Aquatics
        1. Hours & Rates
        2. Season Passes
        3. Swim Lessons
        4. Aquatic Programs & Events
        5. Pool Parties & Rentals
        6. Aquatic Center Rules & Policies
        7. Lifeguard Information
      5. Cemeteries
        1. General Information
        2. Fairview Cemetery
        3. Forest Park Cemetery
        4. Osborne Memorial Cemetery
        5. Parkway Cemetery
      6. How To Register
      7. Forms & Requests
        1. Donation Requests
        2. Adopt-A-Park
        3. Metal Detecting
    16. Planning, Development & Neighborhood Services
      1. Building Division
      2. Disaster Recovery Information
      3. Planning, Zoning & Development
        1. Applications / Permits
          1. PLANNING/ZONING APPLICATIONS
        2. Economic Development
          1. Chamber of Commerce
          2. Downtown Redevelopment
        3. JATSO
          1. About Us
            1. Policy Board Meetings
          2. Plans & Resources
            1. Active Transportation
            2. Metropolitan Transportation Plan
            3. Public Participation
            4. Title VI & Limited English Proficiency
          3. Programs
            1. Transportation Improvement Program
            2. Unified Planning Work Program
          4. Projects
        4. Zoning
        5. Smarter Joplin
        6. Planning 101
      4. Neighborhood Services
        1. Enforcement
        2. Meet the Staff
      5. Community Development
        1. CDBG & HOME
          1. HUD Documents and Program Applications
          2. Tool Lending Library
          3. Economic Security Corporation Home Repair
          4. Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity
        2. Historic Preservation
          1. Map of Historic Sites
          2. Joplin Historic Preservation Commission
          3. Missouri SHPO
          4. National Parks Service
        3. One Joplin
      6. Joplin GIS Mapping
      7. Housing Revitalization Fund Application
    17. Police Department
      1. About Us
        1. Employment
        2. Fallen Heroes
        3. FAQs
        4. History
        5. Mission, Vision & Values
        6. Officer of the Month
        7. Organization Chart
          1. Organizational Chart
        8. Staff Directory
        9. Welcome
      2. Contact JPD
        1. Complaint Against an Employee
        2. Civilian Advisory Committee Application
        3. Compliment an Officer
        4. Important Phone Numbers
        5. Report a Crime
        6. Report a Traffic Complaint
        7. Report Street Light Outage
        8. Fill Out Property Check Form
        9. Fill out Business Info Card
        10. Request for Release of Weapon
        11. Request for Release of Property
        12. Storm Shelter Inventory
        13. Functional Needs Request Form
      3. Divisions
        1. Administration Division
          1. Internal Affairs
          2. Chaplains
        2. Operations Division
          1. Investigations Bureau
            1. Cyber Crimes Task Force
            2. Drug Task Force
            3. Evidence
          2. Uniform Operations
            1. Honor Guard
            2. K-9
            3. Motorcycle Officers
            4. Patrol
            5. Reserves
            6. SWAT
            7. Traffic
          3. Support Services Bureau
            1. Bike Patrol
            2. Crime Free
            3. Crossing Guards
            4. Dispatch
            5. Explorers
            6. Graffiti Abatement
            7. Jail
              1. Jail Programs
            8. Neighborhood Watch
            9. Rise Above
            10. School Resource Officers
            11. Sentinels
          4. Professional Standards
            1. Accreditation
            2. Crime Analysis
            3. Records
            4. Recruiting
              1. Apply Here!
              2. Job Description
              3. Selection Process
              4. Disqualifiers
              5. Salary / Benefits
              6. Military Veterans
            5. Training
      4. Events
        1. Calendar
        2. Citizen Police Academy
      5. Information
        1. Accident Reports
        2. Annual Report
        3. Internal Affairs Annual and Quarterly Reports
        4. Policies
        5. City Code
        6. Crime Statistics
        7. Media Reports
        8. Missing Persons
        9. Most Wanted Suspects
        10. News & Press
        11. Offsite Links
        12. Prevention & Education
          1. Automobile Education
            1. Beware of the Bump & Rob
            2. Carjacking
            3. Other Tips
          2. Being Safe Around Town
          3. Con Artist Information
            1. 809 Scam
            2. Charity Fraud
            3. Home Improvement Fraud
            4. The Bank Examiner
            5. The Pigeon Drop
          4. Construction Site Crime Prevention Tips
          5. Domestic Violence
            1. What Can You do about Domestic Violence
          6. Drugs
            1. Youth & Underage Drinking
          7. Gangs
            1. Is Your Child in a Gang
          8. Identity Theft
          9. Internet Safety
            1. Internet Crime Reporting
            2. Kids on the Internet
            3. Online Auctions
            4. Ways to Guard Your Online Privacy
          10. Kids Safety
            1. Kids Home Alone Tips
            2. Kids Back to School Safety
          11. Rape
            1. Date Rape
            2. Know What to do if Attacked
            3. Safety Tips
          12. Residential Safety
            1. Deadbolt Locks
            2. Guidelines for Purchasing an Alarm
            3. Home Security Checklist
            4. Safety Tips
            5. Secure Your Apartment
            6. Secure Your Home
            7. Securing Your Windows
            8. The Effect of Burglars
          13. Safety for Seniors
            1. Safety Tips
          14. Safety for the Disabled
            1. Safety Tips
          15. Scams
          16. Small Business Crime Prevention
            1. Burglary Prevention
            2. Business-to-Business Fraud
            3. Check Fraud
            4. Common Trouble Spots for Businesses
            5. Credit Card Fraud
            6. Employee Theft Prevention
            7. Help Prevent Office Theft
            8. Laying the Foundation
            9. Robbery Prevention
            10. Shoplifting Prevention
            11. Vandalism Prevention
            12. Violence in the Workplace
          17. Teen Dating Violence
            1. What if You Want Out
        13. Registered Sex Offenders
    18. Public Information Office
      1. Community Events
      2. Fact Sheet for City
      3. FAQs
      4. News Media
      5. News Flash
      6. Notify Me
      7. Press Releases
      8. Citizen Survey
      9. Citizen Newsletter
      10. Quick Links
      11. Videos
      12. Parks and Stormwater Plans and Studies
    19. Public Works
      1. Bids / Projects
      2. Joplin GIS Mapping
      3. Operations Section
        1. Public Transportation
        2. Infrastructure Maintenance
        3. Wastewater Treatment
        4. SCADA Rain Totals
      4. Engineering Division
        1. GIS & Survey Section
        2. Storm Water Section
        3. Airport
        4. Solid Waste Management & Recycling
        5. Facility Maintenance
      5. Public Transportation
      6. Airport
    20. Recycling & Solid Waste Management
      1. Bulky Items & Tree Limb Disposal
      2. Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
      3. Residential Trash Recycling Collection Rates
      4. Recycling Guide
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  5. Our Community

    1. Arts & Culture
    2. Area Clubs
    3. City Code of Ordinances
    4. City Holidays
    5. City Maps
    6. City Tree Inventory
    7. Demographics
    8. Employment Opportunities
    9. Events
    10. FAQs
    11. History of Joplin
    12. Joplin Citizen Newsletter
    13. Joplin Pays It Forward
    14. Mayors' Monarch Pledge
    15. News
    16. Parks & Facilities
    17. Photo Gallery
    18. Smarter Joplin
    19. Staff Directory
    20. State, Federal & Local Resources
    21. Stories of Joplin
      1. The Spook Light
      2. Bonnie & Clyde
      3. How Joplin Came to Be
    22. Joplin Redevelopment
    23. Public Redevelopment
    24. Video & Multimedia
    25. Volunteer Opportunities
    26. Weather
    27. Proposition Renewal
    28. Proposition Action
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  6. Explore Joplin

    1. Attractions
    2. City Maps
    3. History of Joplin
    4. Events
    5. News
    6. Parks & Facilities
    7. Photo Gallery
    8. Places to Eat
    9. Places to Stay
    10. Weather
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  7. Emergency Management Links

    1. Contact Us
    2. Siren Info
    3. Basic Sheltering Rules
    4. Storm Shelter Registration
    5. Emergency Management Links
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  8. Fire Department Links

    1. Contact Us
    2. Basic Sheltering Rules
    3. Storm Shelter Registration
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