Beaver Creek city employee Lloyd DeBoer earned the city a certificate of commendation from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for his "efforts to help protect and preserve the waters of Minnesota." DeBoer makes sure the city complies with the agency’s permit program.By Jolene FarleyLloyd DeBoer marks 30 years as a city of Beaver Creek employee this year. He holds many titles."When I first started, nobody told me what my job responsibilities were," he said.Today, DeBoer doesn’t seem to mind that he is almost always on call for a variety of tasks."Everybody calls me; they kind of leave it up to me," he said. He was hired in 1974 right out of high school as a police officer for the community of 250 people. He was issued a nightstick but never given a gun. The police officer that held the position before DeBoer reportedly took the gun with him when he left town.During those days a dance hall was open in town, which meant extra traffic. If DeBoer needed backup, he recruited some of the community’s burly residents to help. DeBoer is no longer the town cop. Law enforcement services are now provided by Rock County.DeBoer is currently in charge of water and sewer, building and street maintenance.He attended classes to earn his water and sewer license from the Minnesota Department of Pollution Control.He is the city’s dog catcher, rounding up stray canines.He helps collect garbage in town in an attempt to keep garbage rates down.He became a licensed tree inspector during the Dutch Elm Disease crisis. DeBoer inspected every elm tree in town and marked 80 for removal. DeBoer enjoys the variety of his job. He also enjoys the people in the community he has gotten to know."I treat everybody like family, if I can help somebody I try to help them," he said.He is particularly attentive to the older residents in town. "I always kind of look out for the older people," DeBoer said. DeBoer has served on the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board for 10 years and is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Beaver Creek, the Beaver Creek Fire Department and First Responders. He also coached youth baseball and basketball.DeBoer and his wife, Marilyn, have three children, Darcie, Darin and Devin."The years go by so fast," he said. "I was pretty young when I started this job right out of high school."