HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report PRESENTATION 7/7/2014DATE: July 7, 2014
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: John C. Brown, City Manager
SUBJECT: Recognition of Employee Longevity
RE,COMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council publically acknowledge those employees who celebrated
service anniversaries during the second quarter of calendar year 2014.
BACKGROUND
Until 2009, the contributions of City employees to the community and the organization were
recognized by Employee of the Quarter and Employee of the Year observances. Recognition
included a presentation by the City Manager during a Council meeting, and cash awards. Cash
awards were eliminated in 2009, just one of the many means employed to balance budgets during
the economic downturn. Quarterly and Annual recognition observances have been suspended
since that time. The Council also recognized employee longevity milestones in the past. More
recently, these are recognized at the department level with a service pin, and with a certificate
signed by the City Manager and the Mayor.
In February 2013, the City Council conducted its annual goal -setting. The Council retained the
goal to "Build a cohesive team comprised of the Mayor and Council, City Manager and City
staff, that provides clear and consistent direction and works together with mutual trust and
respect to provide needed public services and protect the public's interests", within the goal
category of"Council/Staff Effectiveness and Decision Making". As such, the Council set a
priority to "reinstitute no -cost employee recognition programs: quarterly, amorally, and
longevity". This item is placed on the Council's agenda to allow for the recognition of longevity
milestones reached by City employees during the second quarter of calendar year 2014.
DISCUSSION
Employees who celebrated anniversaries in the second quarter of 2014 were:
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Chapman, Fred
Torina, Clare
Horner, Donald
Fish, Debra
McIntyre, Joel
Whitten, Duane
Hill, Denise
Rye, Joseph
Wilson, Robert
Stanton, Greg
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Public Works & Utilities 40 years
Police 30 years
Public Works & Utilities 25 years
Fire 15 years
Public Works & Utilities 10 years
Public Works & Utilities 10 years
Public Works & Utilities
5 years
Public Works & Utilities
5 years
Public Works & Utilities
5 years
Public Works & Utilities
5 years
The cost of longevity recognition for the second quarter of 2014 is $550, and is included in
existing budgets.