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DATE: July 2, 2012
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: John C. Brown, City Manager
SUBJECT: Recognition of Employee Longevity
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council publically acknowledge those employees who celebrated
service anniversaries during the second quarter of calendar year 2012.
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 thattime. 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 2012, the City Council conducted 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, annually, and longevity". As the
City's budget situation remains tight, the Council directed that Employees of the Quarter and
Year be recognized with..non-monetary awards, perhaps contributed by the local business
community. This program, as the Council is aware, will require time to develop and implement.
Recognizing employee longevity, on the other hand can be implemented immediately, as
associated costs are nominal..Accordingly, 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 2012.
Agenda Review:
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DISCUSSION
Employees who celebrated anniversaries in the second quarter of 2012 were:
Dave Poncia, Public Works & Utilities 30 years
Vicki Wyman, Finance Department 30 years
Paul Accornero, Police Department 20 years
Jeremy Walsh, Police Department 10 years
Scott Brodhun, Assistant City Manager 5 years
Shay Burke, Fire Department 5 years
Isabel Craft, Finance Department 5 years
Arthur Farinha, Police Department 5 years
Laurie Gebhart, Public Works & Utilities 5 years
Jason Pietsch, Animal Services 5 years
Marilu Zubiri, Finance Department 5 years
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
• The cost of longevity recognition for the second quarter of 2012 is $600, and is included in
existing budgets.