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DATE: October 1, 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 third 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,ofthe 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 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/StaffEffe ctiveness and Decision Making". As such, the Council seta 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,recogntzed with non-nionetary awards, perhaps contributed by the local business
community. This program, asthe Council is aware, will require time to develop and implement.
Recognizing;;employ ee;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 third quarter of
calendar year 2012.
Agenda Review:
City Attorney Finance Director City Manage___��
DISCUSSION
Employees who celebrated anniversaries in the third quarter.of2012 were:
James Lopez, Public Works:& Utilities 25 years
Shelly Kappel, Public Works & Utilities 15 years
Danny Miller, Police Department 15 years
Matthew Thomas, Police Department 15 years
Heidi Borges, Police Department 10 years
Jim Gloeckner, Fire Department 10 years
Cork Joerger, Police Department 10 years
Sean McCarthy, Fire Department l0.years
Bryce Smith, Public Works &Utilities 10 years
Kevin Weaver, Fire Department 10 years
Jon Barnes, Public Works &Utilities 5 years
Ryan DeBaeke, Police Department 5 years
Leona Le Cara, Finance Department 5 years
Raymond McIntyre, Public.Works &Utilities 5 years
James Thompson, Fire.Department 5 years
Jean Tillinghast, Information Technology 5 years
Cynthia Wilhite, Finance Department 5 years
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The cost of longevity recognition for the third quarter of 2012 is $900, and is included in
existing budgets.
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