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Request for Council Action
Prepared By: Michelle Olson Council Meeting Date: January 31, 2011
Parks and Recreation Manager
Years af Service Awards Announcement and Employee of the Year Presentation
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The following employees were recognized at azi empioyee recognitian Iuncheon on .�anuary 13, 2411:
Years oi Service:
Tony Nowlan — Public Works, 5 years
Jeff Frid — Public Works, 5 years
John Mennenga -- Comrnunity Development, 5 years
Mike Schifsky — PubIic Warks, 30 years
Einpioyee of the Year:
Sco�t Freyberger wili be in attendance to receive his award from the Mayor.
Supportin� Documents:
1. Memorandum dated 1/31/2011 from MichelIe Olson, Parks and Recrea�ion Manager.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: Janua�y 31, 2011
TO: Honorable Mayox and Ciiy Councilmembers
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Michelle Olson, Parks and Recreation Manager
SUBJECT: Recognition for Years of �ervice and Emp�oyee of ihe Year
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The City Co�ncit of Arden Hills encourages and supports recognizing employees who
make significani coniributions to the City. At its Septerr�ber 1994 meeting, the City
Council adopted Resol�tion No. 94-47, establishing a� Employee Recogt�ition Cornmittee
(ERC}. The ERC then recommended a list of programs tQ recagnize e�x�ployees for: years
of service, exceptional performance and ret'rrement. In June of 2005, the Employee
Recognition Policy wa� established. The 2010 ERC was rr�ade up of the following
ezx�ployees: Michelle Olson, Joe Rueb, Dave Scherbel, Rebecca Brazys, Max Arvidson
a.�d Sonja Klingberg.
Employee of the Year
The purpose of selecting an Emplayee of the Yeax is to reward employees who are
adjudged by their co-workers to be deserving of special recognition for their
accomplishment� and contributions ta the City. The ERC {ir�cluding Brenda Holden as the
Council representative} met and followed ihe procedure below to determine the City of
Arden Hi11s 2010 Employee of the Year:
• Each employee was given �lie opparturzxty to nominate a City employee (or onesel� for
Employee of the Year.
r The following categories �epresented areas which are used to determine an Employee
of thc Year. Each norz�ination zriust relate to either one of the categor�es, and shall
include a descri�iion detailing the reasan for the nominatior�.
1. Exceptional Performance - Consistent high-leve� of dependability, reliabiliiy,
responsibility and integrity over a period of emplay�ent with the city are items
measured in this category. Recognition is given ta high quality ongoing consistent
dedication to th�e City. This category also recognizes individual(s) who consistently
pxoject a positive image of ihe City ar�d its services to his/h�r co-workers and the
general public.
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2. Signifcant Accomptishment - Often a.n employee �s cixaz�ged with ihe responsibility
or assumes the responsibility of completing a significant goal, activity, or project.
Frequently the co�pletion of such a praject has a rnajor impact on the op�rations af
the departrnent or the C�ty as a whole. This category recognizes emplayees fox such
accomplishrnents.
The ERC announced #he Employee of the Year at an all emplopee luncheon on Th�rsday,
January 13, 201 i. Th� 2010 Em�loyee of the Year is Scott Freyberger fro�n Public Works.
The following are a few of the co�ar�ents included on the nomina#ions for Scott:
+ Scott is the ultirzzate empioyee. He is motivated, dependable and a harc� worker.
• Scatt works every task wiih ihe same effort, no matter what it is.
• Scott has a wide range of abilities, incluaing City Forester.
• Scott is always busy wiih something and is dedicated to daing what is in the besi
interest a� the City. He talces it upon himself to get the j ob dox�e in the ti�e he is given.
• Scott is a self-motivated person with good morals who exercises a wide range of
abilities with a vast amouni of knowledge that is carried on xn his great attitude about
his jab.
•�cott initiated and oversaw the reorganization of all of the gardens on County Road 96.
H� transplanted plants to other gardens and thinned out the baulevard gardens, creatir�g
rows between plants. This became a hug� cost saving effort for the City. Siaff can now
spray regularly for wee�s versus spendi�g days tzying to weed the overgrown gardens.
After the project was compl�ted, the City xeceived numerous campliments on these
gardens throughout the sttmme�r.
Recognition for Years af Service
The Employee Recognition Committee recognized four indiv�duals for Years of Service.
Tkxe policy states that employees shall be recognized foar every five (5) years of
ezx�.ployment wiih ihe City. Employees sha11 recexve a certificaie from the City recagnizing
them far their years of service. The following employees were awarded certificates on
Thursday, January 13, 2411 at the aIl employee luncheon:
• Tony Nowlan �- Public Works — 5 years
•�eff Frid — Public Works — 5 years
• John Mennenga — Cazx�zx�unity Development — 5 years
• Mike Schifsky — Public Works - 30 years
Requested Council Action
The Employee of xhe Year and Sez-vice Award Recipienis plan to be present at tonight'�
rrieeting tp receive their awards from the Mayar. Photographs will be taken at that time.
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