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Prepared By: Michelle Olson � Council MeetingDate: January 11 2010
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Employee of the Year Presentation and Recognition for Year's of Service
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Recommendation:
This year's 2009 Employee of the year is Pete Saxe and he will be present at tonight's meeting to receive
his award from the Acting City Administrator and the Mayor. A photograph will also be taken at that
time.
Year's of Service Awards for 2009: Pete Saxe—20 years, Pam Sweeney— 10 years, and Michelle Olson
— 10 years
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Supporting Documents,-.
1. See the attached memo from Michelle Olson, Parks and Recreation Manager
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 11, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator
FROM: Michelle Olson, Parks and Recreation Manager
SUBJECT: Recognition for Year's of Service and Employee of the Year
Background
The City Council of Arden Hills encourages and supports recognizing employees who
make significant contributions to the City. At its September 1994 meeting, the City
Council adopted Resolution No. 94-47, establishing an Employee Recognition Committee
(ERC). The ERC then recommended a list of programs to recognize employees for: years
of service, exceptional performance and retirement. In June of 2005, the Employee
Recognition Policy was established. The 2009 EMC was made up of the following
employees: Michelle Olson, Greg Hoag, Sherri Eisenbraun, Rebecca Brazys, Sonja
Klingberg and James Lehnhoff.
Employee of the Year
The purpose of selecting an Employee of the Year is to reward employees who are
adjudged by their co-workers to be deserving of special recognition for their
accomplishments and contributions to the City. The ERC met and followed the procedure
below to determine the City of Arden Hills 2009 Employee of the Year:
• Each employee was given the opportunity to nominate a City
employee (or oneself) for Employee of the Year.
• The following categories represented areas which are used to
determine an Employee of the Year. Each nomination must relate to
either one of the categories, and shall include a description detailing
the reason for the nomination.
1. Exceptional Performance - Consistent high-level of
dependability, reliability, responsibility and integrity over a
period of employment with the city are items measured in
this category. Recognition is given to high quality ongoing
consistent dedication to the City. This category also
recognizes individual(s) who consistently project a positive
image of the City and its services to his/her co-workers and
the general public.
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2. Significant Accomplishment- Often an employee is charged
with the responsibility or assumes the responsibility of
completing a significant goal, activity, or project. Frequently -
the completion of such a project has a major impact on the
operations of the department or the City as a whole. This
category recognizes employees for such accomplishments.
The ERC announced the Employee of the Year at an all employee luncheon on Tuesday,
January 5, 2010. The 2009 Employee of the Year is Pete Saxe from Public Works.
The following are a few of the comments included on the nominations for Pete:
0 Pete has shown every day to have a high level of dependability,
reliability, responsibility and integrity.
• He never complains about the jobs he is given and always has a
smile on his face.
0 As a Public Works employee, he shows a positive image to the
general public.
• "I have the highest regard for the job that Pete does and he is very
deserving of this recognition."
• Pete accepted the challenge and provided excellent, proactive
maintenance to our parks this past summer when he was asked to
coordinate the summer mowing crew and supervise seasonal staff.
• Pete has consistently demonstrated a high level of dependability, and
has provided exemplary service to the City.
• In 2009, Pete not only continued his high quality performance, but
also took on the leadership of the seasonal park maintenance staff.
Under his leadership, the operation of the seasonal maintenance crew
was changed from a focus on park mowing to a focus on
comprehensive maintenance of each park at the time of each
mowing. This significantly improved the level of park maintenance
and park facilities. Pete's focus on quality results and his leadership
ability ensured the new operational method was successful.
Recognition for Year's of Service.
The Employee Recognition Committee recognized three individuals for Year's of Service.
The policy states that employees shall be recognized for every five (5) years of
employment with the City. Employees shall receive a certificate from the City recognizing
them for their years of service. The following employees were awarded certificates on
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at a staff gathering:
• Pete Saxe—Public Works—20 years
• Pam Sweeney—Administration— 10 years
• Michelle Olson—Public Works/Parks and Recreation— 10 years
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Requested Council Action
Pete Saxe will be present at tonight's meeting to receive his Employee of the year award
from the Acting City Administrator and the Mayor. A photograph will also be taken at that
time.
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