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The
P,AP-A-ROUND
Volume V, September 24, 1993
ANNIVERSARIES
The City, and its organization are people and these
people have served the City well. We celebrate the
following employment anniversaries which occur
during the next two weeks:
Eight Years
SCOTT WILLIAMS
Parks Department
Six Years
HANK CLEAVER
Code Enforcement
Five Years
DAVID MORGAN
Police Department
TEODORA ARMENDARIZ
Pump Maintenance
Four Years
LANA JOHNSON
Utility Office
Four Years
PAT HOWE
Library
SCOTT O'DONNELL
Park Water Treatment Plant
One Year
WAYNE HILGENBERG
Police Department
Georgetown
INS AND OUTS
City
Of
Georgetown
Welcome to the New Recreation Superintendent
Mary Lee Prigge, formerly the City of Georgetown
Aquatics Director, joined the Parks and Recreation
Division as the Recreation Superintendent. Mary Lee
is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree
in Parks and Recreation. Mary Lee enjoys people of
all ages, outdoor activities, crafts, home decorating
and all types of sports. Mary Lee is currently
attending EMT classes at Scott & White Medical
Center in Temple.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Jim Landry, Scott Williams, Gary Satchell, Gregorio
Lira: These gentlemen assisted the Community
Services Division with the preparation, set-up, and
clean-up of the dedication event of the new Park &
Ride Facility. The positive attitude displayed by these
staff members in assisting another department was
greatly appreciated! '
Ruth Gonzales: Shares went out to Ruth for all the
hard work she did for three months when the old
hand-held meter reading machines were completely
Welcome to the New Recreation Superintendent
Mary Lee Prigge, formerly the City of Georgetown
Aquatics Director, joined the Parks and Recreation
Division as the Recreation Superintendent. Mary Lee
is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree
in Parks and Recreation. Mary Lee enjoys people of
all ages, outdoor activities, crafts, home decorating
and all types of sports. Mary Lee is currently
attending EMT classes at Scott & White Medical
Center in Temple.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Jim Landry, Scott Williams, Gary Satchell, Gregorio
Lira: These gentlemen assisted the Community
Services Division with the preparation, set-up, and
clean-up of the dedication event of the new Park &
Ride Facility. The positive attitude displayed by these
staff members in assisting another department was
greatly appreciated! '
Ruth Gonzales: Shares went out to Ruth for all the
hard work she did for three months when the old
hand-held meter reading machines were completely
broken. The new hand-helds had not been purchased
yet, so all meter reading had to be done manually for
15,000 meters. When the new hand-helds came in she
even taught the Meter Readers how to use them while
Mike Lyda was on vacation.
Rita Martinez and Kim Schmidt: Recently, a woman
came to the Police Station asking for assistance. The
woman was an abused wife and had walked from
another town to get help. Rita and Kim arranged to
let the woman speak with an abuse counselor and
when the woman stated that she was hungry, Rita and
Kim pooled their money to buy the woman a pizza.
The kindness displayed by these two caring dispatchers
deserved recognition.
Mary Rodriguez and Marianne Banks: Marianne and
Mary stayed after hours on the Friday before Labor
Day to assist a woman who came in to get documents
notarized. The woman's name had changed and she
couldn't legally prove she was the same person. The
woman was having a problem with the real estate
company who sent her the documents. They insisted
that she had to sign her maiden name. Marianne got
on the phone and called the real estate company and
eventually straightened the situation out. Mary and
Marianne then stayed late to draw up the proper forms
the woman would need in order to sign her name
legally. The woman sent a letter stating: "Everybody
in your City Hall/Legal Department office has such a
warm, friendly, Texas attitude. What a treat! You are
great! "
Judy Osborne: Judy was called out at 11:00 p.m. on
Sunday in reference to a possible rabid possum in an
elderly lady's yard. Judy spoke with the woman on
the phone for 20 minutes, then went to her home and
stayed there for an hour visiting with her. In addition,
she was invited to tea the next day and graciously
accepted. This obviously goes far beyond the call of
duty and leaves a lasting impression of the dedication
and generosity of the City of Georgetown.
Mary Ann Valenta: Mary Ann earned the taxpayers
of Georgetown over $7,300 by researching and filing
for a previously unknown diesel fuel tax refund. Her
initiative also reduced future City operating costs.
The Finance and Administration division should be
proud to have an employee who goes above and
beyond their job duties to save the City money!
Penny Thomas, Pattie Justice, and Laurie McClure:
These woman volunteered their invaluable assistance
during the Benefits Fair. All three were a tremendous
help and played an important role in the Fair being a
successful event. They patiently answered employee's
questions and diligently checked all the forms for
accuracy for 10 hours on the day of the fair and
throughout the week as well. They provided
excellent, friendly customer service to all their fellow
employees and the City is grateful for their help.
Mike Faught, Robert Munoz, Bill Strickland, Ricky
Bielss, Richard Faught, Scott Gibson, Greg Hislop,
Glen Patterson, Troy Sanderfer, Kim Schmidt,
William C. Shell, Travis Walden, Les Bunte, Don
Jansen, Tom Leggitt. This team worked together
when a storage building on Leander Road caught fire.
A citizen wrote in to say that he was very impressed
with the extra care and attention the firefighters used
in saving his Harley Davidson motorcycle. The
firefighters were unable to cut through the lock on this
gentleman's storage facility so they went through the
side wall to get the cycle out. The motorcycle was in
perfect condition - not even a scratch. The man felt
this team should be acknowledged for their good work
and so do we!
'Big
100i
Help Wanted...
Part time Recreation Assistant, Parks & Recreation
Division. Position open until October 29, 1993.
Director of Police Services. (Chief of Police).
Police Services Division. Position open until October
22, 1993.
Assistant City Attorney, Legal Department,
Management Services Division. Position open until
filled.
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City Picnic
PERSONNEL
Ticket sales have started and you can contact your
Division Administrative Assistant for your ticket.
Tickets can be bought for $1.00 per person, maximum
$5.00 for your immediate family within your
household or for you single employees, you may bring
a date. Children 2 and under will be free and do not
need to be counted. If you intend to bring anyone else
in your family not living in your household the cost
for the event will be $16.95 each for anyone over the
age of two. Tickets will be sold until Friday, Oct. 1,
1993.
Special Thanks to all the Administrative Assistants for
their help in the selling of the tickets.
Again, the picnic is set for October 10, 1993, at
Reunion Ranch from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
At the time you purchase your tickets, you can sign up
to participate in the volleyball tournament which will
last from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Give the names of
your family members who will be participating. For
any questions regarding the tournament, contact
Robert Pierce at 930-3595 or Jodi Bizzell at 930-3510.
There will be two cash door prizes given at the event,
so you will need to turn in your ticket when you arrive
to be eligible for the prizes.
If you have any questions about the picnic, don't
hesitate to ask any of the Picnic Committee
representatives listed below.
Jodi Bizzell
Police Services
Stephanie Crenshaw
Management Services
Clifford Domel
Fire Services
Ken Finn
Community Services
Leon Henderson
Finance Division
Barbara Lake
Public Utilities
Robert Pierce
Parks & Recreation
Marsha Williams
Development Services
***Note: If you are planning to play softball, the
only equipment you will need is a glove.
Upcoming Events -- See the attached flyers.
REMINDER - All 1992/93 Cafeteria Plan
Reimbursement requests must be submitted to the
Payroll Department by December 15 ... so round -up
those receipts and get your money!
DEPARTMENT UPDATES
City Beat
Hey, we are still here!!! Working hard as ever to
protect and serve the City.
We have some very exciting news! Cadet Ronald
Price will graduate from the Travis County Peace
Officer Academy on September 30, 1993. We all
look forward to working with Ron and getting him out
on the street. Officer Mike Tackett only has three
weeks left of his field training. We are excited about
having these new officers join our team.
Development Services
The Texas Chapter of the American Planning
Association has named Georgetown the
COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR for 1993. This
award is given to "a town, city or county which has
provided an outstanding contribution to planning. "
Georgetown was honored with this award on the basis
of the Century Plan and the way in which it has been
integrated into the budget process (or the Annual
Operating Plan element of the Century Plan) and the
widespread acceptance and involvement of the City
staff, the City Council, and the community.
Mayor Leo Wood and members of the Planning
Department will accept the award on October 8 at the
State Conference of the Texas Chapter of the APA.
This is an honor for which all City staff should be
proud because it took the hard work and commitment
of everyone to make the Century Plan a success. The
Division of Development Services wishes to say
THANK YOU to everyone for your assistance in this
process - and CONGRATULATIONS!!
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Finance & Administration
Sgfety & Risk Management
The entire division recently received an award from
the Texas Department of Transportation for
"outstanding service in helping the department
maintain the beauty of Texas roadsides through
participation in the Adopt -A -Highway Antilitter
Program over a period from October 1, 1991 to
October 1, 1993". In order to receive this award, the
group has cleaned the two mile stretch of Andice Road
just west of the Lakeway Pool four times each year.
This can be a thankless job but is well worth the
effort. Way to go, Finance & Administration
employees!
Fire Services
Our own Tom Leggitt is now President of the Fire
Marshal's Association. Tom has served the last two
years as Vice President of the group. The
Association's goal is to promote public education, fire
safety and prevention. Training is also high on their
priority list. Congratulations, Tom!
Public Utilities
Team Work Rewarded
" Crew of the Week" in the Water/Wastewater
Departments of Community Owned Utilities, are as
follows:
Week of 9-6
George Luera and Enrique Carrizales
Week of 9-20 the was a tie between the team of
Michael Hallmark & Monnie Montgomery and
Lonnie L. Reed and Rodney Hrachovy
Each week a "Crew of the Week" is selected from the
2 man crew members in the department. To qualify
as "Winners" the crew must have demonstrated
proper, neat dress; friendly attitude toward fellow
employees as well as customers in the field; practiced
"Safety First" during job performance; properly
cleaned vehicles to represent the City; and completed
a high number of work orders. We commend these
crew members for their efforts in promoting pride and
accomplishment in their jobs.
Yes, the incentive program is still alive! Those
individuals who complete the year without any on-the-
job accident or injury will be eligible for incentive
pay. However, as explained to supervisors last
winter, the program runs the calendar year (January to
December), rather than the fiscal year (October to
September). So be on the lookout for more
information regarding your individual status by
(hopefully) the first part of November. As you
probably know, we have had a vacancy in the Risk
Management position, so we have not communicated
as much on the incentive program as people would
have liked.
BUT ... good news ... after extensive recruitment, we
have a very promising group of finalists to fill the
position. We will call this person a agfeety and
Emergency Management Coordinator to put maximum
emphasis on his/her job of making sure that employees
have the equipment and training to do their jobs safely
(in addition to emergency management
responsibilities). There will be a panel of employees
from several City divisions that will select the new
Safety Manager: Mark Miller from Public Utilities,
Jim Landry from Parks and Recreation, James
Simonson from Police Services, and Elizabeth Gray
from Management Services. If you have any thoughts
on what you would like to see in a Safety Coordinator,
talk to one of these people. The Safety Coordinator
works for you because YOU are the one who is out
there doing the work.
Thought for the Week
All the great things are simple, and many can be
expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor,
duty, mercy, hope.
Winston Churchill
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS: Joanna Brandon, Jeff Clausius,
Stephanie Crenshaw, Leon Henderson, Kathy Ragsdale and Penny
Thomas.
Please submit ads or articles you would like in the newsletter to
Joanna Brandon BY 5:00 the Tuesday before payroll.
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