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Proclamations 6.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	04/04/2019
Issue: Adoption/Ratification of Proclamations
From:	Amy Lovoy
Department:	Asst County Administrator
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Proclamations.

Recommendation: That the Board take the following action:

A. Adopt the Proclamation commending and congratulating Gregory W. Jackson, a Clerk I in the Library Services Department, on his selection as the "Employee of the Month" for April 2019;

B. Adopt the Proclamation, on behalf of the citizens of Escambia County and her fellow coworkers, commending and congratulating Mrs. Judy H. Witterstaeter, Agenda Program Coordinator, on her retirement, effective Friday, March 29, 2019, and expressing the Board's appreciation to Mrs. Witterstaeter for her 15 years and 8 months of faithful and dedicated service to Escambia County;

C. Ratify the Proclamation dated March 14, 2019, honoring and congratulating Mrs. Susie Lett Cooper on reaching the age of 100 and extending best wishes to her for continued good health and happiness;

D. Ratify the Proclamation dated March 20, 2019, congratulating and welcoming the officers and sailors of the Juan Sebastian de Elcano to Pensacola, Florida, during the 500th Anniversary of the First Circumnavigation of the Earth; and

E. Ratify the Proclamation dated March 21, 2019, honoring and congratulating Ms. Helena Shelby Brockman on reaching the age of 100 and extending best wishes to her for continued good health and happiness.

BACKGROUND:

On March 21, 2013, the Board approved the "Employee of the Month and Employee of the Year Awards Program." Each Department will submit one employee to be nominated as the "Employee of the Month." The County Administrator will then select one employee from the nominations. The employee who is selected will receive a check in the amount of $250, a Proclamation, and a plaque that will hang in the lobby of the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building for that month.

Various departments, outside agencies, special interest groups, civic and religious organizations in recognition of specific events, occasions, people, etc., request Proclamations.

Information provided on the Proclamation is furnished by the requesting party and placed in the proper acceptable format for BCC approval by the County Administration staff.

Board approval is required by Board Policy Section I, A (6).

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

The Employee of the Month Award Program will cost $250 per month; the Employee of the Year Award Program will cost $500 per year. Funding is available through Fund 001, General Fund, Cost Center 150101, Object code 55201.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

The Human Resources Department and the County Administrator's Office will work together to coordinate this program.

Attachments
Gregory Jackson Employee of the Month Proclamation
Judy Witterstaeter - Retirement Proclamation
Susie Lett Cooper Cent. Proclamation
Juan Sebastian de Elcano Proclamation
Ms. Brockman Centenarian Proclamation