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Proclamations 7.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	06/10/2013
Issue: Adoption of Proclamations
From:	George Touart
Department:	County Administrator's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Proclamations.

Recommendation: That the Board adopt the following five Proclamations:

A. The Proclamation commending and congratulating Road Corrections Officer Joseph C. Snow on his selection as the “Employee of the Month” for June 2013;

B. The Proclamation proclaiming the month of June 2013 as “Drug Court Month” in Escambia County, encouraging the recognition of practitioners and participants, who make the drug court programs work, and recognizing the significant contributions that drug courts have made, and continue to make, in reducing drug usage and crime;

C. The Proclamation commending and congratulating the Pensacola Catholic High School Crusaders Baseball Team on their back-to-back State Baseball Championships and wishing the coaches, staff, and players of the Pensacola Catholic High School Baseball Program continued success in the future;

D. The Proclamation congratulating the National Naval Aviation Museum on its 50th Anniversary and commending the Museum for its enduring vision and continuing mission to “select, collect, preserve and display historic artifacts relating to the history of Naval Aviation”;and

E. The Proclamation officially designating June 11, 2013, as a Day of No Kill in Escambia County, Florida, and encouraging our community to embrace the National Day of No Kill and work to create a No Kill Escambia County, even if it is for “Just One Day,” because if we can do it on June 11, 2013, then we can also do it other days for “Just Another Day.”

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:

This Recommendation is consistent with the Board's Goals and Objectives by the recognition and appreciation of the County's most valuable resource - its employees.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

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

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