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Proclamations 7.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	08/03/2017
Issue: Adoption/Ratification of Proclamations
From:	Jack Brown
Department:	County Administrator's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Proclamations.

Recommendation: That the Board take the following action:

A. Adopt the Proclamation commending and congratulating Cooper Saunders, Senior Project Coordinator in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department, on his selection as "Employee of the Month" for August 2017;

B. Adopt the Proclamation proclaiming the week of August 14, 2017, as "West Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee Hazardous Materials Awareness Week" throughout the County, in an effort to heighten public recognition of efforts to safeguard the community from hazardous materials and to acknowledge the unique public participation component of the program;

C. Ratify the Proclamation expressing the Boards' appreciation to Ms. Eula Sellers for 23 years of faithful and dedicated service as a County employee; and

D. Ratify the Proclamation extending a warm welcome to Imperial Potentate Gary J. Bergenske, upon the occasion of his visit to Escambia County, Florida.

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
Cooper Saunders EOM
Hazardous Materials Awareness Week
Ms. Eula Sellers
Potentate Gary J. Bergenske