Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 (Agenda)
Item 7
We indicated this morning we would call up item number 7 this afternoon.
number 7 is to present certificates of recognition to Travis County employees who completed 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service during 2010.
I believe we have been asked to come down front.
wheel we are shaking hands somebody else will call out the names.
>> we would like y'all to come down front and shake the hands of this employees.
we're going start with 35 year employee.
we're going to ask as we call your name, come down here, shake the hands of the officials here.
then we'd like you to pause.
when we get all the 35 year employees, we want to take a picture of you together with the Commissioners court.
and to come over here if you want individual pictures with your boss, I'm sure you want it with your boss.
just say yes.
then we can certainly do that outside for you.
so chris nelson, had.
rmd, is going to call the names.
if the court members want to come on down.
start with 35 years.
>> thanks diane.
>> the only rule I know is no handshake, no certificate.
>> those that are here for 35 years, come on up.
we have thomas kokas, judge bob perkins, who is retired and come back, richard scott,.
we also want to mention.
>> what is that?
I like that.
>> go ahead.
>> we don't want to forget though, we have someone on the Commissioners court that is celebrating 37 years.
but we put her on the 35 year list so that she could get a certain scat this year--certificate this year.
Commissioner Margaret Gomez.
and those that aren't here we want to mention, joe gieselman and nancy townly.
here are our 35-year recipients.
oh, we do have joe here.
>> (applause)
>> coming back from retirement.
>> if you can take the certificates out for the picture.
camera folks would like that.
>> (applause)
>> now we will call up those who have 30 years of service.
those that are here, if you could go ahead and make your way up.
gail alvarez, portentia rodriguez.
gary russell and jose villareal.
>> (applause)
>> we want to mention we have cindy debara, judge guy herman, and helena blanco, also 30 years of service.
go ahead and pull your certificates out and put those in front of you for our photographer.
>> (applause)
>> I'm going to call out the 25 erse yoo.
we have quite a few folks with 25 years am we're going to try to get about eight to ten people up for the picture.
April bacon, diane bratchet, angela Davis, bruce helfont, david escamilla, darrell Friday, and dusty knight.
one more johnny yuarez, are you here?
come on up.
>> (applause)
>> I'd like to call up some more 25-year service.
pete baldwin, steve manly, bernaviv more eveno, steven nimitz, eileen rets, wesley pretty, stanley ropper raul kai rogua.
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>> (applause)
>> still quite a few more at 25 years.
some of them might be here by now.
tamara armstrong.
charlesburg, david bentless, martin kathy as, jackie kathis betty city, david crane, gordon die, william edener.
scott ee burt, steve jones, manual monce ias, vincent moreta feena morton, jose pollsist, shannon, load rend done, shane thomas.
robert smith.
lynn smithy.
gilbert soto, linda troutman, brett turcot roger wade, thommy woolly.
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>> (applause)
>> now 20-year milestone.
it's still a very significant milestone.
we have lots of folks in this milestone and I will call those that I believe are here .
rachel barcenas, ina brent, martha dell gotta.
kathy devo.
john hill.
betty hoag.
deborah cleckar, john lesso vica.
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>> (applause) patricia magalanes forgive my pronounce yages.
yolanda mccroi, fred mo if, fet, christopher nolan, Margaret owens.
sandra kisinia.
juan ita kiroga, betty rog riggest.
you're here..
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>> (applause)
>> let's get through some more names.
we have laura alt, annie aaron, barry barn net, sean bearing ton brian barios, michael bozel, jeffrey butts, joanne carson, brian case, isabel certaina, gary , gorge coolly, janie core tests, donna crosby, darlene dunn, lloyd ecret, shelly eaten, beverly evans, marry fairing to.
>> one second.
>> all right.
good call.
I think we have--
>> go on down the list.
>> okay.
>> I may be a 30-year recipient one day.
>> that is right, good call, judge.
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susan vherut, alison sign, kevin ferries, joseph floorest, elcento floor es, kelly franks, ceren gel espi, johnny gonzalez, joan fer gould, russell hand, james hand ec, darrell harris, brian hahn, george hernandez, liz house, valerie jackson, greg jackson, kathy jobsy, elizabeth jerica, gelel dean king, paul knight, bye diana lovving, sean ma loan, robert martin.
sean.
>> (applause)
>> freddy mcof ay, david murka, bryce miller, eugene mitchell, sylvia moral ez, raul anilist, lila o shots, vel ma page, sidney parker, mondaica rup, sammy, eddy sanchez, jane sap, scott schroeder, gary smith, geten down the alphabet, lisa stan san teeled, michael stanley doug teage, lasano thom a lou underwood, amanda valdez, duane wait, carolyn wester house, jenny ebara.
>> (applause)
>> that concludes the presentation.
we were hoping you would read the proclamation.
>> all right.
next year those will get cookies and a day off.
>> I will prepare that agenda item.
there you go.
>> for the tend attendees, we do have homemade cookies and lemon aid.
congratulations.
>> for those who have not had yove of this yet, the proclamation reads as follows.
>> shout over the crowd.
>> it reads, lemon aid and cookies outside?
chocolate chip?
homemade.
>> it reads why weather as the partnership for public service has declared may 1-7 2011 as public service recognition week, whereas citizens benefit from Travis County's public service delivery system that ensures justice and public safety, preserves health, serves veterans, provides a safety net for the needy, fosters an efficient transportation system, promotes recreational activities and preserves the county's natural resources, whereas the Travis County government's approximately 4600 employees judiciously manage taxpayer dollars to ensure accountability efficiency, effectiveness in the delivery of the aforementioned services, whereas Travis County government values accountability upholding the public's trust, good customer service, sound fiscal policy, and administration, respect for the individual, honesty and openness whereas public records nationwide chronicle the leadership, commitment, innovation, contributions and valuable services provided by public second employees in an assortment of disciplines, for example, public administration, human resource management, information technology, accounting, finance, law, criminal justice, emergency services, health and human services, medicine, and more, whereas the Commissioners court recognizes and wishes to acknowledge the service and commitment of Travis County's 4600 public servants by displaying an employee appreciation panner on the ned granger building, and is that banner placed today?
>> t sir.
>> I'll have to go out and look after court today.
I had no idea.
whereas the Commissioners court will publicly recognize on may 3 2011, 146 employees who have completed 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service with Travis County government, and that is just what we did a moment ago, whereas the Commissioners court challenges each elected and appointed oh official to acknowledge the contributions of their employees, especially during the week of may 1-7, national public service recognition week, now therefore be it known that we members of the Travis County Commissioners court do here by proclaim may 1-7, 2011, as public service recognition week and may 3, 2011 as Travis County employee recognition day in the great county of travis, and y'all moved approval and voted for it last week.
I move we do it again.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor.
that passes by unanimous vote.
>> (applause)
>> thank you all very much.
now Commissioners court.
>> thank you all.
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