WS Item 3I2ACTion Award Program
Reinforcing Southlake Values
I2ACTion Awards
Recognize, validate and value
Recognize employees who demonstrate values at work
Reward action that is above and beyond their normal job duties
Awardees
Integrity, Commitment to Excellence
David Law – while conducting house check, realized something wrong with citizen; convinced him to get medical attention saving his life.
Mike Moore – met with residents regarding city project; allayed concerns leading to successful project.
Awardees
Innovation
Diana Smith – asked Tarrant Cty to shred old police documents; did free of charge saving $2,800.
Daniel Ford – created customized menus and toolbars for staff during conversion to ArcView 9.2.
Awardees
Innovation
David Chancey – designed new inventory system for water meters and transmitters.
Teamwork, Commitment to Excellence
Stephanie Breitbarth – researched and compiled monitoring programs to comply with TCEQ requirements.
Awardees
Commitment to Excellence
Tim Hackrott, Anthony Blain, Cody Cliatt – while repairing water register, noticed another problem; discovered easily overlooked broken piece and repaired, ensuring correct measurement
and saving potential lost revenue.
Awardees
Commitment to Excellence
John Lesinski – performed quick turnaround inspection following a paperwork mix-up by contractor; allowed contractor to stay on schedule and complete pool on time for resident.
Kevin Northcutt – bitten by dog while performing inspection; completed inspection before seeking medical attention.
Awardees
Commitment to Excellence
Lance Montee – stayed with car accident victim on SH114 until she received help.
Clayton Comstock – acquired (7) utility franchise approval signatures in 2 days (Dallas, Lewisville, Mid-cities, Fort Worth); a process normally taking weeks.
Awardees
Commitment to Excellence. Teamwork
Dianna Brawner, Kevin Northcutt, John Ard, Dennis Killough – fast tracked a CO for a Southlake business owner who had gone through permit process in neighboring city only to find at
last moment that business was in Southlake and not in other city – requiring her to start process again.
Awardees
Commitment to Excellence
Vickie DeWees – made extra effort to ensure three employees received their reimbursement checks in that week’s check run.
Kealoha Vaipulu – took customer call after 5p. Resident stated “she was polite, professional, and very nice . . . She acted like it was 10a and not closing time. It was truly remarkable.”
Awardees
Innovation, Teamwork, Commitment to Excellence
Manuel Alvarez, Albert Hernandez – worked together to teach a DPS Spanish language course to DFW area officers. Positive feedback specifically mentioned role playing exercises that Manuel
and Albert conducted.
Awardees
Teamwork
Kurt Long – assisted co-worker who was tied up on another project by scheduling and meeting onsite with utility to work through issues.
Darrell Harvey, Adolfo Paz – assisted stranded vehicle by setting up cones and directing traffic during heavy downpour.
Awardees
Teamwork
Lauren Clark – assisted with Commercial Developers Roundtable by registering participants, compiling business cards from attendees, running copies, etc.
Roland DeGraauw – volunteered considerable time to help coordinate relocation of DPS from East facility to CIS; kept positive attitude throughout.
Awardees
Teamwork
Marvin Athans, Terry Lee, Josh Lesinski, Ted Krause, Johnny Lopez – transported 143 boxes from City Secretary office to offsite storage; saved three days of work and showed great attitudes.