Brooks Bennett, Letty Hernandez and Mark McCartan were honored at the Public Works annual luncheon.

The Public Works luncheon on Dec. 13 honored several employees for their outstanding work in 2011. Letty Hernandez, Administrative Technician, is Transportation’s Employee of the Year. Letty was recognized for her work during all the changes in Public Works this past year. Mark McCartan, meter service technician supervisor, is Utilities’ Employee of the Year. Mark has been with the City for 30 years and was recognized for his work implementing the City’s Automatic Meter Reading system. Brooks Bennett, technology specialist for Administration, was made Honorary Public Works Employee of the Year. Brooks was recognized for his work on the City’s website, City Focus and social media.

Honorary Public Works Employee of the Year
Brooks Bennett, technology specialist for Administration, was made Honorary Public Works Employee of the Year. Brooks was recognized for his work on the City’s website that helped get information out to citizens about the new recycling program and during the water emergency in October, as well as his work on City Focus and in the City’s social media efforts.

“He created widgets, online tools that help citizens find the information they need. He is always willing to help and go out of his way to get the most information that will benefit the public. He does an excellent job getting the message across in the stories he puts together for City Focus and all the other social media used by the City.  Anytime we want the public to be informed, whether it’s an upcoming event, mandatory water restrictions, construction at an intersection, or new services provided, etc… he thoroughly gathers all the information and does an excellent job getting the word out.  Being that the vast majority of the services we provide impact all of our citizens, his efforts and expertise have helped us tremendously to succeed in keeping the citizens well informed.  Brooks Bennett has been a vital asset to our departments.”

Transportation Employee of the Year
Letty Hernandez, Administrative Technician, is Transportation’s Employee of the Year. Letty was recognized for her good work during all the changes in Public Works this past year.

“Letty had to deal with many changes over the last year.  Her job duties used to have her working for two departments and now she’s under just one. She provides excellent customer service throughout the entire city. She is always pleasant to her customers and always on top of what needs to be done. She works diligently with the internal customers of the city and does a great job of working with architects, engineers, and contractors.  No matter what the tasks given her are, she is always up to it and sees to it the job is completed and well done.”

Utilities Employee of the Year
Mark McCartan, meter service technician supervisor, is Utilities’ Employee of the Year. Mark has been with the City for 30 years and was recognized for his work implementing the City’s Automatic Meter Reading system.

Mark has been with the city a very long time and has kept the best interest for the city and his crew, at heart.  He put in a great effort to keep the AMR Installation project on time with just a few headaches on the way.  He deals with the public in a very professional manner by answering all questions and concerns from this major project and all other times.  He takes care of all issues in a timely and effective manner.