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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMayCity of Sebastian Employee )Newsletter may, 11998 BARBARA QWITS EMPLOYEE OF QUARTER EMPLOYEE HONORED At the April 22, 1998 council meeting, Mayor ` ~ Happy Birthday Sullivan presented the Employee -Of -The - Quarter award to Barbara Quinn. Barbara has been an employee of the City since April 137 1989 and is 05/04 Steve DiTrapano P/W Maintenance Wrk I currently employed at the Police Department as a 05/04 Kimberly Foster -PA) Police Officer Clerical Assistant II in the Records Division. She has 05/07 Sylvia Clark P/W Maintenance Wrk I continued to show her support and dedication to the 05/10 Lary Hardison-P/D Police Officer City, but most recently, during a trying time at the 05/14 Dennis White-P/D Police Chief Police Station when they were short two employees, 05/16 Joy Green-G/C Head Cashier she doubled her efforts, never complained about the 05/20 Bill Shandor-G/C Starter Ranger excess work, or having to put in a little extra time. 05/21 Cathy Bricker-F/D Account Clerk II Barbara also assisted in training two new employees 05/21 Terry Hill-P/W Asst. Public Works Dir. and did a commendable job. As a result of Barbara's 05/22 Jean Tarbell-C/M Administrative Asst. outstanding performance, she was selected as 05/23 Joseph Bricker-P/W Maintenance Wrk. II employee of the fourth quarter. Way_ to go Barbara! 05/24 Larry Paul -LEG Councilmember E MILY WEDICAL LEAVE Mr. Paul Horsey of Dimensions Unlimited conducted three sessions on the Family Medical Leave Act. He informed the employees of their rights under this law and passed out a copy of an overview of the policy to insure all employees are complying within the law and City Policy. Sample forms were also attached for employees and supervisor/managers to utilize. Should you have any questions, or have need to take FMLA leave, please contact your supervisor and manager. Mr. Horsey will be interim Human Resources Director for a short period of time. He will be at City Hall on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Should you need to meet with him please schedule an appointment with Doris at 388-8240. 05/30 Gary Nicholas-P/W Maintenance Wrk. III ,INSIDE CITYLIMITS Longgft Emp-loyees with IO or more years of service: 05/18/81 Jean Tarbell-C/M Administrative Assistant 05/09/83 Edward Wessendorf-P/W Maint. Wrk. III 05/07/87 Michelle Morris -PID Police Officer Em lgyees with 5-9 years of service: 05/22/89 Margie Poole -FID Account Clerk III 05/01/89 Gloria Brown-P/D Communications Tech. 05/10/91 Gary Johnson-P/W Maintenance Wrk. II 05/23/91 Charles Reilly-P/D Communications Tech. GOOD BYE! Robert Massarelli has left the employment of Community Development. His last day was April 30, 1998. We will all miss him! Phillip Bowers has left the employment of Human Resources. His last day was May 1, 1998. We will all miss his sense of humor! WELCOME ABOARD! Claudia Maze started on April 27, 1997 in the Community Development Department as a Clerical Assistant II. She will be working in Code Enforcement and Planning and Zoning. John Cagey started on April 23, 1998 at the Golf Course as a Cart Attendant. He will be working temporary part-time. Steven Jennings started on April 6, 1998 in the Public Works as a Laborer. He will be working in Road and Drainage Division. .MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEE NEWS! • We had a good tum out on our last blood drive. Some of our usual contributors were; ., Walter Barnes, Kathy Brauer, Gloria Brown, Tom Chadwick, Sylvia Clark, Brian Grzesiak, Janet Isman, Daryl Thompson, and Robert Mangarell. The next drive will be held Monday, May 49 1998 in the parking lot by the City Council Chambers. Please help support your community to bring a safe and stable supply of blood to Indian River County. Sally Gninzweig went to Boston to attend her eldest son, Peter's, wedding. The couple honeymooned in Jamaica. The family had a great time and Sally got to play with her new grandson. Public Works is cleaning the ditches in unit 1 with the bobcats, cleaning swales in unit 15 using the badger and armadillo. Engineering is getting all the maps ready for the paving project. The police officers have just completed firearm training and night shooting. Also, they completed a class in CPR. Sebastian Police Department is in the process of creating their own Web Page. Once it is up and running, we will give you the web address. Everyone have a great day off on May 25th. Be careful and remember our soldiers who have died in serving our country. Bodv. Mind, & Soul "Every person is an exception ." —Soren Kierkegaard "Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves." --Sir James Barrie "Speak kind words and you will hear kind echoes." Bahn 66People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But self is not something that one finds, it is something that one creates." —Thomas Szasz SPECIAL DATES! $ 05/01/98 Pay Day + 05/04/98 Blood Drive (City Hall) V 05/10/98 Mother's Day $ 05/15/98 Pay Day * 05/16/98 Armed Forces Day 0 05/25/98 Memorial Day (City Holiday) $ 05/29/98 Pay Day E TI N OF THE MONTH By Kathy Brauer 14 How Did You Like • The Movie "Titanic"? Dawn Corapi- Community Development - ` Loved it! Only saw it once but I want to see it again. It's the only movie I will go buy when it comes out." Bernice Marsh - Golf Course - "Haven't seen it yet, but heard from a lot of people that. it has gotten rave reviews." Leeford Richards - City Garage - "I haven't gone to see it yet. I didn't have anyone to go with me." Sally Grunzweig - Engineering - "Excellent! How can anyone not like it." Jean Tarbell - City Manager Office - "No. I really don't have any great desire but will wait until it comes out in video." LONG TERM CARE s The average buyer of long-term care a insurance is 69 years old and has an annual household income of $37,000. Average cost for long term insurance? $1,500 per year. In the U.S., a 65 -year-old man has a 36% chance of ever needing long-term care; a 65 -year-old woman has a 50% chance. Most Americans do not realize that Medicare does not pay for long-term nursing-home costs — which average about $40,000 per year. --Source: Health Insurance Association ofAmerica. 11 WA YS TQ,ELI' YOUR WORKPLACE HUMS t: Everyone on your work team should ask themselves these questions at the end of every day. 1. What made you mad today? 2. What took too long? 3. What caused complaints today? 4. What was misunderstood today? S. What cost too much? 6. What was wasted? 7. What was too complicated/too simplistic? 8. What was just plain silly? 9. What job involved too many/too few people? 10. What job involved too many actions? 11. What innovative ideas do you have to make things work better? ✓ At departmental meetings, discuss the answers and see what changes can be made to make your workplace more productive, creative, stress -free, kind, and fun.' —Source: Adopted fmm TeleProfessional by Bill Maynard NOTE: All employees are responsible to notify management on: 1. Outside employment. 2. Changes of address & phone numbers. 3. Change in beneficiary(s) 4. Change in emergency contacts. 5. Any change in having a valid Florida Drivers License. The City does random drug testing for Commercial Driving License holders per the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Transportation. GOOD N' SHORT MEETINGS • Keep on track • Keep it brief • Keep it fair • Keep it gracious • Keep it helpful • Keep it fun • Avoid meetings, to the extend possible. (`Most of our meetings are called to solve problems we wouldn't have if we didn't have so many meetings.") • Try to meet less often (e.g., weekly instead of daily; quarterly instead of monthly). • Stand for brief meetings (unless there is someone with a disability). • Never have meetings in comfortable seats. Also, keep the temperature setting slightly uncomfortable (680 in winter, and 75o in summer).V —Source: Dr. J. Keith Coop Church Management Resources, Omaha `NORMAL'? `Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for — in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." Ellen Goodman 1998 SAFETY COMMITTEE wETINGS ON THE FOLLOWING THURSDAYSAT 10:00A.M. May 7th, June 11 th, July 16th, August 13th, September 17th, October 8th, November 12th, and December 10th, in the City Managers Conference Rm. 1998 HOLIDAYSCHEDULE New Year's Day January 1- Thursday President's Dt ,r February 16 -Monday Memorial Day May 25 - Monday Independence Day July 3 - Friday Labor Day September 7 -Monday Veteran's Day November 11- Wed Thanlogiving November 26 -Thursday DayAfter November 27 - Friday Day Before Christmas December 24 - Thur. Christmas Day December 25 - Friday CITY OFS . A T7ANP0 IC'Y A DRUIG FREE WORK p A('E T.HE i -THINNER }90; The loser is always part of the problem. The winner is always part of the answer.. The loser always has an excuse. The winner always has a program. The loser says, "That is not my job." The winner says, "Let me do it for you." The loser sees a problem for every answer. The winner sees an answer for every problem. The loser sees a sand trap near every green. The winner sees a green near every sand trap. The loser says it may be possible, but it is too difficult. The winner says it may be difficult, but it is possible. Author Unknown "Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star." —Willis Reed "Life is to live in such a way as not to be afraid to die." —SL Teresa ofAvila "There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know the reason by then." Hazel Scott DECIPRERING LABELS FOR MEAT AND POULTRY By Margie Poole FRESH, ORGANIC, FREE _RANGE. You find terms like these on meat and poultry labels, but few understand just what they say about the quality and value. To help make it all clear, the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service offers the following glossary of meat and poultry labeling terms: • Fresh — For poultry, any product that has never been chilled below 26 degrees Fahrenheit. • Organic — Neither meat nor poultry labels are permitted to bear this term. • Free Range — Poultry certified to have been allowed access to the out of doors. • Basted or Sed basted — Products that are injected or marinated with butter or other edible fat, broth, stock or water. • Cern, fied — Products officially rated by the FSIS and -the Agriculture Marketing Service for class, grade or other quality characteristics. • Frozen — Poultry chilled to zero degrees Fahrenheit or below. • Kosher — Meat and poultry products that have been prepared under rabbinical supervision. • Natural — Products containing no artificial ingredient or added color and only minimally processed. (The label must define "natural.") Products from animals raised with antibiotics can be labeled "natural." • No Hormones — Chickens must not be fed hormones; this prohibition must be noted if the term `No Hormones" is used on a poultry label. In red meat, the term may be used if it can be documented that no hormones or antibiotics were used in raising the animal. CRASHES Running red lights is the No. 1 cause of car crashes in American cities. Annual cost to society: $7 billion in damages, medical bills, and lost work time. The average amount of time saved by running a red light is 50 seconds Source: U.S Department of Transportation PARENTING The alarming increase of lawlessness among today's children and youths is due to the fact that many American children aren't well supervised — especially after school and after dinner. Statistics show that crime by juveniles peaks at 3 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. Previous studies have shown that a significant number ofteen pregnancies occur between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. —Source. James Fox Criminal Justice Professor, Northeastern University, Boston NUTRMON If you and/or your children want to become healthy vegetarians, but you don't know where to turn for reliable, up-to-date, non-commercial information on nutrition, teen food choices, pregnancy, eating out, recipes, cookbooks, etc., write or call: The Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203; 410-