HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 01 26 Other - Document Re: Awards and Recognitions Referenced by City Manager SmithDate: January 26, 2009
The attached document was referenced by
Interim City Manager Kevin L. Smith under
"Reports" at the January 26, 2009 City
Commission Regular Meeting.
City of Winter Springs, Florida
Awards and Recognitions
As of January 2009
General
• Money Magazine (August 2007 Issue) - 31st Best Place to Live in the United Sates.
• MSN Advisory Services -Best City to Purchase a Home.
Police Department
• Law and Order Magazine - 2"d Place for best graphics on vehicles for cities under 50,000
residents and in 2004 Honorable Mention for specialty vehicles.
• The Agency became state accredited through The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement
Accreditation (CFA) in 2003.
• The Agency completed its first reaccreditation with CFA in 2006.
• The Agency then became internationally accredited through the Commission on
accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 2005.
Community Development Department
Tree City USA 20 years in a row.
Tree City USA Growth Award 10 years in a row.
Sterling Communities Award 2007.
Finance Department
Government Finance Officer's Association's (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Award for Fiscal
Year 2008 (award received for the first time on our first attempt).
GFOA's Certificate of Achievement in Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year
ended 9/30/07 for the eighth consecutive year.
Public Works/Utilities Department
In 2008, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent a plaque and a letter of
congratulations to the City acknowledging the City's successes in the National Flood
Insurance Program's Community Rating System. (The City's community flood insurance
rating was upgraded from Class 8 to Class 7 by the Insurance Services Office. The Class 7
rating provides a 15% rate reduction on flood insurance policies issued for properties
located within the 100-year floodplain (previously 10%). The plaque and letter of
appreciation were sent by FEMA as a token of their appreciation for the City's efforts "to
reduce loss of lives and mitigate property damage caused by flooding and by developing
activities that go above and beyond the minimum standards of the NFIP.")
Parks and Recreation Department
PGMS (Professional Grounds Management Society) National Award (presented 11/4/06).
STMA (Sports Turf Management Association) National Award - 2003 Sports Field Complex of
the Year.
• (2) Pioneer Fields of Excellence Awards.
Office of the City Manager
• In 2005, City Manager Ronald W. McLemore was nominated by the City Commission for the
Florida League of Cities' "Cities of Excellence" Program - "City Manager of the Year" Award.
Office of the City Attorney
In 2005, City Attorney Anthony A. Garganese was nominated by the City Commission for the
Florida League of Cities"'Cities of Excellence" Program - "City Attorney of the Year" Award.
In 2006, City Attorney Anthony A. Garganese was nominated by the City Commission for the
Florida League of Cities' "Cities of Excellence" Program - "City Attorney of the Year" Award.
City Attorney Garganese was then selected as one of the five finalists for the "City Attorney
of the Year" Award.
In 2007, City Attorney Anthony A. Garganese was nominated by the City Commission for the
Florida League of Cities' "Cities of Excellence" Program - "City Attorney of the Year" Award.
City Attorney Garganese was then selected as one of the four finalists for the "City Attorney
of the Year" Award AND WAS SELECTED as the Florida League of Cities"'City Attorney of the
Year".
Office of the City Clerk
In 2005, 2006 and 2007, City Clerk Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces, CMC was nominated by the City
Commission for the Florida League of Cities' "Cities of Excellence" Program - "City Clerk of
the Year" Award. City Clerk Lorenzo-Luaces, CMC was then selected as one of the five
finalists for the "City Clerk of the Year" Award.
In October 2008, City Clerk Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces received the coveted MMC designation
through the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and the Florida Association of City
Clerks, being one of only 59 Florida Municipal Clerks who have achieved this designation.