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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

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Employee Month/Year Group No.
Julia Thomas-Fishburn 01/2012 1

Curious about the nomination guidelines? View guidelines and download the nomination form.

  • Guidelines
  • Nomination Form
  • Group Representatives

The Utah County "Employee of the Month" program strives to recognize employees for their outstanding contributions made to Utah County.

The "Employee of the Month" Committee is comprised of employee representatives from various departments who each serve a two-year term. The County Departments are divided into six groupings that are comparable in size, and a representative is selected from each group. The Committee typically meets the last Wednesday of each month and the representative is responsible for gathering nominations for employees from their assigned departments. The groups are rotated so that every six months each group is eligible to present their nominations, and an employee is selected as the Employee of the Month for that particular month.

Additional information regarding this program:

  • All employees are eligible for nomination except elected officials and 1000 hour time limited positions. Also, if an employee has been selected as an Employee of the Month, they are not eligible for selection for another five years.
  • Anyone (preference would be a group of two or more) can nominate an employee at any time by sending your representative (or Jane Ivie/ Personnel-Chairperson of the Employee of the Month Committee) your nomination. Email is a wonderful and convenient way to do this! View the nomination form.
  • A nomination should include comments addressing the ability the employee has working with fellow employees, supervisors, the public, personal initiative and job performance.
  • The nomination will then be submitted when the group that includes the nominated employee's department is scheduled to present their nominations to select an employee of the month for that month.
  • The selected employee is announced by the Commissioners during the first commission meeting of the month.
  • The selected employee is given a certificate by the Commissioners, a picture of the employee is placed in the main level of the Administration Building on the "Employee of the Month wall" and they receive an additional day of vacation. They are also eligible to be considered for the "Employee of the Year" (chosen from all the employees of the month for the months of January thru December.)
  • The selected employee for the "Employee of the Year" is typically announced during the Recognition Luncheon held in December.

The following is a listing of the current Representatives, the Departments they represent, and the times their nominations will be presented for selection: (Note: If the meeting is held in January, it will be the selection for the month of February)

Group No. : 1
Group Departments : Assessor, Attorney, Records Management, Recorder, Treasurer
Group Representative : Haley Christensen
  Ext. : 8031 / Email : ucadm.haleo@state.ut.us
Nomination Dates : December 14, June 20
Group No. : 2
Group Departments : Health and WIC, Substance Abuse, Senior Services
Group Representative : Debbie Solen
  Ext. : 7012 / Email : Debbis.uchlth@state.ut.us
Nomination Dates : January 18, July 18
Group No. : 3
Group Departments : CJC, USU Extension, JP Court, Public Works
Group Representative : Linda Steiner
  Ext. : 8470 / Email : lindaes.ucadm@state.ut.us
Nomination Dates : February 15, August 22
Group No. : 4
Group Departments : Corrections, Support Services, Prisoner Benefits, Food Service, Jail Industries, Housing, Jail Programs, Booking
Group Representative : Stacy Pulley - Sheriff / Jail
  Ext. : 4200 / Email : StacyP.UCSO@state.ut.us
Nomination Dates : March 21, September 19
Group No. : 5
Group Departments : Clerk/Auditor, Commission, Community Development, Elections,Information Systems,Personnel
Group Representative : Sarah Ruiz
  Ext. : 8165 / Email : sarahr.ucadm@state.ut.us
Nomination Dates : April 18, October 24
Group No. : 6
Group Departments : Sheriff Admin, Animal Control, Dispatch, Emergency Management, Investigations, Judicial Services, Patrol, Sex Crimes, Detectives
Group Representative : Tom Hodgson
  Ext. : 4142 / Email : tomh.usco@state.ut.us
Nomination Dates : May 23, November 14
Group No. : 7
Group Departments : Includes all Utah County Groups.
Group Representative : All representatives
  Ext. : / Email : ucadm.janei@state.ut.us
Nomination Dates : Any

 

Thank you for your participation and nominations that make this a meaningful program recognizing the exceptional employees who work for Utah County Government!

Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions regarding this program.

- Jane Ivie
Personnel Employee of the Month/Year Chairperson