December 1, 2017

CONTACT: Lindsey Wiles

Communications Manager

lwiles@mariettaga.gov

77.794.5509

MARIETTA - On Friday, December 1st, Mayor Steve Tumlin and City Manager Bill Bruton honored both current and recently retired City employees who have served Marietta for a combined total of 1,960 years. The City Manager also awarded several employees with various prestigious City-wide awards.

City Manager's Award

Marietta City Manager Bill Bruton awarded Mark Rice, the Chief Building Official in the Public Works Department, the City Manager's Award for Exceptional Service for his accomplishments, hard work, and dedication to the City. This award is presented to employees who provide the best internal service to their fellow colleagues and external service to the public, and is generally seen as epitomizing public service.

Darrell Dickerson Marietta First Award

Kimberly Odom, Deputy Court Administrator of the Marietta Municipal Court, received the Darrell Dickerson Marietta First Award, which includes a plaque and $500 endowment. This award is given to an employee who serves as an ambassador for the City of Marietta, both internally and externally, and who cares about the City and its employees.

2017 Employee of the Year

Ronald Smith, Jr., Firefighter with Marietta Fire Department, is the employee of the year for 2017. The Employee of the Year award is presented to an employee who is singled out by supervisors, peers, citizens, and customers of the City of Marietta and Board of Lights and Water for consistently having a professional attitude, providing quality customer service, creating an atmosphere of teamwork, having good attendance, and their willingness to serve as a role model.

Supervisor of the Year

Joyce Brown, Tax Manager in the Finance Department, received the Alex G. Newsome Memorial Award for Supervisor of the Year. Alex G. Newsome was an employee of the City of Marietta for 35 years.  As Superintendent of Electrical Services, Newsome was known for his knowledge of his craft, dedication, excellent teaching skills, tender heart, sense of humor, and homegrown vegetables.

The following City Employees received various pins for their years of service to Marietta:

40 YEARS OF SERVICE:

Jackie Gibbs - Fire

35 YEARS OF SERVICE:

Lori Herrin - Electrical

Danny Rackley - Fire

Roger Rozen - Municipal Court

30 YEARS OF SERVICE:

Bruce Bishop - IT

Darren Camp (retired) - Public Works

Joe Duvall - Police

Paul Hooks - Public Works

25 YEARS OF SERVICE:

Lori Duncan (retired) - Finance

Patricia Shepherd - Municipal Court

Kenny Thomason - Public Works

Anthony Weathers (retired) - Public Works

Twenty-nine employees who have served the city for a combined total of 660 years retired in 2017.

DIANE BREWER, BLW Customer Care                       

KELLY CALDWELL, Fire                                                    

DARREN CAMP, Public Works                                      

NICHOLAS COSTOS, Police

JAMES CURTIS, Finance

LORI DUNCAN, Finance

MICHAEL FREER, Police

ROBERT GARLAND, Police

CONNIE GOODRUM, Municipal Court

BEVERLY GORMAN, Police

CLAY HOPKINS, BLW Electrical

PAMELA IRVING, Development Services

VICKIE LESLIE, IT

ERIC LOCKHART, IT

WILLIAM MCCRAY, Public Works

DANNY MESSIMER, Police

CORNELIUS MYERS, Public Works

CYNTHIA NALLEY, Fire

CHRISTOPHER OTOOLE, Fire

MARGARET RICHARDSON, Fire

VIRGIL “VIC” RUFFIN, Fire

DIANE SELLITTO, Finance

EDWARD STEPHENS, Police

JAMES STOVALL, Parks, Rec, and Facilities

DAVID TIGGS, Public Works

FRANK UCCIFERRI, Fire

ANTHONY WEATHERS, Public Works

RONNIE WILKINS, Public Works

PAT WILSON, Development Services

More info: Marietta's Human Resources Department, 770-794-5562