HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2503-4393CITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
Monday, May 05, 2025
Council Chambers & Hybrid
5:30 PM
Agenda Item
1.City Employee Years of Service Awards and Proclamation acknowledging Public Service
Recognition Week: May 4-10, 2025
City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
Lead Department: Human Resources
Meeting Date: May 5, 2025
Report #:2503-4393
TITLE
City Employee Years of Service Awards and Proclamation acknowledging Public Service
Recognition Week: May 4-10, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council recognize employees for their years of dedicated service
and acknowledge National Public Service Recognition Week for this week of May 4 – 10, 2025.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Public Service Recognition Proclamation 2025
APPROVED BY:
Sandra Blanch, Human Resources Director
Proclamation
PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK
May 4 - 10, 2025
WHEREAS, Americans are served every single day by public servants at the federal, state, county and city levels. These unsung heroes do the work that keeps our nation working; and across our nation, public employees take not only jobs, but oaths of office; and
WHEREAS, many public servants risk their lives each day in service to the people of our communities, as well as provide safety inspections and patrols, maintain our infrastructure, operate our public facilities, and provide the diverse services demanded by the American people with integrity and diligence; and
WHEREAS, public servants provide the institutional knowledge, experience, and continuity that
supports the long term sustainability of our community assets and organizational history; and
WHEREAS, here in our city, our staff promotes and sustains the superior quality of life in Palo Alto, and in partnership with our community delivers cost-effective services in a personal, responsive, and innovative manner; and
WHEREAS, over the past year alone, our city staff have:
•Oversaw the lending of over 1 million library materials;
•Cleaned and treated 90+ miles of sewer lines;
•Repaired or replaced over 15,000 square feet of sidewalk;
•Processed 5,800 employee personnel transactions;
•Facilitated the participation of over 14,000 individuals in a variety of classes, camps, and programs spanning arts, sciences, recreational activities and open space.
•Maintained 32 parks and over 36,000 trees;
•Provided nearly 4,000 ambulance transports;
•Answered over 140,000 calls to the dispatch center, and received nearly 40,000 police calls for service;
•Installed over 23,400 electric Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters;
•Issued over 4,500 building and fire permits; and,
•Completed over 19,000 building inspections.
And much more, all with the professionalism we know and appreciate, day in and day out.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ed Lauing, the Mayor of the City of Palo Alto do hereby proclaim that May 4, 2025 to May 10, 2025, is Public Service Recognition Week. All citizens are encouraged to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of government employees at all levels — federal, state, county and city – and especially our City of Palo Alto employees.
Presented: May 5, 2025
Ed Lauing Mayor