City Honors Employees with Afternoon with the Stars

City employees and volunteers received recognition at “An Afternoon with the Stars,” the City of Redlands seventh annual employee recognition held at the Civic Center. The City’s Human Resources Department and Employee Appreciation Committee, made up of employees from various departments planned the event, which for the past five years has been held at City Hall during most employees’ lunch hour. Local food vendors offered discounts, setting up a lunch time spread including burritos, pizza, chicken, cupcakes and funnel cakes. Other businesses donated dozens of prizes for a raffle giveaway. During the awards ceremony, Oct. 23, managers, full-time and part-time employees and volunteers were recognized for providing service above and beyond their job descriptions. Award recipients were nominated by their peers and chosen by a review committee composed of one city employee and two members who work for other agencies. Employees of the Year include: Administrative: Jeanne Donaldson (City Clerk’s Office) Safety: Corey Hunt (Police) Technical and Professional: Cheryl Williams (City Manager’s Office) Field: Timothy Neumann (MUED) Part-time: Kristie Mejia (Quality of Life) Managers of the Year include: Administrative: Tommi Ng (Human Resources) Safety: Richard Sessler (Fire) Field: Aaron Jenkins (Quality of Life) Volunteer of the Year: Anthony Alvadaro (Fire) Eighteen employees received 5-year service pins; 14 received 10-year pins; 11 received 15-year pins. Eighteen employees were recognized for 20 years of service with the City and another seven for 25 years of service with the City and one for 30 years of service.