Re: Public Works - New Employees and a Promotion

From: Elizabeth Klein

Sent: Tue Jul 10 15:14:16 2018

To: Gerald Fisher

Cc: Jimmy Thompson; Dan Huff

Subject: Re: Public Works - New Employees and a Promotion

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Wonderful news, thank you for sharing! I look forward to getting to know everyone and appreciate all the hard work you and the team has put in to make this a great place to live!!

Elizabeth Klein

City Council

City of Molalla

503-829-6855

eklein@cityofmolalla.com

From: "Gerald Fisher"

To: "Jimmy Thompson" , "Elizabeth Klein" , "Leota Childress" , "Glen Boreth" , "K Swigart" , "D Palumbo"

Cc: "Dan Huff"

Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 11:18:44 AM

Subject: FW: Public Works - New Employees and a Promotion

Dear Council members,

I wanted to share with you the email below about our staff here in Public Works. We have built a really good team that I am proud of look forward to our future accomplishments. Thanks.

Regards,

Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director

City of Molalla

117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038

Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218

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From: Gerald Fisher [mailto:gfisher@cityofmolalla.com]

Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 11:16 AM

To: All Employees

Subject: Public Works - New Employees and a Promotion

All,

A lot has happened over the past year here in Public Works and I wanted to share some of the changes that have happened since last summer. We have new staff members who have joined the Public Works team. Christie DeSantis, who has managed to keep Dan and I out of trouble, has had her hands full taking on the website update, keeping it current, and helping departments at City Hall do some long overdue housekeeping and records management. We were able to recruit her away from another agency and are lucky to have her. Another big find was Andy Peters our new Operations Supervisor. Andy brings a wealth of knowledge in facilities management, asset management, and efficiency in work flow. He has been an instrumental part of the team that turned the Wastewater Treatment Plant around and has helped in all of the plan updates that will get us in compliance with DEQ.

We also want to welcome Jamie Joost and Cody Foxworthy as our two new Utility Worker 1 staff members. Jamie had the huge grin while driving the City vehicle in the 4^th of July parade. Cody comes to us from another agency and folks have been enjoying his enthusiasm in his new career in Public Works. Another recent addition to the Wastewater Treatment Plant team is James Clifton. James has been a long time seasonal employee who filled an operator vacancy that occurred in 2017. His persistence has paid off and he has been a good addition to the Wastewater Treatment Plant team. We have also added Jaimee Searcy as our new Quality Assurance/Quality Control Analyst. Jaimee is responsible for water quality testing at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Her work will also will expand into drinking water and stormwater testing and the addition of a certified lab to the City. Lots of great stuff going on in Public Works as the City grows.

We want to congratulate Jake Ehredt who recently passed his Grade 3 Wastewater Treatment certification. Jake has been promoted to the Wastewater Plant Operator Lead position and has been the interim lead for the past two months while he studied for his Grade 3 certification. Feel free to congratulate Jake when you bump into him. He has done a terrific job taking over the plant and whipping it into shape. Jake, James, Jaimee, and Andy have been the team that fixed all of the problems at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and continue to build relationships with DEQ and our partners at the irrigation sites. Well done to you all and more good things to come when DEQ approves our Recycled Water Use Plan, Wastewater Facility and Collection System Master Plan, and the permit modification for the treatment plant.

In Parks we have added a seasonal employee by the name of Andrew Haynes. Andrew is a local resident who grew up in Molalla and is excited about being a part of making the community a great place to live.

All of our Public Works staff have done a terrific job in improving the community and providing a safe and well maintained systems that residents and business owners can enjoy. I feel fortunate to be a part of a great team and look forward to all that we will accomplish in the future. Thanks and have a great summer.

Regards,

Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director

City of Molalla

117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038

Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218