COIN AWARD MONTY EDWARDS Water Utilities Supervisor 2 What do you love most about your job? I would say meeting new people and creating good long last relationships, and friendships. I met some of my closest friends working here. Also, just this morning I was working with a man from Indonesia. I also get the opportunity to pass along my knowledge to new younger employees for the future of the city. While my knowledge isn’t as great as some of the others I work under I remember a lot from the past with the city. I have seen this city grow so much in the last 18 years, it’s almost hard to believe. I can remember when the area where Kohls, and Lowe’s is, was just pasture land. Also, the Wllow Creek subdivision, was a flood area.
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How long have you been working for the city? 18.5 years What is a “typical” day like for you? I typically have a cup of coffee, while looking over our pump reports to see if any lift station needs addressing. Then I make my rounds checking on the jobs my co-workers are working on and helping with if they need me. Then I will check on inspection reports given to me by fellow workers to plan future projects for the crew. I also check the buoys around the lake and water pump station. I make sure the meter techs are handling the
leak reports, and customer concerns in a timely manner, which they do very well as short-handed as we have been lately. We also have 25 lift stations that we maintain all the time. What was the most challenging situation you have faced as an employee? How did you overcome the challenge? For me thus far in my career, I would have to say making the transformation from a worker on the crew to becoming a supervisor. Because literally one day I was just one of the guys the next I was their “boss”, the supervisor, I never liked being called a boss or boss man. I see myself as still one
