2023 Fall Employee Brag Newsletter

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https://www.Lancaster-tx.com THEEMPLOYEEBRAG NEWSLETTER Employee Newsletter to share our P.R.I.D.E and Unity! PRODUCTIVITY RESOURCEFULLNESS INTERGRITY DEDICATION EXCELLENCE
3 - Holiday Schedule 4 - Upcoming Staff Birthday’s 7 - Welcome New Employees 10 - Get to Know Me 11 - New Baby On The Way 12 - Congratulations on Graduating 13 - Employee Benefits 18 - Safe Ride Information 20 - National Night Out 21 - Litter is Bitter 22 - Salsa y Salsa 23 - Boo Bash Event 24 - Turkey Bowl 25 - Photos from Staff 29 - Halloween Word Search 30 - Follow Us On Social Media contents
2023 HolidaySchedule 23RD& 24TH 25TH
NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY Thanksgiving Christmas New Year's Day Thursday & Friday Monday Monday
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CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED

Upcoming Staff Birthday's

10/02: Jose Calix

10/06: Cesar Alvarez

10/09: Phyllis McFall

10/12: James Spencer

10/14: Clay Lane

10/15: Amanda Acosta

10/15: Richard Ransom

10/19: Camilia Shoulders

10/19: John Spera

10/21: Jacob Green

10/24: Maria Campos

10/26: Ryan Camacho

10/28: Aaron Debray

10/29: Chris Youngman

10/30: Daniel Lopez

10/30: Tara Priddis

Upcoming Staff Birthday's

11/02: Eliu Olivas Rodrigues

11/02: Alysia Walton

11/02: Aleja Flowers

11/05: Jerry Rand

11/05: Walter Wheeler

11/06: Clifford Armstead

11/07: Collin Stewart

11/09: Jeremy Sandy

11/12: Sharonda Walton

11/15: Doug Walker

11/16: Vernon Wilson

11/17: De’Vante Cooley

11/17: Patricia Boyd

11/17: Jason Rivera

11/17: Jaquin Sims

11/18: Lisha Brown

11/19: Matthew McAnally

11/21: Lydia Anderson

11/21: Michael Rasco

11/24: Lisa Davis

11/27: Andrew Emery

11/27: Lauren Spaniel

11/28: Nevaeh Adams

11/28: Donny Crutcher

11/29: Oved Lopez

11/29: Paul Beck

11/30: Shanet Bagley

Upcoming Staff Birthday's

12/01: John Miller

12/02: Churchill Bottom-Cassell

12/03: Bryan Burns

12/05: Herbert Daniels

12/05: Melissa Anderson

12/07: John Martin

12/09: Amber Wesson

12/10: Michael Theobald

12/10: Gerado Cervantes

12/12: Nathan Johnson

12/19: Lawrence McCauley

12/19: Austen Williams

12/19: Allen Story

12/19: Jeremy Stuckey

12/21: Lonnie Lee

12/23: Stoney Logan

12/25: Leniesha Skach

12/26: Greg Carrell

12/27: Taylor Womack

12/27: Rusty Johnson

12/28: Alonso Mancha

12/30: Beau Jackson

12/30: Maya Allen

12/30: Tanner Varvil

Keiley Tesauro 07/11/2023 PT - YEAR ROUND LIFEGUARD Churchill BottomCassell Darrell Parish Lola Brown Marc Hicks
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07/18/2023 911 Dispatcher 07/24/2023 MECHANIC/FLEET SVS 06/20/2023 911 Dispatcher W E L C O M E O U R N E W E M P L O Y E E S T O L A N C A S T E R 07/17/2023 Lead Mechanic
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Marko Garcia Chasity Case Bobby Strogen Elizabeth Morales WELCOME TO THE CITY 08/21/2023 PT - RECREATION ATTENDANT 08/25/2023 911 Dispatcher W E L C O M E O U R N E W E M P L O Y E E S T O L A N C A S T E R 08/10/2023 City Manager's Office Intern 08/13/2023 ANIMAL SHELTER ATTENDANT
Khalu Qualls 09/03/2023 Maintenance Worker Terrence Simmons Christopher Wigfall Jose Reed Olivia Bradley
09/05/2023 Maintenance Worker 09/14/2023Animal Shelter Attendant 09/03/2023 Heavy Equipment Operator W E L C O M E O U R N E W E M P L O Y E E S T O L A N C A S T E R 09/05/2023 Maintenance Worker
WELCOME TO THE CITY

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Recreation Leader

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K he Parks & Recreation Department. She came in eager to learn and has grown tremendously in her position. We learned last Christmas, that Kanisha is multi-talented. In her spare time, she likes to sing and write music. She is a graphic design artist where she designs t-shirts, key chains, coasters, and more. Before starting her career in Lancaster, she was a day care owner for fifteen years and also worked as an Engineer. Kanisha started singing at the age of thirteen, and had the opportunity to sing with Erykah Badum,Kim Burrell, Vickie Winans and many local artists. Gospel music is in her DNA and is an important staple of her family. Kanisha’s uncle is the late great WIllie Neal Johnson of the Gospel Keynotes. She is currently recording some music and is putting the final touches on an upcoming gospel album. Kanisha’s dedication has always been shown in every aspect of her daily role at the Recreation Center.

CONGRATULATIONS! Time to brag

NOEMI SALINAS IS A PERMIT TECHNICIAN AT CITY HALL, AND RECENTLY FOUND OUT SHE WILL BE HAVING A BOY! WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRAGULATE HER. SHE IS DUE LATE JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.

Oh BOY!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST GRADUATES

Nicholas Kunsman and Samuel Miller graduated from Dallas College, Cedar Valley Campus on August 16, 2023 along with 17 other personnel from area cities. They received 39 college credit hours for their studies that included a college level Anatomy and Physiology class plus 7.5 months of paramedic specific training. At least 40 hours per week were spent in class lectures, laboratory sessions, hospital clinicals and ambulance internships. They learned IV access skills, pharmacology, electrocardiogram interpretation, defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion, transcutaneous pacing, needle thoracostomy, and emergency care from childbirth to CPR in progress.

MEMBERSHIPS RESERVATIONS PROGRAMS CITY OF LANCASTER Contact 972-218-3700 for Operation Hours Enjoy the Lancaster Recreation Center memberships, classes and more! PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 1700 VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY LANCASTER RECREATION CENTER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FREE for City of Lancaster employees Includes: fitness atrium, gymnasium, Wellbeats, indoor walking track, & indoor pool. Deposit fee waived & 10% off facility rentals & reservations. Programs 10% off & FREE staff-led cycling classes. QUESTIONS? EMAIL PARKSANDREC@LANCASTER-TX.COM

How to access your employee benefits

Go to ADP website and log in with your own credentials, Once you're logged in you should see this home page.

Scroll down the page until you see these icons on the page, and click the Benefits forms/videos icon

Once you are on this page, you will find the benefits books that has all the information you might need

If you scroll down, you will find all these icons with great benefits you might not be aware of.

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2/2 $1,000 Rebate Up To 10% Off* Exclusive Child Life Insurance Buy Now, Pay Later $50 Off Member Pricing Free Quote Preferred Pricing Enrollment Fee Waived Over 50% Off Up To 43% Off Exclusive Up To 20% Off 55% Off Frames Exclusive 10% Off Exclusive 35% Off Free Quote Free Savings Estimate Free Quote FREE* Doorbell Exclusive Savings Free 14 Day Trial Employee Discounts

We all know drinking & driving don’t mix

Your employer encourages all employees and their family members to act responsibly by not driving under the influence of alcohol.

Don’t drink & drive … call for a SafeRide

Buzzed driving is drunk driving – just because someone may have had only one or two drinks does not mean they are OK to drive. Consuming alcohol can impair judgment and make people less likely to make the best decision for the safety of themselves and others. As a result, they may think they are OK to drive when they are not.

To ensure your safety, Alliance Work Partners (AWP) offers SafeRide.

SafeRide is intended for those occasions when calling a cab is the right thing to do. The program is provided to you at NO COST and is 100% CONFIDENTIAL.

PLAN A SOBER RIDE

Planning ahead for a sober ride is the best way to ensure you get home safely. Don’t wait until after you have started drinking. Designate a driver or arrange for someone you trust to pick you up. That also applies to others you know. If you know someone who is about to drive impaired, take their keys and find them a sober ride home

Here’s how it works:

Jot down the telephone number of your local cab company on your AWP wallet card and keep with you.

If you find yourself in an unanticipated situation where you or someone you are riding with is incapacitated, call your local cab company for a safe ride home. Circumstances may include:

(i e , bad news on the job, death in the family, finalizing

“One too many” alcoholic beverages

Drowsiness due to medication

Emotional distress

a divorce, etc )

For reimbursement, within 30 days, mail the following information: full name, name of your employer ,address, telephone number,

e-mail address, fully completed cab co. receipt

see back for more on the AWP SafeRide Guidelines

AWP will reimburse the cost of cab farev when you choose to call a cab in the event the employee or family member finds themselves impaired and unable to drive safely and responsibly

Note:

Alcohol slows a driver’s reaction time, reduces their ability to properly gauge speed or distance from other objects and makes it difficult for them to focus on the road. Sometimes, one or two drinks are all it takes to impair someone’s ability to drive. Alcohol steadily decreases a person’s ability to drive a motor vehicle The more you drink, the greater the effect. 1-800-343-3822 TDD

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SafeRide is available to employees and family members for reimbursement of a taxi cab transport up to 50 miles one way to the employee or family member’s place of residence, should the employee or family member be impaired and consequently, unable to drive responsibly.

All claims will be reviewed to ensure criteria for reimbursement is met. If the claim is approved for reimbursement, a check will be sent to you as reimbursement of the cab fare. Accompanying this reimbursement will be a letter detailing further use of the program and procedures thereof.

Procedures following first claim for subsequent claims:

1 The SafeRideProgram is not available for use for routine circumstances To promote healthy choices, Safe may only be used up to 3 times Three (3) years from the third use, the individual’s ability to utilize SafeRide will be reinstated

2.Upon receipt of second claim within a 12 month period, we will require you to contact our Case Management Department for a telephonic assessment. If deemed appropriate, the claim will be paid. of the first ride submitted for reimbursement through the SafeRide Program

The 1-year period begins the date

3 Upon receipt of a third claim within a 36 month period, we will require you to contact our Case Management Department to schedule a face-to-face assessment with a counselor prior to reimbursement of cab fare. If deemed appropriate, the claim will be paid The 3-year period begins the date of the first ride submitted for reimbursement th

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4 Please note, AWP does not reimburse tips, fees or surcharges.

do not reimburse any fees or surcharges associated with their use.

We will reimburse fares from options such as UBER and Lyft, however, we

The SafeRide Program is intended for a ride from an event to one’s established residence. Should an event occur in which this is not the case, additional information will be requested to further process the reimbursement claim. Alliance Work Partners will reconsider claims should the individual submit additional information.

Please be advised that as with all of our programs available through the EAP, we handle these with the utmost respect for your confidentiality. No information will be provided to your employer with regard to this program or use of the program.

To properly process the claim, please provide the following information to Account Management as part of your SafeRide Claim:

full name: address:

telephone number:

e-mail address:

name of your employer:

fully completed cab company receipt, attach (including number of miles & total dollar amount)

Please submit all claims to:

attention: ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

4115 Freidrich Lane, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744

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NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

AUGUST 1ST

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer and a more caring place to live

Thank you to our City Councilmembers, Mayor, City Staff, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, LISD, Dallas County judges and constables for participating as well!

The following communities participated in National Night Out: Historic Town Square, Meadowview, Millbrook East, , Pleasant Run Estates, Westwood V, and Brookhaven Estates

Photos from staff code compliance & Animal shelter staff

Photos from staff Fleet department

Photos from staff

Fire Department Badge Pinning Ceremony

Photos from staff Parks & Recreation Staff

Halloween

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