COUNTY COMMUNICATOR
APRIL 14, 2022
April 2022 MONTHLY PLANNER
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HOLIDAY
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RETIREMENT PARTY
NOTES
April 15 : Closed for Good Friday April 17: Easter Sunday April 29: Retirement party : Lt. Chris Oosse
May 6 : Upcoming Community Blood Drive
myGTC Workday for Grand Traverse County Employees
Employee Directory
The employee directory in workday will have the ability to be far more detailed than the current system. Your Y job
title,
email,
department
and
a
list
of
your
team
members will be available. You may also include more information like time type, education, etc. if you choose to disclose that information. myGTC will implement a photo ID for the employee directory for all employees.
*myGTC is not up and running yet, it will be officially launched in the fall.
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THE COUNTY
UPDATES Official newsletter for the Employees at Grand Traverse County
DELL PURCHASE DISCOUNT
Grand Traverse County is a premier customer with DELL, and with this they offer a Member Purchase Program for employees to use for personal use. For more information reach out to the IT help Desk or View DELL's Member Purchase Discounts.
UPCOMING CLOSING:
Good Friday, April 15th.
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
Most offices are closed As mentioned in the last edition of the County Communicator, the Employee Recognition responsibility will no longer be run by a committee but instead transferred to the responsibilities of the
managers
within
the
departments.
The
managers
for this holiday. Check with
your
managers
if
you are unsure.
were
made aware of this transition at the last managers meeting. However, there will still be at least one county wide event for all employees to attend. UPCOMING EVENT:
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT SURVEY
Community The
American
Rescue
Plan
Act
Survey
is
available
on
our
Blood
hosted
by
Health
Dept.
Drive
the
GTC
website as well as in person in the Administrators office. The United
States
Department
of
Treasury
is
providing
Grand
Traverse County with over $18 million in funding to address the impacts
from
Administrator
has
the
COVID-19
formed
an
pandemic.
American
Rescue
The Plan
County advisory
committee (ARPAC) to make spending recommendations to the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners. Please spread the word and direct people to fill out the community survey.
MAY
6th
8am-11am. More information below.
Welcome NEW HIRES
JOHN CHASE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION
KATIE PATTINSON OFFICE SPECIALIST COMMISSION ON AGING
JENNIFER VANNEST JOHN BETTS EMERGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH TECH TELECOMMUNICATOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT CENTRAL DISPATCH
KAYLA SKLENER
HAYDEN TALBOT
OFFICE SPECIALIST DISTRICT COURT
ROAD PATROL SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CELESTE BIEHL PUBLIC HEALTH TECH HEALTH DEPARTMENT
RETIREMENTS
LT. CHRIS OOSSE APRIL 29, 2022 28 YEARS!
APRIL ANNIVERSARIES
JANA MORTON 86TH DISTRICT COURT - 5 YEARS
DANIELLE MEINZINGER CENTRAL DISPATCH - 5 YEARS
DEB STERNAMAN COMMISSION ON AGING - 5 YEARS
LEANN SKIFF HUMAN RESOURCES - 5 YEARS
DAVE MURRAY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - 20 YEARS
Positive feedback received by a county resident shining a light on the county.
County Spotlight Drain Commissioner Andy Smits
The County received a glowing email from a resident a week ago regarding Drain Commissioner Andy Smits. Mr. Smitz went above and beyond to help the residents shining a positive light on not only himself but the County. Thank you Mr. Smitz for the hard work you do for the County.
Good Afternoon: My wife and I own a home on White Pine Dr in Interlochen on Cedar Hedge Lake. The significant rising of the lake water level over the past couple of years is creating serious ecological problems in contiguous wetlands and for homeowners. When we brought the problem to the attention of Green Lake Township offices we were referred to Andy Smits of the Grand Traverse Drain commission. We need to let you know that Andy has been incredibly responsive and helpful in helping assess and address this issue. He has gone above and beyond the call of duty. Andy's professionalism and integrity really need to be acknowledged and honored. We just thought you should know. Thank you. best, -Ward M. Powers
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WELCOME BACK WELLNESS
Wellness is Back!
We’ve been researching, listening, poring over survey data, and connecting with industry experts to bring Grand Traverse County employees a meaningful Wellness program! This will be an ongoing process, but in the meantime, we wanted to share some updates and things to watch for…
HAPPENING NOW
Reintroducing Marquee Health
Our wellness vendor Marquee Health offers a variety of resources and opportunities through their wellness portal, MyMarqueeHealth.com, like health improvement modules, on-demand wellness videos, personal health assessments, blog articles, monthly newsletters and webinars, and personal one-on-one health coaching. They also administer our wellness challenges and MyRewards program. Marquee is our third-party vendor - they have no connection to our health insurance plan or employment data - everything they offer is confidential and free to all County employees and your families. If you’ve already enrolled, you’re all set! Check out the MyWellPortal Tutorial to get reacquainted. If you haven’t enrolled, simple
instructions to register are
below.
Spring Kick- Off Challenge
Back by popular demand, the Find Your 30 challenge starts April 25! We all know that regular exercise carries huge benefits, but we all have different reasons and ways of doing it! This challenge will motivate you to find YOUR favorite ways to keep moving. Successful participants will be entered to win a choice of
S T A Y
T U N E D
F O R . .
sweet prizes in our attached Prize Catalog! Registration starts next week, see below for details.
The new Wellness reboot!
Our My Rewards Program
Our My Rewards program is still a thing, because engaging in your health can and should pay off in more ways than one! Find information in the ‘Rewards’ tab at MyMarqueeHealth.com and log your activities like daily steps and dental visits to earn points toward swag and quarterly raffle prizes.
Join Us!
Our wellness program is designed by employees, for employees. We all have a huge range of schedules, locations, job descriptions, etc. so in order to design inclusive, accessible programming for all to benefit from and enjoy, we need your input! Drop us a line anytime at wellness@gtcountymi.gov, or better yet, join our team! For a commitment of as little as an hour-long meeting per month, you can help shape our program and make sure it rocks!
WELLNESS REBOOT
We look forward to continuing with you and with our partners to build
What's to come
A fresh new take on wellness programming, with
a vibrant, comprehensive wellness program that
goals based on helping employees thrive. Updates to the Wellness website, the central
supports wellbeing for all!
location for all things related to our wellness program. An improved bike/equipment checkout system and possible expansion. *If you have a bike share bike in your possession or in your building, please return it to its home ASAP for spring maintenance, or let us know if it needs some love.* More of what you asked for, like group activities, volunteer opportunities, cooking classes, nutrition and stress reduction tips in the Communicator… keep those ideas and requests coming!
Sincerely, Jenny McKellar and Donna Kinsey
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