The Roundabout 11/20/2023

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November 20, 2023

Professionalism

Respect

Integrity

Dedication

Excellence

With the holidays just around the corner, here is a Christmas gift for our employees from the Board of Commissioners and Elected Officials.

Pickup dates are December 7 - January 13.

The employee or spouse can pick up the ham at either Honey Baked location. There will be a notebook that has employee names listed, and the employee/spouse will sign beside his/her printed name.

Final Reminder !

Forms due November 30, 2023

December Birthdays

1st Gary Richardson, Commissioner Jason Little, Sheriff’s Office Jeffrey Thornton, Fire Rescue Jaquan Williams, Stormwater Maintenance 2nd Amy Lillis, Tax Assessors Office Martha Lappe, Coroner’s Office Ashley Johnston, Clerk of Court 3rd Kathy Rogers, District Attorney’s Office Calvin Miller, Sheriff’s Office 4th Tawny Luke, 911 Dispatch Jonathan Bermudez, Library

5th Kevin Boyer, Parks & Recreation Johannes Van Loenen, Facility Maintenance William Smallwood, Building Standards Samantha Thompson-Hall, Fire Rescue Jason Wilson, Sheriff’s Office Gillian Hagan, Tax Assessors Office 6th Kyle Baxley, Engineering Services Janet Wheatley, Community Services Mark Smith, Fire Rescue Adam Fowler, Fire Rescue Christopher Braswell, Roads & Bridges Christopher Pileggi, Roads & Bridges Brandon Reeves, Sheriff’s Office Aaron Youngblood, Sheriff’s Office Victoria Stiefel, Library

7th Todd Bourdo, Engineering Services Vadis Pond, Stormwater Maintenance Tina Dickenson, Tax Commissioner’s Office George Easter, Parks & Recreation Michelle Carter, Sheriff’s Office Samuel Villarreal, Parks & Recreation Jonathon Chambers, Tax Assessors Office Ryan King, Sheriff’s Office Jacob Hailstone, Fire Rescue Charity Buchanan, 911 Dispatch Christian Adair, Detention Center 8th Renee Childress, Sheriff’s Office Andralyn Graham, Engineering Services Rachel Gifford, Tax Commissioner’s Office Thomas Crow, Tax Assessors Office 9th Lisa Peirce, Parks & Recreation Donna Gibbs, Sheriff’s Office Randy Prickett, Traffic Engineering Jerry Whitaker, Parks & Recreation

10th Dorothy Luke, 311 Customer Service Matthew McFatridge, Tax Assessors Office Ricquavius Hill, Water Utility 11th George Ferguson, Water Utility 12th Sandra Standard, Roads & Bridges Sandra Bowers, Library James Justice, Magistrate Court Dale Partlow, Fire Rescue Phyllis Swain, Technology Services Dara Smith, Tax Commissioner’s Office

December

Continued

Birthdays 13th Janita Matthews, Library Dennis Hodges, Community Services James Gaston, Detention Center Jordan Hill, Roads & Bridges 14th Sharon Taylor, Sheriff’s Office David Hawkes, Fire Rescue Kevin Stokes, Fire Rescue Chase Hinson, Parks & Recreation 15th Tiffany Crawford, Animal Services Rushton Metzler, Fire Rescue Christopher Moore, Fire Rescue 16th Steve Mason, Detention Center Martha Partridge, Tax Commissioner’s Office Shawn Vangelder, Fire Rescue Philip Clark, Sheriff’s Office James Knight, Fire Rescue Samuel Cox, Water Utility 17th Don Skinner, Commissioner Edward Jones, Detention Center David Wheeler, Sheriff’s Office Jonathan Adams, Sheriff’s Office Rachael Osborne, Stormwater Utility Zachary Jones, Stormwater Maintenance

18th Teresa Hayes, Water Utility Crystal Hill, Facility Maintenance 19th Patrick Casey, Engineering Services Keith Verner, Water Utility 20th Michael Smolen, Sheriff’s Office Augustus Dunn, Roads & Bridges Terry Rutledge, Juvenile Court Jody Crabtree, Water Utility Kevin Folger, Facility Maintenance 21st Doug Duncan, Board of Commissioners Chairman William Nelson, Fire Rescue Marcus Wells, Building Standards 22nd Wayne Eubanks, Water Utility 23rd Ramonita Colon, Roads & Bridges April Ellison-March, Detention Center Stephany Squillace, Procurement Rhonda Richardson, Clerk of Court Heather Andrews, Fire Rescue Ryan Sherman, Parks & Recreation 24th Christopher Harrison, Traffic Engineering Michael Yamarino, Fire Rescue

December

Continued

Birthdays 25th Isidro Ramos, Sheriff’s Office 26th Wesley Gower, Water Utility 27th Linda Luoma, Extension Service Guy Newman, Sheriff’s Office 28th Melvin Lord, Fire Rescue 29th Donna Wallace, Tax Commissioner’s Office David Herrity, Detention Center Angela Hatfield, Detention Center Eric Milford, Water Utility Travis Nelson, Detention Center John Van Maanen, Fleet Services Thomas Snyder, Sheriff’s Office

30th Chip Mobley, Facilities Design & Construction Theodore Vasquez, Facility Maintenance Camry Brantley, Water Utility Kevin Glasscock, Water Utility Peter Christine, Exhibition Center 31st Shannon Stoddard, Board of Elections Joseph Aycox, Traffic Engineering Sabir Quasimi, Detention Center Thomas Davis, Fire Rescue

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Mike Whitaker Roads & Bridges 29 Years

Dennis Ellis Water Utility 28 Years

22 Years James Moss, 911 Dispatch Daniel Berry, Detention Center William McCall, Detention Center 20 Years David Wheeler, Sheriff’s Office Erick Jessee, Sheriff’s Office

19 Years Jose Pizarro, Water Utility 18 Years Joshua Bogdanow, Sheriff’s Office 17 Years James DiArenzo, Sheriff’s Office 16 Years Edward Laturell, Sheriff’s Office Ryan Whittle, Sheriff’s Office 15 Years Michael Plemmons, Detention Center 14 Years Hunter Parrack, Sheriff’s Office Jeremy Crookham, Detention Center Jose Nuques, Detention Center 12 Years Lynne Vaiden, Tax Assessors Office

Danny Phillips Water Utility 27 Years

Bobby Williams Sheriff’s Office 26 Years

Jason Thomas Code Compliance 26 Years

10 Years Gary Hewett, Water Utility James Maples, Detention Center 9 Years Jonathan Freeman, Water Utility 8 Years Gary Richardson, Commissioner Joseph Greene, Sheriff’s Office Dale Verret, Library John Van Maanen, Fleet Services 7 Years Cassidy Harris, County Administration Dennis West, Code Compliance 6 Years George Ferguson, Water Utility Samuel Cox, Water Utility Brian Marshall, Community Services Elana Mansion, Detention Center 5 Years Charlene Johnston, Clerk of Court Larry Griswold, Roads & Bridges John Saxon, Fleet Services Cody Garmany, Fleet Services Tyler Shoemaker, Water Utility Tawny Luke, 911 Dispatch Drew Taylor, Property Acquisition Steven Prather, Facilities Design & Construction

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES Continued

4 Years Cheryl Johnson, Magistrate Court Ron Burkhalter, Stormwater Maintenance Casey Johnston, Detention Center James Gavitt, Fire Rescue Colin Kruse, Fire Rescue Sarah DaVitte, Tax Assessors Office Shane Duggan, Sheriff’s Office Kenneth Davis, Traffic Engineering Vanessa Simmons, Permitting Christian Busby, Facility Maintenance 3 Years Clarissa Hopkins, Sheriff’s Office Anthony Urbizo, Sheriff’s Office Kaitlin Bowling, Stormwater Utility Kevin Csontos, Detention Center Michael Keefe, Broadband Utility

2 Years Kasie Slater, Detention Center Joseph Boyd, Detention Center Chelsea Hardin, Clerk of Court Autumn Bradford, Coroner’s Office Owen Sheppard, Sheriff’s Office James Cox, Water Utility 1 Year Nicholas Black, Library Ryan Woodard, Fire Rescue Matthew Sharpe, Fire Rescue Thomas Snyder, Sheriff’s Office Nicholas Barber, Roads & Bridges Logan St. Jean, Fire Rescue William Godbee, Water Utility Laura Travis, Human Resources Brendan Lynn, Water Utility Steven Scott, Water Utility Kimberly Dryden, Sheriff’s Office Seth Huffman, Fire Rescue

UPCOMING Events

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Train With Swain

Phyllis Swain Training Manager 706-312-7302

Risk Management Training Schedule American Red Cross CPR/AED & First Aid at the EOC 8:30am - 5:00pm Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Tuesday, February 20, 2024 To register contact: Jennifer: jneal@columbiacountyga.gov or Darlene: dbartlett@columbiacountyga.gov Or call Risk Management at 706.312.7475 for information

National Safety Council Defensive Driving (4 Hours) at the EOC 8:30am-12:30pm Tuesday, March 5, 2024

To register contact: Jennifer: jneal@columbiacountyga.gov or Darlene: dbartlett@columbiacountyga.gov Or call Risk Management at 706.312.7475 for information

National Safety Council Defensive Driving (8 Hours) at the EOC 8:30am-5pm Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Tuesday, March 19, 2024

To register contact: Jennifer: jneal@columbiacountyga.gov or Darlene: dbartlett@columbiacountyga.gov Or call Risk Management at 706.312.7475 for information

Wildwood Park’s 2nd annual Thanksgiving for Wildwood Park Staff and Patrons.

The gathering was held at the Eubanks Blanchard Community Center.

Tina Woodward Wildwood Park Gatehouse Assistant