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Food Trucks-4-Lunch Are Back!

Marie's Caribbean Creole Kono Pizza Salthill Farms Coffee April 13 11 aM - 1 pm

in front of Building A (menus listed on pages 12 & 13) Good food...great fellowship...come join us!

Employee Recruiting Referral Procedure

Earn 1 Day of PTO per successful referral!

As a reminder, BOC employees can earn 8 hours of PTO for each new hire that they refer.

The guidelines are listed below: New hires will document on their employment application if they were referred for their position by listing the referring county employee’s name. If a name is not listed on the application, new hires cannot go back later and add a name once new hire paperwork has begun.

New hires can only list one current county employee as a referral on their application.

Human Resources will keep track of all new hire referrals and the date the current county employee is eligible for the 8 hours of PTO. HR will contact the current county employee to make them aware that their referral is being tracked from the hire date.

Current county employees working/representing their department at a recruiting/job fair are not eligible for referrals from these events.

Current employees at the Division Director level and above are not eligible for the recruiting referral PTO. Upon the new hire’s successful completion of one year of service, the referring county employee will receive notification from Human Resources that he/she is being given an additional 8 hours of PTO. The referring employee's supervisor will be copied in on the notification.

Human Resources will keep up with leave accrual. The 8 hours of PTO will be treated as regular PTO in regards to how it can be scheduled as detailed in the Comprehensive Policy Manual-237.1.

The 8 hours of PTO will be included in the annual leave total for catastrophic leave purposes as detailed in the Comprehensive Policy Manual-236.1.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has their own Recruiting Incentive Program for positions within that office, so this new incentive does not interfere with that established practice. Their Recruitment Practices and Procedures remain the same. However, if an employee of the CCSO refers a new employee to a position outside of those areas, he/she can earn 8 hours of PTO. For example, if a Deputy refers a new hire for a job in Leisure Services, Roads and Bridges, etc., that Deputy could earn 8 hours of PTO. Regardless of department, the current county employee can only earn 8 hours of PTO for a new referral.

Fire Rescue and CCSO work extended hour shifts, but they are limited to earning 8 hours of PTO. Only referrals for full-time positions earn the 8 hours of PTO. This does not apply to part-time positions.

If you have any questions, please call HR and we will be glad to answer them.

New Date and Times!

HAPPY EASTER!

ANNIVERSARIES

Woin progress

Mark Inglett Water Utility 46 Years

John Whittle Detention Center 44 Years

Doug Gibson Water Utility 39 Years

Dino Cesarini Fire Rescue 38 Years

Gus Dunn Roads & Bridges 37 Years

Thomas Connell Fire Rescue 35 Years

Robert Yahn Fire Rescue 34 Years

Ray Blessing Fire Rescue 34 Years

Margaret Doss Water Utility 32 Years

Jennifer Douglas Detention Center 32 Years

Dale Jenereaux Magistrate Court 29 Years

Kevin Center Detention Center 29 Years

Terri Hayes Water Utility 29 Years

Tony Temples Kimberly Lonergan Facility Maintenance Clerk of Court 29 Years 31 Years

Susan Glymph Stromwater Maintenance 28 Years

Larry Hobbs GIS 27 Years

Bobby Bradford Sheriff's Office 26 Years

CONGRATULATIONS!

Tammy Walden 911 Dispatch 26 Years

ANNIVERSARIES 23 Years Amanda Ham, Library Dana Rhodes, Code Compliance 22 Years Suzie Hughes, Emergency Management Emily Lowe, Water Utility Christopher Willis, Fire Rescue 21 Years Galen Mercer, Water Utility Anthony Streetman, Sheriff’s Office 20 Years Angela Reasoner, Clerk of Court Vera Anderson, Sheriff’s Office 19 Years William Moore, Detention Center 18 Years Kevin Warner, Water Utility Benjamin Hardeman, Water Utility 17 Years Roderick Freeman, Detention Center Thomas Digsby, Sheriff’s Office Paul Murray, Fleet Services Wanda Faulkner, Library 16 Years Glenn O’Steen, Procurement Brett McKinney, Facility Maintenance 15 Years Marlon Tutt, Parks & Recreation Christy Whitaker, Water Utility Joshua Mobley, Sheriff’s Office 14 Years Ruth Belangia, Sheriff’s Office Chuck Wells, Detention Center Steven Culpepper, Fire Rescue 11 Years Sandra Wilkins, Detention Center Christopher Braswell, Roads & Bridges Leonard Zahare, Fire Rescue 10 Years Paul Vance, Fire Marshal's Office Cathy Gilbert, Tax Commissioner's Office 9 Years Christopher Pileggi, Roads & Bridges Curtis Oglesby, Roads & Bridges Shannon Brittingham, Exhibition Center Kevin Nelson, Detention Center Wes Horton, Parks & Recreation Justin Hodges, Sheriff’s Office

7 Years Allison Prichard, Broadband Utility Scott Cook, Water Utility Milledge Luke, Public Transit Brandon Martin, Parks & Recreation 6 Years Jason English, Parks & Recreation Sabrina Dodgen, Detention Center Jennifer Lee, Library Cheryl Powell, Library 5 Years Mitchell Smith, Fire Rescue Courtney Clark, Fire Rescue 4 Years Stephen Williams, Water Utility Christopher Knight, Public Transit Joshua Leonard, Fire Rescue Amy Whitfield, Human Resources 3 Years Jonathan Dillon, Fire Rescue Andrew Widmann, Stormwater Utility Kyle Titus, Engineering Services 2 Years Sharika Mansion, Facility Maintenance David Willis, Magistrate Court Madison Lott, Community Services Stacey Gordon, Water Utility Jeff Carney, Human Resources Lindsay Reeves, Planning Damian Smith, Detention Center 1 Year Xavier Luckie, Stormwater Maintenance Lerry Slaughter, Roads & Bridges Nicholas Collar, Water Utility Amy Williams, Fleet Services Dylan Wood, Roads & Bridges Hudson Pulliam, Detention Center Desiree Powell, Clerk of Court Michelle Miller, Clerk of Court Robert McQuinn, Fire Marshal's Office Lacie Brassell, Clerk of Court Brandon Cahrier, Information Technology Ashton Tampling, Clerk of Court Ashley Yates, 911 Dispatch Nathan McDonald, Water Utility Samuel Way, Parks & Recreation Christopher Lamborn, Parks & Recreation Damion Rich, Detention Center Treyvon Turner, Roads & Bridges

April Birthdays 1st Arthur Moore, Water Utility Lexis Broadwater, Tax Commissioner’s Office 2nd Stacy Carter, Clerk of Court Joseph Boyd, Detention Center 3rd Darlene Bartlett, Risk Management Jose Nuques, Detention Center Betty Johnson, Superior Court Natalie Shirley, Detention Center 4th John Saxon, Fleet Services Jesus Muniz, Sheriff’s Office Leo Gayle, Roads & Bridges Jose Rodriguez, Sheriff’s Office 5th Dennis Ellis, Water Utility Sean Furmage, Road Construction Jesse Reynolds, Stormwater Maintenance Ricky Kidd, Sheriff’s Office 6th Gilbert Lopez, Sheriff’s Office Joel Zamora, Detention Center 7th Suzie Hughes, Emergency Management Renee Peloquin, Commissioners Office Kayley Reese, Water Utility Jennifer Daffin-Murray, Permitting Matthew Sizemore, Sheriff’s Office 8th Charles Sheppard, Detention Center Dale Jenereaux, Magistrate Court Claude Reaves, Water Utility 10th Michael Allen, Fire Rescue Anna Ashley, Savannah Rapids Pavilion 11th Christian Busby, Facility Maintenance 12th Stacy Warren, Water Utility Jason Hall, Fire Rescue Michael Plemmons, Detention Center Elizabeth Hobbs, Library 13th Nancy Gay, Board of Elections 14th Marcus Huebner, Water Utility Christian McAlister, Fire Rescue 15th Shelby Williford, Procurement 16th Mary Rowdy, Detention Center John Welch, Library Michelle Miller, Clerk of Court Madonna Little, Magistrate Court Zachariah Brown, Fire Rescue Jolene Smith, Facility Maintenance Brian Marshall, Community Services

17th Jason Nalley, Stormwater Maintenance 18th Priscilla Blakely, Juvenile Court William McCall, Detention Center Tanner Williamson, Roads & Bridges 19th Jenelle Hutchinson, Tax Assessor’s Office Lindsey West, Library 20th Thomas Fredericks, Sheriff’s Office Derek McKee, Stormwater Maintenance Montego Heard, Detention Center 21st Waymon Leath, Tax Commissioner’s Office Gulrukh, Baig, Library William Walker, Water Utility Regina Flemming, Sheriff’s Office Bryan Thurber, Fire Rescue James Duffy, Fire Rescue S’nead Johnson, Detention Center Joseph Bultman, Sheriff’s Office Kabrina Dunn, Detention Center Brendon James Crossman, Fire Rescue 22nd Erin Hall, Permitting Nicholas Cooper, Sheriff’s Office Jeremiah Ford, Animal Services 23rd Joe Steadman, Sheriff’s Office Jonathan Poss, Water Utility 24th Scott Dye, Water Utility Jose Pizarro, Water Utility Danny Ashcraft, Animal Services Wayne Wingrove, Fire Rescue 25th Vickie Mogilefsky, Visitor’s Center Butch Askew, Sheriff’s Office 26th Margaret Doss, Water Utility Melissa Ewest, Detention Center Mark Stevens, Fire Rescue John Smith, Coroner’s Office Morgan Blais, Community Services Grant Chambers, Fire Rescue 27th Wynn Howard, Sheriff’s Office Jennifer Christopher, Superior Court 28th Roy Herren, Water Utility Jesse Dixon, Information Technology Casey Johnston, Detention Center 29th Jessica Wilson, Fleet Services 30th Jarthurlynn Hosley, Board of Elections Travis Campbell, Sheriff’s Office Colin Kruse, Fire Rescue Cody Garmany, Fleet Services Jamarius Tate, Fire Rescue Elana Mansion, Detention Center

Welcome TO THE TEAM!

The employees listed below have joined us since January 1, 2023.

911 Dispatch Charity Buchanan Mary Williams Animal Services Brandon Biles Building Standards Alex Wells Clerk of Court Heather Andrews Kelly Brewer Ri'Maku Kokoski Code Compliance Richard Wyatt Commissioners Alison Couch Community Services Morgan Blais Detention Center Ryan Barry Robert Bryan Nicholas Carpenter James Ewald Jayda Romano Bethany Weddle District Attorney’s Office Brett Carani Information Technology Vashti Self

Libraries Ashley Jenkins Alicia Noll Victoria Stiefel Facility Maintenance Trent Rubenstein Steven Harris Patricia Hutchings Tina Price Parks & Recreation Justin Zahner John Collins Kathryn Degelman Brantley Paquette Road Construction Patrick Casey Roads & Bridges Jacob Corley Jason Little Rusty Rippy Jason Turner James Crowell Justin Farr Leo Gayle Jamaal Lewis Savannah Rapids Pavilion Sara Harvey Ryan Bennett

Sheriff’s Office Kayla Anderson Travis Campbell Glenn Hudecek Joshua Mountain Jonathan Santa Maria Stormwater Maintenance Jesse Evans Derek Godbee Tax Assessors Office Melissa Vance Water Utility Engineering Marcus Huebner Ed Reaves Austin South Daniel Swift Water Utility Treatment Plant Twayn Andringa Water Utility Waste Water Treatment Plant Denzal Demetrius Sellers Tyler Wallace Water Utility Water Distribution Michael Parnell

HOPE HEALTH NEWSLETTER

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To register contact Jennifer jneal@columbiacountyga.gov or Darlene dbartlett@columbiacountyga.gov Or call Risk Management at 706-312-7475 for information

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