The Roundabout 6/20/24

TheRoundabout

New Parking Plan Takes Effect July 1!

This is the last Roundabout before the parking plan goes into effect, so here are some final reminders

Things you need to know:

Employees that normally park on the Evans campus will have an assigned parking space to use on a daily basis

If someone is parked in your assigned space, Temporarily park in visitor parking-not in another employee’s space

Report the tag number of the car in your space to HR by calling 706-868-3300. HR staff will look up the tag to determine if it belongs to another employee or a visitor. If it belongs to another employee, HR will call that employee to ask them to move to their assigned space.

If it belongs to a visitor, you will need to check back periodically and move into your assigned space when you can.

Avoid parking in someone else’s assigned space during business hours even if that space is empty That employee may be coming in late due to an appointment, etc

Employees that are not assigned to the Evans Campus on a daily basis are to use visitor parking when they need to do short-term business on the Evans Campus For long-term business/meetings, these employees will need to use Lot F behind Procurement so that we don’t fill up visitor parking.

Employees that drive a county vehicle will park in the County Vehicle Lot beside Evans Towne Center Park. These employees will use visitor parking on the Evans Campus for short-term meetings. For long-term meetings, they will park the county vehicle in Lot F behind Procurement to preserve visitor parking.

Click here to view the Campus Map by parking lot. (This is better viewed on a computer than cell phone )

The top left hand corner has a dropdown arrow which lets you select which lot you want to view.

Go ahead and identify the closest visitor parking nearest to your spot in case you ever need to use it. The very last option in the dropdown menu shows all visitor parking. The visitor spaces are noted in light yellow The other colors on the map are assigned to the respective departments.

If you change tag numbers or vehicles during the year, just email Human Resources with your information, and we will make the change to the master parking list so that it stays current.

As with all new plans, we will make adjustments as necessary.

Thanks, in advance, for your cooperation!

Attention Columbia County!

We encourage you to sign up for the new emergency notification system called Hyper-Reach. Beginning this summer, Hyper-Reach will be replacing Code Red. Even if you previously signed up for CodeRed, YOU MUST STILL SIGNUP for Hyper-Reach!

Please scan the QR code or use the link to sign up https://signup hyper-reach com/hyper_reach/sign_up_page_2/? id=113127

Thursday July 4th is a county holiday.

Enjoy celebrating America’s Independence!

Next “Food Trucks 4 Lunch“ is July 11th! 11:30am-1pm

(Located in front of the Chamber of Commerce)

In 2022, we began our new employee referral incentive where current employees could earn a day of PTO for referring a new hire. Once the new hire completes one year of service, our current employees are credited with the PTO

Congratulations to the following employees who have earned a day of PTO as of 6/20/24:

Martha Partridge - Tax Commissioner Jason Nalley - Storm Water

JULY

ANNIVERSARIES

24 Years

ANNIVERSARIES

Shawn VanGelder, Fire Rescue

Tuyet Kent, Information Technology

Daniel Massey, Sheriff’s Office

Brian Clark, Fire Marshal’s Office

23 Years

Lydia Rhodes, Clerk of Court

Rory Hanson, Fire Rescue

Michael Greene, Fire Rescue

Donald Allen, Fire Rescue

Brandi Bell, Procurement

Robert Lowe, Roads & Bridges

21 Years

Dorothy Luke, 311/Customer Service

17 Years

James Prescott, Fire Rescue

Robert McMillian, Fire Rescue

David Nesbitt, Fire Rescue

Lewis Stevens, Fire Rescue

Evan Davis, Fire Rescue

Kevin Stokes, Fire Rescue

Rushton Metzler, Fire Rescue

Gary Judy, Facilities Design & Construction

Chris Landers, Procurement

16 Years

Bobby Gray, Roads & Bridges

George Lee, Sheriff’s Office

John Hensley, Sheriff’s Office

Chip Mobley, Facilities Design & Construction

20 Years

Patti Pursley, Probate Court

Donna Wallace, Tax Commissioner’s Office

19 Years

John Evans, Fire Rescue

Erica Newman, Sheriff’s Office

Sandra Standard, Roads & Bridges

18 Years

Brian Herrington, Road Construction

Joseph Ringel, Fire Rescue

Mark Smith, Fire Rescue

Edison Moseley, Sheriff’s Office

Ernie Phelps, GIS

James Perdue, Fire Rescue

15 Years

Sharon Long, Clerk of Court

Angela Coen, Fire Rescue

14 Years

Stacey Usry, Parks & Recreation

Roger Gates, Detention Center

Brandon Thacker, Sheriff’s Office

13 Years

John Boyd, Fire Rescue

Chase Abbott, Fire Rescue

Tracey Shoemaker, Stormwater Utility

Michael Chandler, Animal Services

Judge Alice Padgett, Probate Court

Matthew Bateson, Water Utility

12 Years

Stephen Moody, Water Utility

Bennie Slappy, Water Utility

Summer Harris, Sheriff’s Office

James Frazier, Fi

H A P P Y

11 Years

JULY ANNIVERSARIES

Margaret Lemaire, Library

Tracy Wells, Tax Commissioner’s Office

Jennifer Weathers, Tax Commissioner’s Office

George Amos, Fire Rescue

10 Years

Michael Dron, Water Utility

Kiah May, Information Technology

Crystal Hill, Facility Maintenance

Todd Brown, Sheriff’s Office

Kenneth Truesdale, Stormwater Maintenance

Deron Johnson, Water Utility

9 Years

Janita Matthews, Library

Saundra Hawkins, Library

Mary Phoebus, Library

Helen Munari, Library

Victoria Harrold, Library

Angela Ferguson, Library

Steven Parish, Fire Rescue

Jonathon Combs, Sheriff’s Office

Patrice Crawley, Commissioners Office

Jennifer Henderson, Animal Services

Edward Young, Stormwater Maintenance

Michael Murphey, Broadband Utility

8 Years

Robert Richards, Water Utility

Joseph Chen, Parks & Recreation

Betty Duncan, Parks & Recreation

Noah Sword, Water Utility

Jacob Whitman, Water Utility

Sara Blessing, Clerk of Court

Joseph William Zaayer, Recycling

Ashley Tucker, Clerk of Court

Shawna Scholl, Code Compliance

Misty Hanley, Probate Court

Josh Stewart, Parks & Recreation

7 Years

Emily Freeman, Community Services

Jason Waters, Sheriff’s Office

William Bonsack, Sheriff’s Office

Paul Smith, Stormwater Maintenance

Christy Williams, Water Utility

6 Years

Chris Nattinger, Parks & Recreation

Matthew Eck, Fire Rescue

Dylan Newman, Fire Rescue

Mark Cerda, Fire Rescue

Christina Galpin, Tax Commissioner’s Office

Shelby Williford, Facilities Design & Construction

Ricardo Williams, Stormwater Maintenance

Kenya Lodge, 911 Dispatch

Clarence Williams, Roads & Bridges

5 Years

Leslie Caldwell, Parks & Recreation

Billy Albright, Recycling

Donald McGee, Facility Maintenance

Harold Sparrow, Broadband Utility

William McLaughlin, Sheriff’s Office

Rosemarie Garman, Tax Commissioner’s Office

Mary Newell, Sheriff’s Office

Christian Adair, Detention Center

Randall McGuire, Stormwater Maintenance

Nicholas Gilliam, Sheriff’s Office

H A P P Y

4 Years

JULY ANNIVERSARIES

William Traub, Roads & Bridges

Raul Santiago, Fire Rescue

Natalie Edmundson, Detention Center

Charles Durand, Sheriff’s Office

Matthew Hoppe, Parks & Recreation

Patricia Wunder, Public Transit

Ryan Sherman, Parks & Recreation

Montego Heard, Detention Center

3 Years

James Aldridge, Information Technology

Charles Dickenson, Sheriff’s Office

Phillip Bell, Roads & Bridges

Alex DiFranco, Water Utility

Patrick Berry, Roads & Bridges

Brandon Walker, Detention Center

2 Years

Ben Rivers, Detention Center

Lahoma Bickford, Permitting

Jessica Robinson, Tax Commissioner’s Office

Joshua Small, Performing Arts Center

Ashar Evans, Water Utility

Davidson Couch, Water Utility

Arthur Hanner, Water Utility

Jennifer Daffin-Murray, Permitting

Anna Ashley, Savannah Rapids Pavilion

1 Year

Gary Brown, 911 Dispatch

Christian Moore, Stormwater Utility

Marquell Neal, Roads & Bridges

Savannah Hernandez, Parks & Recreation

Aaron Price, Sheriff’s Office

Anthony Sisson, Stormwater Maintenance

Bailey Riddle, Board of Elections

Chase Flick, Water Utility

Jo Harris, Superior Court

Shirley Guerrero, Superior Court

Bobby Christine, District Attorney

Martha Lappe, Coroner’s Office

Kelly Campbell, District Attorney’s Office

Christina Pace, District Attorney’s Office

Alejandro Pascual, District Attorney’s Office

Kevin Majeska, District Attorney’s Office

Natalie Paine, District Attorney’s Office

Elizabeth Scott, Superior Court

Brittany Haskell, Superior Court

Jon Lever, Sheriff’s Office

Henry Williams, Water Utility

Ju’an Hopkins, Stormwater Maintenance

Mackenzie Rumsey, 911 Dispatch

Kenneth Glaze, Parks & Recreation

Deborah Hutto, Savannah Rapids Pavilion

Jacob Matherly, Facilities Design & Const.

Kyle Healy, Fire Rescue

Curtis Stephens, Parks & Recreation

Clayton Seigler, Parks & Recreation

Jordan Hill, Roads & Bridges

John Muldrow, Sheriff’s Office

Edward Detchemendy, Fire Rescue

John Smith, GIS

Nicholas Ryman, Fire Rescue

Devon Quance, Fire Rescue

William Peebles, Water Utility

Reed McNair, Fire Rescue

H A P P Y

JULY

BIRTHDAYS

1st

Ray Childress, Sheriff’s Office

2nd

Raymond Fletcher, Sheriff’s Office

Jason Thomas, Code Compliance

Byron Harvey, Traffic Engineering

James Gavitt, Fire Rescue

3rd

Joseph DaVitte, Roads & Bridges

Kristy Hamm, Water Utility

Anthony Deckert, Fleet Services

Matthew Bateson, Water Utility

Westley Holmes, Water Utility

Peter Chong, Tax Commissioner’s Office

Clay Buller, Water Utility

4th

James Frazier, Fire Rescue

5th

Todd Brown, Sheriff’s Office

Scott Sterling, Planning

Benjamin Fowler, Sheriff’s Office

Marilyn Moon, Tax Commissioners’s Office

Richard Thigpen, Fire Rescue

David Hand, Detention Center

Ivy Clark, Fire Rescue

6th

John Phillips, Fire Rescue

Kimberly Hunter, Juvenile Court

Mallory Harris, Library

James Buchanan, Roads & Bridges

Tyler Dodson, Fire Rescue

7th

Jan Sward, Procurement

Chris Mezzetti, Sheriff’s Office

Nathan White, Detention Center

Lansing Logan, Sheriff’s Office

Alonzo Long, Water Utility

Benjamin White, Sheriff’s Office

Kevin Csontos, Detention Center

Ju’an Hopkins, Stormwater Maintenance

Chase Sakers, Detention Center

8th

Chris Newman, Sheriff’s Office

Brett Cantey, Fire Rescue

Cara Harden, Finance

Davidson Couch, Water Utility

Michael Wise, Water Utility

Cameron Tiedeman, Fire Rescue

9th

Ronald Burkhalter, Stormwater Maintenance

Donovan Jones, Sheriff’s Office

Daniel Berry, Detention Center

Laura Travis, Human Resources

Daniel Day, Fire Rescue

William Godbee, Water Utility

10th

Michael Murphey, Broadband Utility

Phil McCorkle, Roads & Bridges

Russell Whisnant, Fire Rescue

Mary Newell, Sheriff’s Office

Arthur Hanner, Water Utility

JULY

BIRTHDAYS

11th

Edward Young, Stormwater Maintenance

William Moore, Detention Center

Uzair Khan, Sheriff’s Office

Keith Conner, Fire Rescue

Mackenzie Carpenter, Tax Assessors Office

12th

Stacey Usry, Parks & Recreation

Marta Cruz Hoffer, Sheriff’s Office

David Akins, Facility Maintenance

13th

Amy Whitfield, Human Resources

Gregory Jeffs, Sheriff’s Office

Miles Juelfs, Sheriff’s Office

Stephen Kitchens, Facility Maintenance

14th

Sherra Holden, Information Technology

Jaraid Howard, Magistrate Court

Roderick Freeman, Detention Center

Lindsay Foster, Sheriff’s Office

Michael Santana, Sheriff’s Office

15th

Kenneth Delorge, Detention Center

Matthew Carson, Facility Maintenance

16th

Chuck Wells, Detention Center

Bobby Bradford, Sheriff’s Office

Trent Rubenstein, Facility Maintenance

Ronald Walton, Traffic Engineering

17th

Cora Moon, District Attorney’s Office

18th

Ray Sherman, Engineering Services

Brandon Price, Sheriff’s Office

Kelvin Carter, Water Utility

19th

Don Barrow, Road Construction

Gary Dempsey, Water Utility

Brandon Thacker, Sheriff’s Office

Kendra Bell, Detention Center

Jacob Strickland, Roads & Bridges

Jarod Wilson, Roads & Bridges

20th

Anthony Streetman, Sheriff’s Office

Dale Newman, Sheriff’s Office

21st

Lynne Clark, Tax Commissioner’s Office

Emily Lowe, Water Utility

Patrick Fairfax, Parks & Recreation

22nd

Richard Howe, Library

Tim Burnley, Sheriff’s Office

Amanda Wingate, Sheriff’s Office

Rachael Price, Magistrate Court

Jamaal Lewis, Roads & Bridges

Raven McCants, Detention Center

Amanda Ashley, Permitting

JULY BIRTHDAYS

23rd

Cindy Chastain, Detention Center

Tonia Hart, Finance

Rabun Proctor, Fire Rescue

Brittany Williamson, Tax Commissioner’s Office

24th

Judith Bishop, District Attorney’s Office

Leigh Fletcher, Sheriff’s Office

25th

Craig Cirillo, Sheriff’s Office

Colby Janes, Water Utility

Michael Bish, Sheriff’s Office

Kayla Malm, Exhibition Center

26th

Marvy Durden, Public Transit

Hope Marshall, Road Construction

Joshua Crockett, Building Standards

Jonathan Dillon, Fire Rescue

Amnor Markwalter, Water Utility

Harrison Guilbeau, Building Standards

27th

Ron C. Cross, Sheriff’s Office

Dino Cesarini, Fire Rescue

Robert McMillian, Fire Rescue

Harry Collins, Sheriff’s Office

Elizabeth Scott, Superior Court

Jamese Walker, Board of Elections

Theodore Sims, Fire Rescue

Jeremy Ward, Stormwater Maintenance

Haleigh Cook, Fire Rescue

29th

Robert Couch, Facility Maintenance

Britany Craig, Clerk of Court

Michael Cook, Water Utility

30th

Theopelis Knight, Sheriff’s Office

Leanne Reece, Internal Services

Jennifer Henderson, Animal Services

Marcus Wicker, Facility Maintenance

Kiah May, Information Technology

Curtis Stephens, Parks & Recreation

31st

Kenneth Glaze, Parks & Recreation

Terry Drummond, Fleet Services

Patrick Patterson, Code Compliance

Alex Andrews, Sheriff’s Office

Seth Huffman, Fire Rescue

Christy Williams, Water Utility

Morgan Larkin, Fire Rescue

Andrew Brown, Sheriff’s Office

Happy BIRTHDAY

Nathan Barton, Fleet Services

WELCOME TO THE TEAM

New Employees from April, May & June

911 Dispatch

Kristopher Boyer

Kari Sway

Animal Services

Andrew Duncan

Clerk of Court

Polly Champion

Kelly Hinton

Caylee Willis

Commissioners

Michael Carraway

Coroner’s Office

Jeffrey Gabriel

Detention Center

Jordan Edler

David Hand

Keith Terstriep

Curtis Tyler

Engineering

Cordarius Scott

Information Technology

Zachary King

Libraries

Dale McClung

Reanna Tovar

Sadie White

Facility Maintenance

Tiffany Hanshaw

Performing Arts Center

Joshua Gardner

Property Acquisition

Ashley Johnston

Parks & Recreation

Malissa Bonsack

K’lon Lovett

Edward Durant

Roads & Bridges

Sandy Biles

Enrique Cortes

Dominic Emory

Zachary Putnam

James Saddlemire

Aaron Stevens

Juan Cadena

Nicholas Williams

Sheriff’s Office

Gregory Baker

Tess Bouvier

Austin Greco

Oleg Grinko

Amanda Wingate

Stormwater Maintenance

Zachary Jones

Daniel Leogrande

Luke Lucas

Superior Court

James Blanchard

Madonna Little

Tax Assessors Office

Mary Peachey

Water Utility Mechanical

Monty Clark

Water Utility Waste Water

Treatment Plant

Clay Buller

Jonathan O’Neill

Water Utility Distribution

Wuanya Dawson

Daemon Gary

Brian Newman

Joshua Ramos

Employee Spotlight

Name: Elizabeth Hobbs

Department: Community Services-Libraries

How long have you worked with Columbia County: 6 years

Immediate family: Do my dogs count?

Favorite hobby outside of work? I like adventures and I like to read.

Favorite movie? Howl‘s Moving Castle

Favorite Singer/Performer: Taylor Swift

Favorite Sports Team: Taylor‘s boyfriend‘s team I guess Biggest Influence in life: My dog...what a charmed life he leads. I want to be him when I grow up.

If you had one thing to do over in life, what would it be? Maybe NOT tear my ACL. What is something unique about yourself? I like frogs! Just kidding...everyone knows that I HATE frogs.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you want to go? To Iceland during puffin tossing season

What is one thing you can’t live without? Coffee, coffee, coffee...with oat milk! Cartoon Character you’d like swap lives with? Azula...please let me be a firebender!

Favorite Restaurant? Jimmy Johns #12, no tomato

What was your first job? This is my first job! I started at the library in September 2017 when I graduated high school and I‘ve never left!

If you could snap your fingers and become an expert in anything what would it be? Languages...I want to be able to speak every language!

Favorite Quote: “It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.“ -Tolkien Worst fad you participated in? Skinny jeans can burn. They were so uncomfortable. Why did I have so many?

ELIZABETH HOBBS

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TRAINING SCHEDULE RISK MANAGEMENT

National Safety Council Defensive Driving (8 Hours) at the EOC 8:30am-5pm

**Participants will receive a ResQme Car Escape Tool as part of our Safety Grant from LGRMS; while supplies last**

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 *CLASS IS FULL* Wednesday, August 7, 2024

National Safety Council Defensive Driving (4 Hours) at the EOC 8:30am-12:30pm

**Participants will receive a ResQme Car Escape Tool as part of our Safety Grant from LGRMS; while supplies last**

Thursday, July 25, 2024 *CLASS IS FULL* Thursday, September 26, 2024

Hands-On Defensive Driving (8 Hours) at the CCSO Track 8:30am-5pm Friday, September 13, 2024 *CLASS IS FULL*

Red Cross CPR/AED & First Aid (8 Hours) at the EOC 8:30-5pm

**Participants will receive a First Aid Kit as part of our Safety Grant from LGRMS; while supplies last** Wednesday, July 10, 2024 *CLASS IS FULL* Thursday, August 29, 2024

Please note: Risk Management classes have been filling up fast this past year Our classes are subject to the availability of our trainers based on their schedules. The classes are also limited to the amount of space we have for attendees.

If there is a class on the schedule you would like to attend, please do not wait to register If you register for a class and at any point in time realize you will not be able to attend, please inform Risk Management to open the spot for other employees.

To Register contact RiskManagement@columbiacountyga gov or call Jennifer or Darlene at 706-312-7475 for information

2024 Graduate

My daughter graduated from college and I wanted to share with the County and thank everyone for their support in helping this mom get both of her kids through these college years!

~ Submitted by Anita Patel/ Development Authority

2024 Graduate

Graduated from Archer High School in Lawrenceville, GA

Attending Albany State University in the fall Major: Marketing/Business

~ Submitted by Danielle Colton-Couch/HR & Robert Couch/Facility Maintenance