June 2012

HR Update

HR Contacts

Jenifer Sweeney Ext. 1068

Angelica Morales Ext. 1052

Tracey Tso Ext. 1053

Be sure to check out the new section on the employee intranet,

which hosts special offers and discounts available to City employees.

You may access the intranet by clicking on the “employee login” at

the bottom of our home page, clicking on the Human Resources but-

ton, and signing in with “cedar” as the user name and password.

Employee Cookout

The annual employee cookout was held Thursday, May 10th and was a

huge success, as always. Employees donated a total of $330 in cash and

four boxes of non-perishable food items to support the Cedar Hill Food

Pantry. To access pictures of the employee cookout, please visit the City’s

shared drive → 2012 photos → Employee Cookout May 2012.

Special thanks to:

City Management and City Council for allowing the event.

Parks staff for setting up and breaking down the tables and chairs.

Our Chefs: Fire Chief Ballard, Police Chief Rhodes, Assistant Police Chief

Thompson, and Fire Marshal Randy Jordan.

Employee of the Quarter

Nominations for employee of the

4th Quarter are due! Nomination

forms are available on the intranet

and City share drive. Please return

nominations to HR for consideration

no later than Wednesday, June

27th.

The employee selected as Employ-

ee of the Quarter will receive a $50

gift card and a half day off with

pay.

Employee Discounts and Special Offers

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HR Update

The Animal Shelter now has a Facebook

page! Check it out for current events along with in-

formation on the pet of the week.

A heartfelt thanks goes out to all of the shelter staff

for making the May 5th Adopt A Thon a successful

event!

Animal Shelter

Congratulations to Ian

Coleman, who graduat-

ed high school in June

and also received his

Associate’s Degree in

May!

Dorothea Baffour was re-

cently promoted to a full

time position at the Shel-

ter, taking Tia Rich’s posi-

tion (who transferred to

Utility Billing).

Dorinda Rupert is a proud member of the Fire Belles. Every other

month, the fire secretaries from the surrounding cities meet for

lunch to discuss fire department issues. The Fire Belles were start-

ed years ago by Dorinda and the now retired secretary from

Duncanville, Diane West.

Pictured below: The Fire Belles at the Lancaster Fire Station on

May 22, 2012. Members of the Lancaster Fire Department grilled

hamburgers for the Belles to enjoy!

Fire Department Human Resources

Come and go, July 31st

from 2 pm - 4 pm at the

Central Fire Station for

snow cones!

Save the Date!

Employee Health Fair

Friday, August 24th

11:30 - 1:30

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June 2012

Information Technology

Police

James Zachary Willis (son

of Pam Willis), graduated

in May from Sam Houston

State University with a BS in

Criminal Justice.

Welcome, Reginald Agye-

mang, to the position of

Police Officer! Reginald

started the Regional Police

Academy, class #216 on

June 2nd and will complete

the academy on October

12th. Best of luck Reginald!

Congratulations to Police

Officer, DeMarcus Iglehart

on his May 17th graduation

from the Tarrant County

College Police Academy

Class #149!

Deitra Greene was re-

cently promoted from

the position of Communi-

ty Service Officer to Po-

lice Officer. She started

the Regional Police

Academy, class #216 on

June 2nd and will com-

plete the academy on

October 12th. Best of luck

Deitra!

Library

Welcome, James Thompson, Part-time IT Tech! Welcome, Philip Edwards, Part-time Children’s

Library Assistant!

Neighborhood Services

Welcome, Alva Gomez, Part-time Clerk!

Utility Billing

Congratulations to Tia

Rich on her promotion

from Animal Shelter

Attendant to Customer

Service Representative

in Utility Billing!

Congratulations to

Renee Ramey on the

birth of her grandson,

Lucas!

HR Update

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Safety Sense

Safety Focus: Heat Stress Word Scramble

Unscramble the words in the word bank below and insert the appropriate word in

each sentence to complete it. Return this page to Human Resources by Friday,

June 22nd. All entries received that are 100% correct will be entered to win a $25

gift card to Uptown Village!

Name:

Department:

1. Never leave children or pets unattended in vehicles, even with a window.

2. Heat stroke can cause permanent damage or death.

3. Wear with an SPF of at least 15 to prevent sunburn and loss of body fluid.

4. In hot weather, drink cool water, natural juices or sports drinks even if you don’t feel .

5. Heat rash is a irritation caused by excessive sweating.

6. Heat stroke occurs when the body’s temperature rises markedly, the sweating mechanism fails, and

the is unable to cool down.

7. Schedule vigorous activity during the parts of the day.

8. Prevent heat rash by wearing loose .

9. Promptly seek attention if a victim does not recover from heat stress.

10. During hot weather, avoid drinking fluids.

Word Bank

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syritth akdeccr

noltighc ybdo

June 2nd

Natalie Walters, Police

June 4th

Donell Lawson, Police

Netanya Bausley, Recreation

June 7th

Derek Keathley, Streets

June 10th

Arturo Franco, Parks

June 11th

Jerry Busby, Police

June 12th

Crystal Morgan, Fire

Don Crymes, Police

June 13th

Leanne Hartin, Police

June 15th

James Thompson, IT

June 16th

Art Munoz, Fleet

Mark Pozsgai, Fire

Imani Ross, Animal Shelter

June 17th

Michael Bledsoe, Fire

Happy Birthday June Babies!

June 2012

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June 18th

Gabriela Carmichael, Government Center

June 20th

Arturo Puga, Parks

June 22th

Jose Perez, Parks

June 24th

Kim Risner, Library

June 25th

Toni Simmons, Library

June 26th

Terry Jeanotte, Police

June 28th

Morris Cavett, Fire

Shawn Ray, Parks

June 30

Caroline Troutman, Recreation