From:
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:59 AM
To: 'Hummert, Raymond Joseph'
Cc: Dave Corliss
Subject: RE: KUCIMAT Intern excellence Award
Please
accept our nomination of Jonathan Douglass for the KUCIMAT Intern Excellence
Award. Jonathan has worked in the City Manager’s Office since May,
2005 and was in the process of completing his full time internship in an
exceptional manner. Early in 2006, we were discussing with Jonathan his
post-graduation plans and decided to offer him another year of employment in
the City Manager’s Office. This offer of a Management Assistant
position was due to the many excellent qualities Jonathan exhibited during his
internship – enthusiasm, willingness to learn, teamwork, organizational
skills, research abilities, and the leadership he had shown in various projects
assigned to him during the year. Then, in March, our City Manager left
the City’s employment. Needless to say, this left our office
shorthanded, in the midst of many projects and tasks that were underway,
including the preparation of the 2007 budget, completing the 2007 – 2011
Capital Improvement Plan, embarking upon labor negotiations with our Police and
Fire/Medical organizations, as well as some major capital improvement projects
(new wastewater treatment plant, downtown waterline project, Kasold Street
rebuilding project, etc.). As Jonathan was processing our offer of
employment as a Management Assistant (which is a one year offer of employment
that the City Manager’s Office makes to worthy interns after successfully
completing their one year internship), we reviewed our staffing issues and
decided to re-classify the position to a Management Analyst position, which
Jonathan then accepted. This offer of a position of higher responsibility
and greater expectations was not made lightly, but due to the abilities
Jonathan has displayed during his internship and our belief that he will be an
attribute to the organization as he further develops his skills as a municipal
administrator. We feel that if Jonathan is selected for the KUCIMAT
Intern Excellence Award, he will be an exemplary recipient and truly deserving
of recognition for the manner in which he has performed his duties and
contributed to our organization during these past several months. Please
let me know if you have any questions or if I may provided additional
information. A list of some of Jonathan’s tasks/responsibilities
follows.
·
Member of the 2007 Budget team – worked with departments and
City Manager’s Office to prepare recommended budget document for City
Commission review
·
Member of the negotiating team for new Memorandum of Understanding
with Lawrence Police Officer’s Association
·
City Manager’s Office representative to the Lawrence/Douglas
County Fire/Medical Department’s Strategic Planning process
·
Authors weekly City Manager’s Report for City
Commission agenda
·
Develops calendar of events/activities for bi-weekly Management
Team meetings
·
Conducts mini-audits on a variety of issues for the Interim City
Manager
·
Project leader – Train Horn Quiet Zone
·
Research – 311 and 211, surge planning
·
Project leader – City’s Grant Team
·
Project leader – Comprehensive Vehicle Plan (replacement
plan, take home vehicle policy, vehicle purchase guidelines, etc.)
·
Drafts for various policies – e.g. Airport Event Policy,
Web-based Policies, etc.
·
Project leader – All-America City Award
·
Staff Liaison – Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Asst.
City Manager/Airport Manager
785-832-3402