City of Midland, Michigan

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS ALERT 🎉 We're proud to announce that Midland Police Department Detective Mark Stefaniak has received the City Strive Employee Recognition Award for Above & Beyond. This award recognizes an individual for distinct and extraordinary accomplishments that have made significant and identifiable successes or improvements for the citizens, especially when responding to citizens’ issues and concerns and during emergencies or other extreme circumstances. Here's what his nominator had to say about Mark: “Detective Stefaniak regularly goes above and beyond to make not only members of MPD better, but also officers from other jurisdictions and new academy recruits. The following list is just a few of the highlights of Det. Stefaniak's great work: Long-time instructor at the Delta Police Academy; VIRTRA [law enforcement training simulator] instructor; developed and rolled out new (state-mandated) active shooter training for MPD and many surrounding agencies; and secured new flooring and set up a new training room so we have the ability to complete hands-on training at the LEC. His diligence allowed us to purchase the flooring for half of what it would normally cost. He is a newly certified Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor, which puts MPD ahead of the national trend on new hands-on training techniques. He developed and ran additional role-playing scenarios during the field training process for the remediation of one of our new officers. And, if that's not enough: As a direct result of Det. Stefaniak's thorough investigative skills, two of his cases have been taken over by the Attorney General's office for prosecution. We also regularly receive compliments about his level of professionalism when he testifies in court. As you can see, we are lucky to have Det. Stefaniak on our team here at MPD. He makes us better!”” - Chief Nicole Ford Congratulations, Det. Stefaniak, on your receiving this well-deserved award. We're grateful to have you! The City Strive Awards is an employee recognition program developed to encourage and recognize City of Midland employees that strive to exceed residents' expectations, exceed the highest standards of service to the community, and exemplify the City’s culture and values. For more info on the program or to nominate a deserving City employee, visit https://lnkd.in/gchEuYmU.

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS ALERT 🎉 We're proud to announce that Parks and Recreation Customer Account Representative Jeremy Long has received the City Strive Employee Recognition Award for Teamwork. This award recognizes an individual for fostering and participating in the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal, solve a problem, or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way. Here's what his nominator had to say about Jeremy: “When the City announced it was implementing Asana for project management and workflow, Jeremy quickly got to work self-teaching himself on the software, utilizing the many online trainings. He envisioned solutions for (Dial-A-Ride) and created form-based processes to better serve his passengers. I learned of Jeremy's early adoption and mastery of Asana and recruited him to be a leader in the Asana Users Group and Asana Problem Solvers Group. Jeremy has already helped numerous departments get started on Asana and provide expertise in designing creative solutions using Asana. He has personally helped me in creating some City-wide Asana processes that will be rolled out soon to make the whole organization be more efficient. Jeremy is who I consider the "go-to" in the City for Asana knowledge and troubleshooting. Finally, his patience and thoughtful listening make the experience working with him a pleasure.” - Project Manager Ken Arthur Congratulations, Jeremy, on your receiving this well-deserved award. You've certainly made our work lives better! The City Strive Awards is an employee recognition program developed to encourage and recognize City of Midland employees that strive to exceed residents' expectations, exceed the highest standards of service to the community, and exemplify the City’s culture and values. For more info on the program or to nominate a deserving City employee, visit https://lnkd.in/gchEuYmU

🎉CONGRATULATIONS ALERT 🎉 We're proud to announce that Facilities Manager Tyler Abbs has received the City Strive Employee Recognition Award for Above & Beyond. This award recognizes an individual for distinct and extraordinary accomplishments that have made significant and identifiable successes or improvements for the citizens, especially when responding to citizens’ issues and concerns and during emergencies or other extreme circumstances. Here's what his nominator had to say about Tyler: “Tyler is a real treasure for the City of Midland. He has a wealth of knowledge and skills, along with a network of connections, that seem to allow him to figure out solutions to just about anything that is thrown his way. Tyler routinely goes above and beyond to help other departments - he has helped Public Services so many times that I cannot sing enough praise for him! He has taken projects off my plate that would have taken me twice as long to tackle, as I would have needed to research options and likely hire a consultant to achieve the proper result. Some examples of projects include the demolition of Currie Stadium, the installation of electric vehicle chargers and the restoration project at Plymouth Pool. Beyond these larger projects, Tyler handles day-to-day situations that come up with the utmost professionalism and patience." – Director of Public Services Karen Murphy Congratulations, Tyler, on your receiving this well-deserved award. The City Strive Awards is an employee recognition program developed to encourage and recognize City of Midland employees that strive to exceed residents' expectations, exceed the highest standards of service to the community, and exemplify the City’s culture and values. For more info on the program or to nominate a deserving City employee, visit https://lnkd.in/gchEuYmU

Midland, meet your new assistant city manager! Christopher Saladine has joined our senior leadership team, effective yesterday. Chris comes to us from the City of Mount Pleasant, where he served in administrative roles in several departments (public works, city clerk, finance, and information technology) and was most recently the City's finance director. Prior to public service, he worked as a staff accountant for private sector accounting firm Blystone & Bailey, CPAs, P.C. Chris holds an associate's degree from Delta College, a bachelor's degree from Northwood University, and a master's degree in public administration from Central Michigan University. In his new role, Chris will oversee the day-to-day operations of several City departments, act as the city manager’s primary advisor on management and policy initiatives, manage high-level special projects, and serve as acting city manager when needed, in addition to other responsibilities. Please join us in welcoming Chris to our team!

Hey, we know her! Max Loves Midland is our entertainment, resources, and collective improvement hub for Midland County. One of the many features is the Max Loves Midland Show, a weekly podcast, and a Stories feature that highlights people in the community with unique perspectives. Our communications coordinator Katie Guyer, CPM is this week's focus! Check out Katie's story below to get to know one of our most public-facing employees at the City.

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS ALERT 🎉 We're proud to announce that Riverside Place Resident Activity Coordinator Eileen Surbrook has received the City Strive Employee Recognition Award for Customer Service Excellence. This award recognizes an individual for performing exceptional customer service for citizens that exceeds their expectations and enhances public perception of the City and/or exceptional internal customer service for co-workers and peers that enhances the quality and morale of the workplace. Eileen received 50 (yes - FIVE ZERO!) nominations from residents of Riverside Place raving about her amazing activities, engaging personality, and dedication to the seniors she serves every day. (Check out the full photo with her crew!) Here are a few things Eileen's nominators said about her: “She goes beyond the call of duty! Always smiling and friendly to all! We are lucky to have her here at Riverside Place.” “Eileen has been an activities rock star since she joined Riverside Place about one year ago. She took an already vibrant activities program and elevated it to the next level. She is creative and provides unique experiences for the residents. She ensures that there is a variety of programming that meets the many different individual needs in our community to help drive intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual, and purposeful growth. The residents are so enthusiastic about Eileen’s passion that she now has a wonderful group of volunteer residents that help shape activities and put them together.” “She is an amazing planner. Activities are fun and easy for everyone. She is always cheerful and helpful. She works odd hours to ensure we are entertained.” Congratulations, Eileen on your receiving this well-deserved award. We're so happy to have your creative brain at work making memorable, engaging activities for our senior residents! The City Strive Awards is an employee recognition program developed to encourage and recognize City of Midland employees that strive to exceed residents' expectations, exceed the highest standards of service to the community, and exemplify the City’s culture and values. For more info on the program or to nominate a deserving City employee, visit https://lnkd.in/gchEuYmU.

To date, more than 100 City employees have participated in the Our Community Listens program to learn and fine-tune the skills needed to be empathetic, compassionate, and effective public servants. We're proud and grateful to have this program available to offer to our people.

Government doesn't always have to be serious. Our #AdultRecess program is serious, though... serious fun! Just another outside-the-box placemaking and connection initiative we are proud to support.

Our Concept 5 Sewer Improvement Plan is moving ahead full-steam - and ahead of schedule thanks to the dedicated work of our consultants and contractors like Moore + Bruggink. More improvements to infrastructure on the way!

✨NOW HIRING✨ We're seeking a municipal management rock star to join the City of Midland's leadership team in the assistant city manager role. This position works closely with the city manager to execute our mission and goals, advises senior leadership on complex civic and community issues, and develops recommendations on issues and legislative updates that impact our operations. They also serve as acting city manager when directed. If your rider (resume) looks like this, we want to talk to you! • 7+ years muncipal management experience • Functional knowledge of municipal operations, processes, and departments • Strong financial background (highly desired) • Strong, effective leadership skills • Understanding of City Charter, Code of Ordinances, and City policies Learn more about the position and submit your application for an audition at https://lnkd.in/ed2Rsyr. Please apply by May 15, 2024 for first consideration. #michiganjobs #nowhiring #midlandmi #publicservice #municipaljobs