Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) honored six Orange County employees on May 5, for their professionalism, character, courtesy and integrity as part of Public Service Recognition Week.<\/p>\n
The week is observed annually to recognize the valuable contributions of the millions of individuals who work within local, state, and federal government, as well as those serving in education, judicial and nonprofit sectors.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year we pause to honor the men and women of Central Florida who work in county government. They are truly \u2018neighbors serving neighbors,\u2019 working each day to provide our citizens and visitors with professionalism, courtesy, transparency and efficiency,\u201d Mayor Jacobs said.<\/p>\n
Mayor Jacobs and the BCC issued a proclamation declaring May 3 through May 9 as Public Service Recognition Week. Orange County\u2019s workers, including first-responders, health workers, public works employees, and parks and leisure staff, create a safe and healthy environment for Orange County\u2019s 1.2 million residents and 62 million annual tourists and visitors, according to the proclamation.<\/p>\n
Orange County\u2019s more than 5,000 dedicated community volunteers and appointed board members were also acknowledged and thanked for their public service.<\/p>\n
The six employees honored this year, representing the more than 7,000 public service employees working for Orange County, are:<\/p>\n
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) honored six Orange County employees on May 5, for their professionalism, character, courtesy and integrity as part of Public Service Recognition Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[84,142,32,24,29,25],"class_list":["post-2351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-services","tag-animal-services","tag-board-of-county-commissioners","tag-commissioners-press-releases","tag-county-news","tag-featured-stories","tag-mayor-jacobs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n