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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO. Honorable Mayor Ferre DATE: February 4, 1985 FILE,
SUBJECT 1984 "Outstanding Employee
of the Year"
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I am pleased to announce that the 1984 "Outstanding Employees of
the Year" have been selected and it is hereby requested that a
presentation be scheduled for the February 14th City Commission
meeting.
The selection process for "Outstanding Employee of the Year" has
been in effect since 1978 and is implemented through APM-9-78.
In accordance with APM-9-78, a Selection Committee composed of
the Labor Relations Officer, a member of the Fire Department
appointed by the Fire Chief and a department head designated by
the City Manager review all submitted nominations and
independently evaluate and rate the nominees. The ratings by the
Committee Members are independently tallied and the employee with
the highest score is recommended to the City Manager for the
"Outstanding Employee of the Year".
In accordance with APM-9-78, the selected employees are to
receive a plaque and a certificate of commendation which I am
requesting the Office of Public Information to prepare via copy
of this memorandum. The employees to receive the plaque and
certificate of commendation are as follows:
Non -Uniformed:
Donald G. Bergeson - Senior Personnel Officer
Department of Human Resources
Mr. Bergeson was involved in a year -long project in the
development of valid promotion examinations for the
Miami Fire Department completing a 163 page Fire
Lieutenant Job Analysis report. In an effort to
increase the level of credibility for promotional
testings conducted by the Department of Human
Resources, Mr. Bergeson became EMT certified, rode
rescue and performed other related duties of a Fire
Fighter.
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Honorable Mayor Ferre -2- February 4,-1985
Fire:
Jose R. Fernandez - Fire Fighter
Department of Fire, Rescue
and Inspection Services
Mr. Fernandez was involved in a life-saving rescue
attempt of a submerged vehicle where he made repeated
attempts to reach a victim trapped in the submerged
vehicle. The nature and danger of a submerged vehicle
extrication rescue prompted Mr. Fernandez to enroll in,
and subsequently pass, a rescue diver's course on his
own time and expense.
Should any questions arise, please contact Dean Mielke, Labor
Relations Officer as his office oversees this project.
DRM/pl
cc: Albert Ruder, City Manager's Office
Nestor Toledo, Mayor's Office
Virginia Godoy, Office of Public Information