COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Manager's Office

 

DATE:

October 28, 2002

   

BOARD MEETING DATE:

November 12, 2002

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

   

FROM:

John Maltbie, County Manager

   

SUBJECT:

Employee of the Month for November 2002

 

Recommendation

Honor Susan Murphy as Employee of the Month for November 2002 and authorize the President of the Board to sign the commendation.

 

Background

The Employee of the Month program was established in December 1984 to recognize and honor County employees who consistently demonstrate an outstanding level of performance.

Our Employee of the Month for November 2002 is Susan Murphy, Child Support Supervisor in the Department of Child Support Services.

 

Discussion

A County employee since April 1990, Susan was recently promoted to Child Support Supervisor. She began her career with the County as an Office Assistant and was promoted to Office Services Supervisor, Child Support Officer I, II, Lead and Supervisor.

Susan supervises the Special Work Assignment Unit, which handles all special projects for the department. For example, her unit plays a major role in keeping the department in compliance with all State and Federal regulations. They complete all State reporting requirements and submit any reports to the State in a timely fashion.

Susan was nominated by Heather Fields, Child Support Officer I, who credits Susan for her hard work and for being "very helpful and encouraging to me as a relatively new employee". Peggy Jensen applauds Susan's performance for being a most productive employee and a role model for staff. Susan has a broad range of experience in Child Support Services, an extraordinary work ethic and superior customer service skills.

Our County is fortunate to have Susan Murphy as one of its outstanding employees.

 

Vision Alignment

This item keeps the commitment of responsive, effective and collaborative government through goal number 21: County employees understand, support and integrate the County vision and goals into their delivery of services.