COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Manager’s Office

 

DATE:

August 10, 2005

BOARD MEETING DATE:

September 13, 2005

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

John Maltbie, County Manager

SUBJECT:

Employee of the Month for August 2005

 

RECOMMENDATION

Honor Stormy Maddux as Employee of the Month for August 2005 and authorize the President of the Board to sign the commendation.

 

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Responsive, effective and collaborative government

Goal 21: County employees understand, support and integrate the County vision and goals into their delivery of services.

 

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 August 2005 is Stormy Maddux, Advisory Systems Engineer, in the Information Services Department.

 

DISCUSSION

A County employee since 1998, Stormy wears many hats, two of which serve the entire County. The first of these 2 hats is the countywide email post office administrator for all post-office-to-post-office email exchange. In this role Stormy manages the exchange of over 20,000 pieces of email daily between County department post offices as well as managing the County's Internet email gateway, which has an average daily volume of over 25,000 pieces of email.

The 2nd hat is the County's IT Security Officer. Stormy develops IT security policies for the County and responds to computer virus threats and "hacking" attempts.

Stormy was nominated by Chief Information Officer Chris Flatmoe and Belle Sierra, the Information Technology Manager for Employee and Public Services. Chris applauds Stormy for being “always professional, always approachable and has a reputation throughout the County for doing whatever it takes to get the job done and for providing reliable, accurate information.” Belle commends Stormy for “responding promptly to any trouble reports and for remaining professional, calm and approachable even when the going is tough.”

Our County is fortunate to have Stormy Maddux as one of its outstanding employees.