COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Manager’s Office

DATE:

May 10, 2006

BOARD MEETING DATE:

May 23, 2006

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

John Maltbie, County Manager

SUBJECT:

Employee of the Month for May 2006

RECOMMENDATION

Honor Charlene Shores as Employee of the Month for May 2006 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 May 2006 is Charlene Shores, a Shelter Care Counselor II, in the Human Services Agency.

DISCUSSION

Charlene has worked for the County for almost 34 years and has worked as Shelter Care Counselor with traumatized adolescents, at the Children’s Receiving Home, for the past 20 years. The Receiving Home is where youth are brought when they are first removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect. Having worked with these troubled teens for so many years, Charlene continues to go above and beyond by exhibiting the energy and passion that demonstrates a deep and lasting concern for the welfare of these youth.

The main focus of Charlene’s work with the youth has been the area of their education. She has tirelessly spent countless hours in the kitchen, tutoring and supporting the youth in their homework and lesson plans. She helps youth bridge the gap between their often sporadic past educational history, and enhances their confidence to catch up with their studies. She provides a supportive environment to help them focus on their future educational development.

Charlene has trained countless new Counselors and Social Workers and role models the long-term vitality necessary to make a difference in the lives of those young people. To this day, Charlene is a mainstay of the Human Services Agency Receiving Home team.

Our County is fortunate to have Charlene Shores as one of its outstanding employees.