Gaithersburg city leaders on Sept. 2 publicly recognized Brian Helms, business systems division manager in the information-technology department, and a 22-person, cross-department team for planning and implementing the city’s new online parking-permit program.

City Manager Tanisha Bridal presented the Employee Recognition awards and said the team’s work included policy and planning discussions, contracting, public meetings and ultimately implementation. Bridal said the program launched on target by July 1, after work on policy, contracting and technical issues. She credited the team’s cross-departmental collaboration and customer-service responsiveness.

Council members and staff named members of the team, including Assistant City Manager Tom Lonergan Seager, Economic Development Manager Sharon Disk, Public Works Director Brian Fields, and representatives from Police, Finance, IT, City Attorney’s Office, and Planning and Code Administration. Staff said 22 employees across seven departments were associated with the project.

No formal council action was required; the recognition marks the program’s implementation milestone and celebrates staff contribution.