Mayor Randy Singleton read a City of Bridgeport proclamation at the June 23 council meeting declaring July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month in Bridgeport, citing the role of municipal parks, recreation programs and special events in community life. "I, Randy Singleton, the mayor of the city of Bridgeport, Texas, do hereby proclaim the month of July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month in the city of Bridgeport," he said.

Following the proclamation, Britney, the city’s human resources director, introduced the city’s 2025 employee awards and tenure recognitions. Britney listed recipients in multiple categories, including standout awards to Jean Duenel, Tina Peck, Augustus Arnold and part-time parks employee Chris Clark; five-year tenure awards to Amber Barnes, Reuben Ellis, Seggie, Robert Hill, Walter May, Chris Burdette, Araceli Gonzalez and Crystal Labrum; 10-year awards to Mark Dobbs, Marian Langford and Paul Walsh; and a 20-year award to Bettina Hill. Britney also announced the employee-of-the-year aggregate award went to Detective John Bridal.

Britney noted the presentation of the Chris Hill character and consistency award to Josh Gentry in memory of the late employee Chris Hill. "These are your 2025 award winners," Britney said as she closed the presentation. Council members and the mayor used the remarks to thank city staff for ongoing work maintaining parks and other services during periods of heavy rain.

There was no formal council vote associated with the proclamation or the awards; the items were presented under the meeting’s special presentations section. The transcript shows the city thanked its parks and recreation staff and outlined upcoming parks events and advisory-board meetings on the calendar.

The proclamation and awards recognize seasonal programming and individual staff service, and the council encouraged residents to take part in parks activities during July.