Delray Beach honors long‑tenured employees at quarterly service awards

The City of Delray Beach held a quarterly service awards ceremony to recognize employees who began work in January, February or March. City officials and department speakers honored staff across departments, highlighting two 30‑year employees and multiple staff who reached 20, 15, 10 and 5‑year milestones.

City Manager (name not specified) said the event drew a robust attendance and called long service “a very significant and notable achievement,” noting two employees who have reached 30 years with the city. The manager introduced the 30‑year recognitions before continuing the program.

Spencer Britt was presented as a 30‑year honoree. Presenters summarized his career: he joined the city as a crew leader in the then‑construction engineering department, was promoted to construction superintendent, later served as assistant manager for water and sewer, and in February 2023 became stormwater superintendent in Public Works. Presenters credited Britt with leading major capital projects — stormwater, water main, sewer main and road work — and with helping to build the city’s stormwater infrastructure team.

Alberto (Al) Angulo was the other 30‑year honoree. Presenters said Angulo worked in utility and public safety roles before transferring into code enforcement in the late 1990s; during his tenure he served as a code enforcement officer, lead code officer and interim supervisor and trained new code officers on the city’s code enforcement ordinances.

Speakers from Fire Rescue and Police highlighted milestone anniversaries in public safety. Battalion Chief Jim Bradford introduced Driver/Engineer James Jacobs, noting Jacobs’s prior service in the Air Force, time with the police department, and roles in both police and fire honor guard and special operations details. Travis Franco spoke on behalf of Stephanie Craney (presented as a 20‑year Fire Rescue employee), describing her work as a firefighter‑paramedic and the department’s special events coordinator and emergency‑management team member.

Presenters across departments recognized dozens of other employees with 20, 15, 10 and 5‑year milestones in Public Works, Utilities, Parks and Recreation, Development Services, Human Resources and other divisions. Departments noted certifications and specialized duties for individual staff — for example, a water/sewer equipment operator who began service on 2005‑03‑08, a firefighter who completed nursing and paramedic certification while serving, and public‑works staff certified in stormwater operation, confined‑space entry, concrete and asphalt restoration, and event traffic control.

The ceremony included brief personal remarks, an acknowledgment of family members in attendance, and small tokens of appreciation for milestone years. Presenters repeatedly described the attendance as a visible sign of the city’s effort to recognize employees’ service.

The event closed after a final round of acknowledgements. City staff said they will continue quarterly recognitions to mark service anniversaries.