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Spring Hill honors two 22-year city employees; fire department recognizes staff educational achievements
Summary
Mayor Hageman and department chiefs honored two longtime employees retiring after 22 years of service and highlighted fire department educational attainment, including associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees.
The City of Spring Hill publicly honored two employees retiring after long tenures and recognized multiple fire department staff for recent college degrees.
Mayor Hageman introduced Kenneth Harris and said Harris “has served the city faithfully and dutifully for 22 years.” The mayor explained the city’s custom of thanking retiring employees in public, presenting a city clock and a gift card as tokens of appreciation.
Later in the meeting the mayor and police/fire leadership recognized Officer Daryl Barker, who the mayor said has served the city for 22 years and whose family joined the presentation. As with other retirees, the city presented Barker with a clock and a gift card and allowed departmental representatives to offer additional remarks.
Fire Department leadership, including Chief Temple, reported that about 40% of the department’s firefighters hold college degrees. Chief Temple listed six employees who were being honored at the meeting: Deputy Chief Kevin Glenn (associate of applied science; currently pursuing a bachelor’s), Assistant Chief and Fire Marshal James Berry (associate degree), Battalion Chief Wesley Hickman (bachelor of science), Captain James Aaron Henson (associate of applied science), Engineer James Romer (bachelor of science), and Firefighter Cass Love (associate degree).
Chief Temple said the city’s tuition-reimbursement program made many of the degrees possible and said the department encourages additional EMS education, including paramedic training.
No formal action was required to present retiree recognition or the educational acknowledgments; both were ceremonial acknowledgments placed on the mayor’s comments portion of the agenda.
