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Irving recognizes city employees, touts 'What Works Cities' gold certification and details winter-storm response
Summary
Irving leaders honored city employees, accepted a 'What Works Cities' gold certification and reviewed winter-storm operations after an arctic blast that produced sleet and limited ice. Emergency response, sanding operations and shelters were readied; staff briefed council on lessons and next steps.
IRVING, Texas — The Irving City Council on Jan. 29 recognized municipal employees for service and announced the city had earned gold-level certification from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative, while emergency management staff summarized the city’s response to a recent arctic weather event.
"This is our opportunity each year to recognize our exceptional employees of the year," said Chris (city staff member introducing the awards), as the council honored recipients in administrative, field, management, professional and technical categories. Award winners named by staff included Rebecca Ortiz, Jenna Johnson, Robert Hurtado, Kenneth Bloom, Kimberly Ellison,…
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