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Mayor O'Connell honors long-serving Metro employees at service awards
Summary
Mayor Freddie O'Connell and Metro leaders recognized long-serving city employees at a Mayor’s Service Awards ceremony that listed dozens of honorees across departments; organizers said more than 110 employees have reached milestone service years while the mayor cited 89 honorees for 2024. The event included an invocation by Ron Denton and a post-ceremony breakfast.
Mayor Freddie O'Connell and Metro leaders honored long-serving Metropolitan government employees at the Mayor’s Service Awards, a ceremony that recognized staff with 30 or more years of service.
The event opened with brief remarks from the host, who said "over 110 employees" have met milestone service years, and an invocation from Ron Denton, identified in the transcript as a long-term Metro employee. In his remarks, O'Connell said, "We're honoring 89 Metro employees who met these milestones for 2024," and highlighted two employees who have reached 50 years of service.
The ceremony framed long tenure as a contribution to city operations and community stability. "This work is fundamentally what makes people know that they can be happy and safe in the city of Nashville and choose to call it home," O'Connell said, thanking HR and department leaders…
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