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North Port issues proclamations, honors ‘Greenest Citizen’ and staff communications awards
Summary
The commission presented proclamations for Children’s 1st, code enforcement and waste workers, honored a volunteer called Alice as Greenest Citizen, and recognized the communications division for an award and an employee-made video celebrating behind-the-scenes municipal work.
The North Port City Commission spent the bulk of its June 4 meeting presenting proclamations and awards to local nonprofits and city staff.
Commissioners read proclamations recognizing Children's 1st's 65th anniversary, Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Week (June 1–6), and National Waste and Recycling Workers Week (June 15–19). The commission also presented the city's 2026 Greenest Citizen award to a volunteer identified in the record as Alice and honored the Communications Division and Police Department for earning a Certificate of Excellence from the Florida Municipal Communicators Association.
A Children's 1st representative accepted the proclamation on behalf of the organization and thanked the commission for the recognition. "We're celebrating our 65th anniversary this year," the representative said, noting the group's long service to local children and families.
Speakers highlighted a city-produced video, The Work That Moves Us, which the communications team said was intended to showcase the often unseen work that keeps city services running. The video narrator said the piece was “for” the municipal employees who maintain parks, water, roadways and other services, adding, "We want you to know even when it feels like the work goes unnoticed, it does not go unnoticed here." The communications division also noted individual staff roles and thanked the team members who participated in production.
The commission named Alice as the Greenest Citizen and praised her work with People for Trees, which the speakers said has planted trees at schools, libraries and streetscapes since 1997 and organized volunteer efforts such as watering during droughts. "We can all do something for the environment," Alice said in brief remarks.
A city representative presented a proclamation honoring waste and recycling workers and thanked crews for daily service. A solid waste representative described the physical hazards and time pressures of pickup operations and noted the department handles a high volume of customer requests; the transcript’s numeric detail about exact daily pickup counts was unclear and is not specified here.
The meeting then proceeded to other agenda business and adjourned later in the session.
