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Council recognizes dozens of city employees for 5–30 years of service

Santa Barbara City Council · July 29, 2026
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Summary

Council honored multiple city employees for milestone service anniversaries, including Lynn Burich (25 years) and Scott Nelson (30 years), with in‑chamber recognition and brief remarks.

Council paused regular business to recognize a list of employees reaching service milestones in July; staff read names, roles and departments and the mayor presented service pins.

Human resources staff (Miss McAdoo) read the list: five‑year honorees (Jaime Aguilar, Charlie Lam, Maria Campo Verde Torral, Kathleen Koziak, Tina Nelson, Juan Jaimez, Andre Guillen), ten‑year honorees (Rudy Fidler, Veronica Ramirez, Gustavo Gonzalez, Daniel Eric Massey, Adam Port, Nathan Slack), 15/20/25-year honorees and 30‑year honoree Scott Nelson. Lynn Burich (project engineer) accepted recognition in person and said, "It's just been such a privilege to be working for this community this many years... it really means a lot that, all the years have gone by so quickly and provided such opportunity..."