Agenda 06/11/2019 Item #3D (Employee Award)06/11/2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Presentation of the May 2019 Employee of the Month, Phil Gravitt, Instrumentation/Electrical
Technician, Public Utilities Department.
OBJECTIVE: To recognize the efforts and accomplishments of an employee who has made significant
contributions to the organization and to our community.
CONSIDERATIONS: Phil has been with Collier County since 2016 and works in the Public Utilities
Wastewater Power Systems section.
Phil’s level of sustained dedication, day in and day out, continues to go unmatched. He is known for
completing complicated tasks utilizing his superior skills and craftsmanship. Phil was assigned
preventative maintenance (PM) tasks at the North County Water Reclamation Facility (NCWRF) beyond
performing a PM on the cabinet he reworked the system and brought it to “as new” factory condition. His
work extended the life of the equipment another ten years and has resulted in trouble-free equipment since
the work was done. This type of above-and-beyond dedication not only improves reliability of the
equipment and service to the community, but it also saves labor hours and troubleshooting costs.
Another great example of Phil’s work at the NCWRF was his repair of the lighting. He took it upon
himself to research other methods and improvements and developed a method to quickly retrofit the
existing lighting to LEDs. Not only did this improve the safety of personnel at the plant, it saved
thousands of dollars in contractor repair costs and reduced lighting power consumption by 40% and
resulted in a monthly reduction in FPL costs. The method of repair, and the materials used are now
incorporated throughout the Wastewater Division to reduce costs, extend the life of equipment and
increase safety for employees working at these facilities.
Phil’s quiet demeanor, self-motivation and process improvement skills have earned him the respect of
both his team members and management alike. He is an outstanding employee and “exceeds
expectations” every day. Phil’s unwavering dedication to making things better continues to elevate the
performance of the whole team and improve the level of service to the citizens of Collier County. He is
well deserving of Employee of the Month.
FISCAL IMPACT: The selected “Employee of the Month” receives a $150.00 cas h award. Funds for
this are available in the employee’s budget cost center.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There are no Growth Management Impacts associated with
this Executive Summary.
Prepared by: Katie Whittier, Recognition and Retirement Coordinator, Human Resources Division
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 3.D.1
Doc ID: 9043
Item Summary: Presentation of the May 2019 Employee of the Month, Phil Gravitt,
Instrumentation/Electrical Technician, Public Utilities Department.
Meeting Date: 06/11/2019
Prepared by:
Title: Human Resources Generalist – Human Resources
Name: Katherine Whittier
05/20/2019 1:25 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Human Resources – Human Resources
Name: Amy Lyberg
05/20/2019 1:25 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Administrative Services Department Paula Brethauer Level 1 Division Reviewer Completed 05/20/2019 1:34 PM
Human Resources Amy Lyberg Additional Reviewer Completed 05/20/2019 1:42 PM
Administrative Services Department Len Price Level 2 Division Administrator Review Completed 05/28/2019 10:36 AM
Office of Management and Budget Katherine Whittier Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Skipped 05/20/2019 1:24 PM
County Attorney's Office Katherine Whittier Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Skipped 05/20/2019 1:24 PM
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 06/03/2019 8:59 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 06/11/2019 9:00 AM
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