Agenda 10/27/2020 Item #16F 3 (Employee of the Month)10/27/2020
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to recognize Mona Vega, Public Services, Library Division as the September 2020
Employee of the Month.
OBJECTIVE: To recognize the efforts and accomplishments of an employee who has made significant
contributions to the organization and to our community.
CONSIDERATIONS: Mona is a Library Assistant at the Golden Gate Library Branch and has been with
the County since 2000.
During the early stages of the pandemic, Departments were authorized to consider alternate assignments
for people whose positions were affected by closures. EMS requested help in their supply warehouse and
Mona volunteered. She reported to the EMS Supply team, bringing the warehouse team to a total of three.
The warehouse handles all the uniforms and ambulance controlled & non -controlled supplies, etc.
supplying all 25+ EMS and fire stations.
Mona has been employed with Collier County for over 20 years but had no background in the EMS
world. Her lack of EMS knowledge was only temporary. The EMS supply team introduced her to the
organizational flow, and she embraced the new knowledge and quickly made herself a valuable and
contributing member of their team. Her assistance to EMS with the pandemic was HEROIC. She helped
with distributing PPE and medical supplies needed for the ambulances and first responders in action, and
for the citizens of Collier County. The days were full and sometimes very physically demanding. She
never complained and was always there to help complete the task at hand. She accepted UPS & FedEx
semi -truck deliveries; checked in uniforms and bagged them up for employees. She helped with the
proper sizing of new hire employees, jumpsuit's -dress shirts-polo's-pants, ties etc. Mona learned to
operate the EMS online inventory system to approve and pull station supply orders daily. She boxed up
orders, labeled them, and loaded them in the supply van. Mona also assisted in tracking expired
medications that get sent to the reverse distributor, including maintaining the spreadsheets, pricing and
quantities.
Unexpectedly, both EMS supply team members were out sick on the same day and Mona rose to the
challenge of handling the daily activities of the warehouse by herself just like a pro. The EMS Supply
Team is so grateful to have been blessed with Mona's assignment to their department, and her incredibly
dedicated service to their team. Mona made an enormous impact and it makes her very deserving of the
Employee of the Month Award.
FISCAL IMPACT: The selected "Employee of the Month" receives a $150.00 cash 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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16.F.3
10/27/2020
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.F.3
Doe ID: 13776
Item Summary: Recommendation to recognize Mona Vega, Public Services, Library Division as
the September 2020 Employee of the Month.
Meeting Date: 10/27/2020
Prepared by:
Title: Human Resources Generalist — Human Resources
Name: Katherine Whittier
10/02/2020 7:31 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Human Resources — Human Resources
Name: Amy Lyberg
10/02/2020 7:31 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Human Resources
Administrative Services Department
Administrative Services Department
County Manager's Office
Board of County Commissioners
Amy Lyberg
Additional Reviewer
Paula Brethauer
Level 1 Department Reviewer
Len Price
Level 2 Department Head Review
Nick Casalanguida Level 4 County Manager Review
Mary,lo Brock
Meeting Pending
Completed
10/02/2020 7:52 AM
Completed
10/02/2020 8:51 AM
Completed
10/14/2020 3:36 PM
Completed
10/20/2020 3:02 PM
10/27/2020 9:00
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