Farmington Hills Honors Employees with Service Awards

Farmington Hills honors staff with service costs

(Metropolis of Farmington Hills, September 1, 2025)

Farmington Hills, MI – The town of Farmington Hills just lately held its forty eighth annual Worker Recognition and Service Awards within the historic Longacre Home to have fun staff for his or her excellence, dedication and repair to town and the group throughout 2024.

“12 months after yr I’m proud to acknowledge the wonderful work of a staff whose dedication to excellence extends to each nook of Farmington Hills,” stated metropolis supervisor Gary Mekjian. “Their dedication is a motorbike for progress that helps to maintain town sturdy and full of life.”

Honorees had been nominated by their colleagues on the idea of assorted standards, together with glorious work efficiency, service to the general public, report with colleagues and optimistic contributions to their departments and town. The spotlight of the ceremony was the announcement of the worker, firefighter and law enforcement officials of the yr, in addition to 4 staff who obtained glorious worker prizes.

Hannah Muth, recreation -Supervisor of Aquatics and services within the particular service division of town, was chosen as an worker of the yr. Muth supervises the Aquatics Division of town, together with recruiting, coaching and supervising greater than 100 half -time lifeguards, swimming instructors and water motion workers. She additionally supervises the upkeep of the swimming pool and the Splash Pad and all swimming classes, applications and coaching classes. Colleagues who nominated her for the prize famous that she units a very good instance, which motivates them to work more durable and ensures that friends have nice experiences. Muth has been Farmington Hills since 2022.

Stanley Bailey, a sergeant on the Farmington Hills fireplace brigade, was chosen as firefighter of the yr. Bailey was praised for his dedication to help his colleagues, as a member of each the Peer Assist staff of the division and the Oakway Peer Assist staff, which helps colleagues from fireplace brigades in Southeast Oakland County. Bailey has obtained numerous prizes and quotes for glorious work in the midst of his profession. He has been with the Farmington Hills Hearth Division since 2011, when he began as a paid firefighter.

The police honored two law enforcement officials of the yr: Alexander Aquiline and Susan Woodard. Aquiline and Woodard every obtained a mum or dad firm in 2024 for the heroic confrontation of an armed man who attacked his girlfriend and tried to kill officer Aquiline, Detective Woodard and their colleague officers. Final yr Aquiline additionally obtained two life -saving prizes, one for saving a person with a severe reduce on the arm and the opposite for performing resuscitation on a lady in cardiac arrest. Woodard obtained a life -saving prize for the CPR in cardiac arrest and three additional quotes for distinctive police work in 2024. Aquiline was beforehand chosen as a police officer of the Metropolis of the 12 months earlier than 2023 and has been with the Farmington Hills Police Division for nearly three years. Woodard has been on the division for 2 years.

The 4 staff acknowledged with Excellent Worker Awards had been Vincenzo Mabe, a upkeep engineer of buildings on the Division of Public Providers; Matthew Malone, the GIS coordinator of town; Shontae Stringfellow, the deputy treasurer of town; and Shemsi Veseli, a upkeep worker of the constructing on the Division of Public Providers.

The occasion additionally acknowledged the dedication and efficiency of 35 staff of various departments that celebrated Milestone Service -Jubilee in 2024, starting from 5 to 35 years with town of Farmington Hills. The longest serving worker was honored Tim Waker, who retired in July as a very powerful engineering inspector of town after he labored up from a part-time place in 1988 after graduating at Farmington Excessive Faculty.

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