Employee Edge Winter 2022 by City of Weatherford

EMPLOYEE EDGE WINTER 2022 ISSUE

Gym Reimbursement

Check out the updates from Human Resources!

What is it and how do I redeem it?

Winter activities! More interactive ways for people to celebrate the season.

UPDATES FROM AROUND THE CITY New hires, birthdays, events, activities, and more!

BUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY.

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SOME OF THE ARTICLES INSIDE

14 2nd Quarter Employee Birthdays

Work Anniversaries

Gym Program

Check out what fellow city employees are celebrating milestones with the city.

What is it and how do I redeem it?

Check out all of the employee birthdays we have to celebrate this quarter!

20 16 3rd Quarter Employee Birthdays A look ahead of birthdays next quarter!

Winter Activities

Human Resources

Get into the holiday spirit with some fun games!

Learn more about changes in the departments and ongoing projects.

Misc. Pictures Check out the pictures from across the city from the last quarter.

FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE Check out some of the exciting and fun things that are happening across the city!

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Find the Logo Check out where the logo was hidden in the last issue of the Employee Edge.

New Hires! We have pictures of the employees that were hired/started with the city last quarter.

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Animal Shelter Updates Check out what has been going on at the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter.

Faces to know We have pictures of different people across the city to get to know!

City of Weatherford Message from Nicole Wright

Communications & Marketing Coordinator We are back with our quarterly newsletter with more updates on policies, trainings, upcoming events and more! Check out the new faces around the city and learn a little bit about some of our employees across departments. As we move into the new year we are approaching the halfway point for our 2021-2022 Fiscal Year. And as always, make sure you are following our city Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to stay up-to-date on what is going on in and around town as well as get to know your fellow city workers better. You can find old Employee Edge issues on our city website -> weatherfordtx.gov -> Departments -> Communications & Marketing -> Publications -> Employee Edge.

Nicole Wright Communications & Marketing Coordinator The Employee Edge is published by the City of Weatherford, Texas. wwww.weatherfordtx.gov 303 Palo Pinto St. | Weatherford, TX | 76086

City Leadership

James Hotopp

Brad Burnett

Aaron Russell

City Manager

Assistant City Manager

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On the Cover With the Employee Edge in a “digital only” format, we wanted to make sure the magazine was still interactive and fun. Along with featuring more employees, we plan to give special shout outs in each issue! Hidden on the front cover is one of our city logos. Time yourself finding the logo and then compete against co-workers to see who can find it in the shortest time! The first person to find the logo and get with Nicole Wright gets a prize! #FindTheLogo Struggling to find the logo? Don’t worry, we will reveal its hiding spot in the next issue.

Want to be featured? We want to share our employees big moments in life and accomplishments at work! Send us your engagement, wedding, birth announcements, etc., to be featured in the next issue of the Employee Edge! Win an award for something work related? Let us know! The City of Weatherford is great and shines because of each and every employee, and it’s only fair we return the favor! Simply email the image, your name and position with the city, and a short description of your life event to be featured to: nwright@weatherfordtx.gov Deadline to be featured in the next issue is March 14th by 5 pm!

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UPCOMING EVENTS: Internal:

January: 20th - Get Your Ducks in a Row - Secondary Retirement - 10 am - 12 pm

Community/Around Town: TBD

Upcoming City Holidays (offices closed) January: 1st - New Year’s Day No sanitation collection this day. 17th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day May: 30th - Memorial Day July: 4th - Independence Day

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Employee Benefits

Gym Reimbursement Program

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hat is the Gym Reimbursement Program? The City of Weatherford has a Gym Reimbursement Program for the organization-wide purpose of having happy and healthy employees. This program is available for all Full-time employees. It’s a reimbursement program, where employees are cut a non-taxable check the third week of the month following the month the check was “earned”. How do employees earn their reimbursement? That’s a simple answer - you workout at least seven times in one calendar month! The reimbursement is for a gym membership or a subscription service that provides workouts or fitness classes to the employee. Subscription services that are allowed would be something along the lines of a Peloton membership, Beach Body membership, etc. However, the city does not reimburse the cost of employees buying equipment or gear for working out in the gym or at home. Employees are responsible for making sure that their checkin counts are turned into finance by the second week of the month. If you reach your seven check-ins early, you may turn them into the shared folder “GYM CHECK IN LOGS” in the shared folder on the network. This log can showcase more than seven check-ins, but must have at least seven in order to receive the reimbursement. Along with turning in the check-in logs, employees are responsible for proving that they are the account holder for the gym membership or subscription membership and that they are currently paid up and current with the gym or service. You may submit a screengrab from your bank showing the payment to the gym, but we recommend blacking out your account numbers, balances and other purchases for your own privacy. Just ensure that your name is on the account page, the gym name and amount are visible on the screengrab submitted. The proof of payment should be turned in at the same time as your check-ins. If your gym doesn’t have a digital check-in or check-in tracker service, employees may create a log, track dates they check in at the gym and have the gym owner or an employee at the gym sign that form stating that they have been present and have a current account. Note that if you turn in a check-in sheet this way you still need to turn in proof of payment. Check-in sheets should be submitted to the shared folder listed above. The gym membership program allows for reimbursement of up to $40/month for gym membership or subscription service. What that means is if your gym membership is $30/ month the employee will receive a check for $30. If your membership is $90/month the employee will receive a check for $40. *Note - even if your gym has a deal to send check-ins and proof of payment to the city for employees, it is the responsibility of the employee to ensure that their check-ins and payment proof has been submitted to finance. **Weatherford Fitness sends a list of check-in for employees on the CITY plan and proof that their accounts are current.

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WORK We are so thankful for all of the hard work and energy our employees put into their work every day. Check out the milestones that some of your fellow Weatherford employees reached in the past quarter!

15 Years James Hotopp - Jan 2nd Shari Weldon - Jan 8th

William Kreutzer - Feb 5th

10 Years Luke Hall - Jan 19th Robert Bolling - Jan 19th

John Shelley - Feb 9th

5 Years Annbra Johnson - Feb 28th Kristin Seeger - Mar 3rd

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Rodger Johnson - Mar 27th

ANNIVERSARIES

THANK YOU! WINTER 2022 | EMPLOYEE EDGE

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CELEBRATING OUR QUARTERLY BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! JANUARY

Dustin Rich - Jan 1st Michael Rudd - Jan 2nd Chris Beniak - Jan 3rd Larry Mastellar - Jan 4th Alexandra Herrera - Jan 5th Jeremy Williams - Jan 5th Chris Accardo - Jan 6th Jennifer Tapley - Jan 9th Bobby Laine - Jan 10th Christi Crawford - Jan 11th Emily Pryor - Jan 13th Dalila Noyola - Jan 14th Natalie Campbell - Jan 15th Chase Bailey - Jan 19th Ralph Ramirez - Jan 20th

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Jordan Lashbrook - Jan 21st Aaron Russell - Jan 21st Nathan Campbell- Jan 22nd Jacob Yarbrough - Jan 22nd Howard McClurkin - Jan 23rd Valerie Munoz - Jan 23rd Austin Nichols - Jan 24th Gladys Hansen - Jan 25th Garrett Johnson - Jan 27th Ana Lira - Jan 28th Brandon Fross - Jan 30th Jeff Robinson - Jan 30th Casey Jones - Jan 31st Charles Tippie - Jan 31st

TIME TO

CELEBRATE! FEBRUARY Jill Allen - Feb 1st Pat Cherryhomes - Feb 1st Kristen Brown - Feb 2nd Brad Burnett - Feb 3rd Gonzalo Santibanez - Feb 3rd Daisy Mendez - Feb 5th John McEntire - Feb 5th Tiffany Bagwell - Feb 6th Tim Lerhrbach - Feb 6th Michael Marciniak - Feb 6th Roy Vernon - Feb 6th Terry Williams - Feb 6th Clayton Baker - Feb 8th Kevin Cleveland - Feb 8th Jason Morrow - Feb 8th Richard Tate - Feb 8th

Jonathan Peacock - Feb 9th Cody Zamarron - Feb 9th Joe Hopkins - Feb 11th Shari Weldon - Feb 11th Joe Farley - Feb 14th Eddy Steele - Feb 14th Charles Trinkner - Feb 14th Greg Lance - Feb 15th Liz White - Feb 14th Sean Beck - Feb 16th Skyler Raburn - Feb 21st Blake Rexroat - Feb 21st Johnny Qualls - Feb 24th Ashley Polvadore - Feb 25th James Holland - Feb 26th Danenne Moreno - Feb 27th

MARCH Jeremiah Zeigler - Mar 1st Crystal Ortega - Mar 4th Michael Dannar - Mar 6th Shannon Goodman - Mar 6th David Sears - Mar 6th Allynn Fisher - Mar 7th Ashley Esquivel - Mar 8th Matthew McConnell - Mar 8th Larry Woodward - Mar 8th Michael Ellis - Mar 12th Carrie Stevenson - Mar 12th Troy Dickey - Mar 14th Eveline Bake - Mar 16th Kevin Turner - Mar 17th Jerry Washburn - Mar 18th Cameron Wilson - Mar 18th

John Shelley - Mar 20th Monica Butturini - Mar 21st Luke Hall - Mar 21st Cody Robinson - Mar 24th Dylan Swackhammer - Mar 24th Riley O’Donnell - Mar 26th Daniel Rodgers - Mar 26th Cole Burns - Mar 28th Greyson Cox - Mar 28th Brett Barkley - Mar 29th Ronnie Villarreal - Mar 29th Ken Westendorff - Mar 29th Jason Goff - Mar 31st Preston Harper - Mar 31st Kaleb Kentner - Mar 31st

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A LOOK AHEAD, NEXT QUARTER’S BIRTHDAYS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! April

Sean Eddy - Apr 4th Edgar Esquivel - Apr 4th Taylor Bray - Apr 5th Tricia Miller - Apr 5th Chad Street - Apr 6th Zach Atkins - Apr 7th Travis Sydow - Apr 7th Ken Bean - Apr 9th Dakota Stroud - Apr 9th Dahlia Wells -Apr 9th Raul Flores - Apr 1tth Josh Clements - Apr 13th Bianca Lowe - Apr 15th Kristi Morris - Apr 15th Dennis Whitford - Apr 15th Jacob Diaz - Apr 16th Matt Leppla - Apr 16th Michael Baldwin - Apr 17th Melissa Cook - Apr 17th

Matthew McKittrick - Apr 17th Brenda Schwartz - Apr 19th Christine Acord - Apr 20th Randa Kirk - Apr 20th Jodi Martin - Apr 20th Willy Hudson - Apr 22nd Levi Spivey - Apr 22nd Brenna Pipkin - Apr 23rd Connor Bean - Apr 24 Kerri Sanderson - Apr 24th Tim Todd - Apr 24th Dustin Deel - Apr 25th Jeffrey Thomason - Apr 25th Jermaine Deary - Apr 26th Alexis Williams - Apr 26th Diane Chambers - Apr 27th Brendan McCandless - Apr 28th Ray Palmer Apr 30th

May John Welborn - May 1st Rachel Vinyard - May 3rd James Frankin - May 5th Kenneth Glover - May 7th Juleah Sessom - May 7th Matthew Charles - May 9th Justin Pollard - May 9th Steven Wood - May 9th David Moore - May 10th James Lehne - May 11th Joseph Gutierrez - May 14th Sara Prosser - May 14th Kiason Turner - May 14th John Vandyke - May 16th Kevin Tucker - May 17th Cody Short - May 18th Amy Bart - May 19th

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Malinda Nowell - May 19th Travis Moore - May 21st Jacqueline Ortiz - May 21st David Bravo - May 22nd Cody Channer - May 22nd Wes McBride - May 22nd Frank SMith - May 24th Joe Davis - May 26th Dusty Ford - May 26th Ryan Chegwidden - May 27th Alecia Durham - May 27th Mikey Fundis - May 27th Robert Brown - May 29th Boden Seaman - May 30th Logan Turnbow - May 31st

TIME TO

CELEBRATE! June James Allain - Jun 1st Lindsey Hester - Jun 1st David Herndon - Jun 2nd Tina Maxwell - Jun 2nd Joseph Parker - Jun 2nd Ro Smith - Jun 2nd Haylee Fowler - Jun 4th Kyle Zuch - Jun 4th Eva Padilla - Jun 6th Kenzie Redington - Jun 6th Randall Polston - Jun 8th Tony Myers - Jun 10th Bradly Todd - Jun 10th Kayla Martin - Jun 12th Dawn Brooks - Jun 13th Devrus Deal - Jun 15th

Danny Cerveny - Jun 16th Cynthia Crump - Jun 17th Edward Poisson - Jun 17th Rick Shaffer - Jun 18th Reid Cooper - Jun 22nd Anthony Richardson - Jun 22nd Lacey Smith - Jun 22nd Manny Palacios - Jun 23rd Jackie Brummett - Jun 25th Carlos Lazo - Jun 26th Matt Ticzkus - Jun 27th Remington Shell - Jun 29th Cody Garvin - Jun 30th Kevin Goodworth - 30th Anna Quintanilla - Jun 30th

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Kevin Dozier Fire Marshal Fire Department

Robert Williams Maintenance Worker Transportation & Public Works

Tammy Yandell Fire Dept. Finance Specialist Fire Department

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Brycen Martin Police Officer Police Department

Cody Channer Water Meter Tech Water/Wastewater & Engineering Dept.

Therese Everett Animal Services Coordinator Animal Services

Valerie Munoz Police Officer Police Department

Lacey Smith Utility Services Supervisor Finance

Henry Bolling Light Equipment Operator Transportation & Public Works

HIRES

to the City!

Daniel Casbon W/WW Crew Leader Water/Wastewater & Engineering Dept.

Natalie Campbell Utility Representative Finance

Joshua Jones Animal Care Tech Animal Services

Marshal Eyster Animal Care Tech Animal Services

Boden Seaman Lineman Helper Electric Utilities

Charles Trinkner Groundskeeper Parks, Recreation & Special Events

Eva Padilla Accounts Payable Clerk Finance

Dustin Brackney

Construction Maintenance Worker 1 Water/Wastewater & Engineering Dept.

Robert Sweet Truck Driver Water/Wastewater & Engineering Dept.

NEW HIRES

Welcome to the City!

Alexis Williams Event Attendant Parks, Recreation & Special Events

Travis Sydow Lineman A Electric Utilities

Kyle Zuch Police Officer Police Department

Matthew Smith Maintenance Worker Transportation & Public Works

Kenneth Westendorff Water Meter Tech Water/Wastewater & Engineering Dept.

Melissa Cook Utility Representative Finance

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WPCAS Volunteers preparing Holiday Stockings for the Dogs & Cats

Kerri Sanderson & husband Billy at Trunk or Treat

Nov - Volunteer Staci, Parker County Sheriff’s ACO Matt Anderson, Weatherford ACO Joe Davis - Veteran’s Day Thank You

Weatherford Parker County

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New Hires:

Mindy Henry – Animal Services Manager (photo needed) Therese Everett – Animal Services Coordinator (photo needed) Marshal Eyster – Animal Care Technician (photo attached) Josh Jones – Animal Care Technician (photo attached)

Anniversaries:

Debra Kasparek – Animal Care Technician – 5 years (November) Pictured: Debra Kasparek, Animal Care Technician

Updates by the month OCTOBER:

Animal Care Tech Debra Kasparek 5 Year Anniversary

TRUNK OR TREAT! An estimated 300 people passed through the Shelter gates on Saturday, October 30th, enjoying a day of candy collecting, face painting, games and more. Fifteen animals also went home with their new furever families that day. We’re planning on making it bigger and better next year, so if you’re interested in volunteering or participating, please reach out to teverett@weatherfordtx.gov.

NOVEMBER:

SHOUT OUT TO OUR SHELTER VETERANS! (see picture to left) • Shelter Volunteer Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Stacy Enyeart, US Army, August 1993 through October 2020; Final duty position as Battalion Commander of 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, Fort Hood, TX. • Parker County ACO Matt Anderson former Specialist / Combat Engineer, US Army • Weatherford ACO Joe Davis, former USMC 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, and 1st Battalion 3rd Marines!

WFD at Trunk or Treat

TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY

In an effort to help our citizens in need, the Shelter held two free vaccination and microchip clinics. We vaccinated more than 250 pets and chipped nearly 200! All vaccines were donated by the

Thanksgiving at the Shelter

Thankful for the opportunity to serve our community!

December:

Need to write a little blurb for this Photos: Shelter volunteers stuff stockings and prep for the holiday adoption season WPCAS off site adoption events at First Monday / Christmas on the Square

Happy Dog!

Look what we did this year! If you’ve ever stopped by the animal Shelter, you know it’s a busy place!

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Weatherford Parker County

Animal Shelter Cont. Here’s what we did in 2021!

no cost to the citizen. Pets are vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and microchipped.) 21 – Cats 173 – Dogs Total Target Program pets - 194

( Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2021)

Adoptions:

Cats Adopted – 828 Dogs Adopted – 888 Livestock – 82 Pigs adopted – 5 Rabbits adopted – 8 Small Mammals adopted – 8 3 lizards and 1 snake adopted Barn Cats adopted – 415 Total Adoptions - 2238

Vaccination Clinic

115 pets vaccinated/microchipped Through our target program, we also helped XXX animals in our community that needed care for which their owners could not provide. Stay up to date with all the Shelter news by giving us a follow on Facebook! @WPCAnimal

Rescued

Upcoming dates/information

2 - Birds 313 - Cats 591 - Dogs 4 – Livestock 2 – Guinea Pits Total Pets sent to Rescue – 912

Remember:

Teamwork makes the dream work! Come volunteer with us! Here’s how: https://www.weatherfordtx.gov/3124/Volunteer

January:

Returned to Owner

WPCAS Adoption Event on Saturdays at First Monday Trade Days (weather permitting)

4 – Birds 31 – Cats 876 – Dogs 99 – Livestock Total RTO – 1010

February:

National Spay and Neuter Awareness Month WPCAS Adoption Event on Saturdays at First Monday Trade Days (weather permitting)

TNR Program

903 – Cats Sterilized

March:

Target Program (owners needing pets spayed/neutered and

vaccinated that need financial assistance. This service is provided at

Volunteer Jade

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WPCAS Adoption Event on Saturdays at First Monday Trade Days (weather permitting)

Volunteer Beverly

New Animal Care Technician Josh Jones

New Animal Care Technician Marshal Eyster

Shelter Manager Mindy Henry and Vet Tech Mandy Huenemann at Vax Clinic

Thanksgiving Lunch at WPCAS with Dustin Deel, Volunteer (former CoW employee) Kathy Mosby, Kerri Sanderson, and Volunteer Deborah Haller

Eric Shumar’s wife Tara and son Coy at Trunk or Treat

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Q&A TIME Get to know some of you’re coworkers better! “My New Year’s Resolutions are to graduate with my MBA this year and to be a better pet parent.” ~Rachel Vinyard, Finance

“My biggest resolution is to shift more focus on spending deliberate, quality family time with my wife and girls. I also, for a 5th year in a row, will try to convince Bill Smith to listen to something other than Nickelback all the time…seriously it’s become a problem.” ~ Chad Marbut, Capital Projects

“My New Year’s Resolutions are to eat out less, cook at home more for my family, and travel internationally.” ~ Elizabeth White, Chandor Gardens

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“Don’t ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone for any reason ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you’ve been... ever, for any reason whatsoever... Michael Scott” ~ Mel Fox, Utility Billing “My goal this year is to get some home projects finished off, go on a few epic adventures. And to keep trying to be the person my dogs think I am.” ~Kenneth Glover, Water Dept

“My resolution for 2022 is to maintain a healthy lifestyle mentally and physically by continuing to work-out, eat healthy as possible each day, treat those around me as I would want to be treated. Stay true to myself and don’t take work or business home with me and take advantage of relaxing time with family and friends which we all know is not often enough in most cases.” ~ John Rudolph, PD

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Winter Activities .

Word Bank

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Snowflake Skates Sweater Icicle Cold Boots

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Winter Meal: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

Ingredients: • • • • • •

1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean) 1 large onion, chopped 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon pepper 2-1/2 cups chicken broth 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk

• • • • •

1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 8 slices American cheese, chopped 1-1/2 cups shredded lettuce 2 medium tomatoes, chopped 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

Directions: 1. In a large skillet, cook beef with onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking beef into crumbles; drain. 2. Stir in flour and pepper; transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. 3. Stir in broth and milk. Cook, covered, on low for 4-5 hours or until flavors are blended. 4. Stir in cheeses until melted. Top servings with remaining ingredients.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 557 calories, 32g fat (17g saturated fat), 135mg cholesterol, 1160mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 1g fiber), 42g protein.

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Information on policies and benefits! Human Resources Department Over the last few years, we have seen the city grow in our internal systems. Advances in software like Cityworks and Munis have helped us to streamline work and innovate our operations as a whole. As this innovation moves forward we are striving to ensure that our employees are updated and educated on changes that affect their work and retirement. Our Human Resources Department has been working to update our policies and procedures to best fit the needs of our employees. Please see below for reminders on where to find different resources and information for all full-time employees. In 2020, we brought back our Employee New Hire Orientation to help new employees become better oriented with the organization from the start, allowing employees to fully understand the city’s common goal of building a strong community across all departments and positions.

Munis and ESS Adding Munis allowed us to streamline our Finance and budgeting process and currently, our HR and Utility Billing pieces are in development/implementation. Our Employee Self Service (ESS) allows employees to use the paycheck simulator, view current personal information (including email addresses where pay stubs are sent). Employees can review their total compensation including employerprovided benefits and view their W4 (federal tax withholdings).

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Employee Self-Service Site You can access the ESS by visiting: https:// selfservice.weatherfordtx.gov/ess/default.aspx • Click the login button on the top right corner of the screen • Username: first initial of your first name + your last name (i.e. anichols) • Password: last 4 digits of our social security number. (You will be prompted to reset your password if you have not already). • Click Employee Self Service on the left menu.

TMRS Retirement website You can access your TMRS (Texas Municipal Retirement System) retirement information anytime at: https://www.tmrs.com/MyTMRS/ Logon (please note that this site is maintained and run by TMRS and not the city of Weatherford). This site allows you to check your membership summary, check/edit your beneficiaries, view vesting date, view retirement eligibility and run estimates based on program and estimated retirement date.

TML Health Benefits website For employees wanting to check for “in-network doctors”, view information like Member ID, plan number and more please check out the TML (Texas Municipal League) Health Benefits Pool website. You can also request an ID card for insurance, find forms, contact TML, view recent claims and more! Head over to: https://tmlhealthbenefits.org/ (please note that this site is maintained and run by TML and not the city of Weatherford).

Temporary Employee Policies For employees wanting to view our Temporary Policies, please note they are in a folder on the internal shared drive (J:\Temporary City Policies). We will update everyone when this changes!

Upcoming projects We are currently working to update a place/way to provide our policies in an easy-to-access way for employees both at work and remotely. This will be shared with all employees via city emails and in the next issue of the Employee Edge.

Human Resources is still working to schedule out more retirement and financial wellness seminars to help best set all employees up for success now and in the future.

Know someone looking for a job? We keep our job listings, job requirements and general (full-time employee) benefits updated on the city website at: https://weatherfordtx. gov/18/Human-Resources. If you have any other questions or ideas for future trainings/seminars please reach out to Diana or Tim via email, phone or in their offices located on the west side of City Hall at 303 Palo Pinto.

Equal Opportunity Employer The City of Weatherford supports inclusiveness and diversity by not discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any protected class. We are a supporter of a drug and smoke-free workplace.

Don’t miss the next installment in our next Employee Edge to learn more about Human Resources and different programs offered.

Photo credit: Envato Elements

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More winter fun! WINTER DAD JOKES Q: What can you catch with your eyes closed? A: A cold!

Q: Which one is faster, hot or cold? A: Hot. You can catch a cold!

Q: What is an “ig”? A: An snow house without a loo!

Q: What is the Ice Queen’s favorite cake? A: She doesn’t mind the flavor as long as it has lots of frosting!

Q: What do trees say after a long winter? A: What a re-leaf!

Q: What happened when the snowgirl had a fight with the snowboy? A: She gave him the cold shoulder!

Q: What do you call it when a snowman throws a tantrum? A: A meltdown! Q: What do you call a winter monster with a six-pack? A: Abdominal snowman!

Q: Why did Frosty the snowman want a divorce? A: He thought his wife was a flake.

Check out our next Employee Edge to help you to stay up-to-date on what’s going on around the city and for more activities.

Photo credit: Envato Elements

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FACES TO

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Krista Peacock Executive Assistant to the City Manager

Chad Marbut Director of Capital Projects

Bill Smith City Engineer

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Malinda Nowell City Secretary

Kristen Pegues Economic Development Coordinator

Wes McBride Operations Chief

Nicole Wright Communications & Marketing Coordinator

Michael Baldwin Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator

Kevin Dozier Fire Marshal

O KNOW

the city!

Frank Watson Assistant Fire Marshal

Eric Shumar Assistant Director of Municipal and Community Services

Greg Lance Deputy Chief of Police

Tim Todd Assistant Director of Human Resources

Tiffany Bagwell Court Administrator Municipal Court

Matt Leppla Operations Manager Transportation & Public Works

Kiason Turner Assistant IT Director

Jaycob Kirkpatrick Assistant Director of Parks, Recreation and Special Events

Elizabeth White Chandor Gardens Event Assistant

Help us celebrate the arrival of a long-awaited spring season in the gardens at our annual “Spring Fling” on Saturday, March 19 from noon to 4 pm! This popular event features music, food, and area artists and craftsman. Every year, our list of talented participating artists and vendors grows, and this year will be no exception. The gardens will be loaded with talented people displaying, demonstrating and selling their unique arts and crafts, while live music provides a lovely musical backdrop for what is sure to be a blissful spring day. So, come on out, come hungry, see the gardens in full bloom, and bring your camera for a special family photo or two! 36 EMPLOYEE EDGE | WINTER 2022

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FROM OUR LAST ISSUE

FIND THE LOGO Were you able to find the hidden logo on the cover of our last issue? There’s one on this issue too! First person to email Nicole Wright (nwright@weatherfordtx.gov) gets a prize!

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