MEMBER News Jay T. Bell Award Winner: Steve Arbo Steve Arbo, city manager for the city of Lee’s Summit, was chosen as the 2022 Jay T. Bell Professional Management Award by the Missouri City/County Management Association (MCMA). The award recognizes his outstanding commitment to the profession of local government management and is the association’s highest honor for members. MCMA established the Jay T. Bell Professional Management Award in honor of Jay T. Bell, who served as executive director of the Missouri Municipal League from 1965 until 1981. The award recognizes public service that displays the same high standards of accomplishment, professionalism, and ethical conduct. Bell felt strongly that the professionalism exemplified by city managers and administrators was an essential part of good governance.
Photo: (l-r) Clayton City Manager David Gipson (2021 Jay T. Bell Recipient) presents the 2022 Jay T. Bell award to Lee’s Summit City Manager Steve Arbo.
Stephen has more than 35 years of experience in the public service sector. He was appointed city manager for the city of Lee’s Summit in 2008, after serving as the City’s deputy city administrator and assistant city manager. He is a community-oriented leader with a focus on strong teams, fiscal responsibility and optimizing performance for the delivery of quality city services.
Richard R. Noll Award Winner: Jessica Hoffman Jessica Hoffman, assistant city administrator for the city of Wentzville, was chosen as the 2022 Richard R. Noll Outstanding Assistant Award by the Missouri City/ County Management Association (MCMA). The award honors an assistant city manager or city administrator who demonstrates professionalism, high standards of accomplishment and ethical conduct. The recipient must hold an administrative position that is responsible for assisting the chief administrative officer in carrying out various administrative duties and other responsibilities. In her current role as assistant city administrator, Jessica oversees economic development, communications and community relations. In her work for the city of Wentzville, she has demonstrated continual growth in accepting new challenges. Jessica has been on teams or been the lead on successful projects, including the construction of Wentzville’s new city hall, the citywide implementation of Google and the creation of a dedicated customer relations division.
Photo: (l-r) Springfield Deputy City Manager Collin Quigley (2021 Richard R. Noll Recipient) presents the 2022 Richard R. Noll award to Wentzville Assistant City Administrator Jessica Hoffman.
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theReview July/August 2022
