Item B7
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Julv 18.2001
Division: Management Services
Bulk Item: Yes
No ..ll-
Department: Veterans Affairs
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation of Employee of the Month Award for the month of
December 2000 to Ronald R. Johnson, Veterans Service Counselor, Veterans Affairs
Department.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
nla
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY: nla
REVENUE PRODUCING:. Yes
No x
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
OMBlPurchasing "?..1 Management_
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JAMES L. ROBERTS"
APPROVED BY: County Atty _
DOCUMENT A TION:
Included X
To Follow_
Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM # / - B 7
Revised 2/27/01
RoNALV R. JOHNsoN,
SERVICE COUNSELOR
VETERANS AffAIRS VEPARTMENT, KEY WEST
Mr. Johnson has been selected as Em~lo~ee of the Month for the month of
Vecember 2000 for the outstandins service he consistentlM ~rovides to the
man~ veterans of Monroe Count~. Mr. Johnson started worldns for the Monroe
Count~ Veterans Affairs Ve~artment in februar~ of 1998 as a ServiCe
Counselor.
Mr. Johnson is a retired Air force Major and former Health Services
Administrator. His vast ex~erience in the mifitarM and mediCal fields allows him
to be our "resident ex~ert" in reviewins mediCal Claims for our Monroe CountM
veterans. With his ex~erience he has successfullM filed a mMriad of claims for
our honorabl~ discharsed veterans, retirees and elisible beneficiaries and
de~endents. He has rea~ed thousands of dollars in benefits for the veterans of
the florida l<eMs and has SreatlM enriched the lives of manM needM veterans.
Mr. Johnson dis~laMs outstandins leadershi~, ~Iannins and orsanizational skills.
He is trulM an advoCate for our veterans. He successfullM assists our Monroe
C oun t ~ veterans in receivins benefits which are due to them. He reCen tl~
assisted a terminal veteran in receivins his benefits within two weeks. ShortlM
thereafter, the veteran ~assed awaM, however, his wife and children received all
of the benefits to whiCh the deceased veteran was entitled to. .He is a trul~
out standins em~lo~ee. Ronald R. Johnson is trulM deservins of such an award~