Item B7
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 19, 2000
DIVISION: COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION
BULK ITEM: NO
DEPARTMENT: SOCIAL SERVICES
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation of the Employee of the Month award to John Gish, Social Worker, Social
Services Department Welfare Program, Community Services Division.
ITEM BACKGROUND: See Attached
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: None on this item
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Present award
TOTAL COST: -0-
BUDGETED: N/A
COST TO COUNTY: -0-
REVENUE PRODUCING: N/A
AMOUNT PER MONTH NEAR: N/A
APPROVED BY: County Attorney N/A
OMB/Purchasing N/A
Risk Management N/A
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL
DOCUMENTATION: Included XXX
To Follow
Not Required
AGENDA ITEM #
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DISPOSITION:
John Gish
Employee of the Month
December, 1999
John Gish has been selected as Employee of the Month for December. Mr. Gish has been
employed in the Welfare Program for Social Services as a Social Worker since June of
1996.
Mr. Gish is well known in the community as a very effective and compassionate Social
Worker. Many agencies actively network and refer their clients to him for service. Mr.
Gish not only is a very faithful Monroe County employee, but also is very active in the
community, as well. He is a member ofSt. Paul's Episcopal Church, where he was a
founder of the Arts Project and Integrity Key West, and he is a member of the Chancel
Choir. He has sung in several local productions and has written many articles for local
publications. He is a past trustee of Literacy Volunteers, a member of Lambda
Democrats, and is currently a Committee Chair and on the Advisory Board of the Gay
and Lesbian Community Center.
Mr. Gish goes out of his way to take care of some of the most difficult and most needy
clients. When County funds are unavailable; he seeks out resources within the
Community to meet the client's needs.
During the past year, due to staff resignations, illness within the program and an
additional energy grant following Hurricane Georges, Mr. Gish has far exceeded
maintaining a normal case load. In some months his caseload has been three times
normal expectations. He maintained the highest caseload and rendered the largest
amount of welfare service countywide. He collected over thirteen thousand dollars in
.
reimbursements to the General Fund, which was 22% of the reimbursements for the y~ar.
Weare very grateful to have such a talented and dedicated employee working for our
Welfare program.