Bill Watkins, public works, is employee of the year for Lakeland, third year running.
Mr. Watkins was honored along with other Lakeland Public Works and Wastewater employees today (5.23.19) during an Employee Appreciation Lunch at the IH Clubhouse.
Grant Hunter is employee of the year for the Wastewater Department but was unable to attend the luncheon.
Employees of the year are selected by a vote of all City Hall employees, said Emily Harrell, city engineer. Mr. Watkins, she said, has won the title the last three years.
The hot wings and catfish lunch capped off a National Public Works Week celebration at City Hall which included an Equipment Rodeo Tuesday and hot wings competition Monday. Door prizes were awarded during today’s lunch.
Bobby Carpenter of public works won two of the three competitions in the Rodeo: mini-excavator and backhoe; and Alex Fink won the knuckleboom truck competition. The mini-excavator competition is a pin drop; the knuckleboom truck is utilized to pick up a brick; and the backhoe operator moves a tennis ball.
Lakeland Public Works employees
Matt Brown – chief inspector
Rhonda Fink – community services representative
Martin Perez – public works supervisor
Ryan Branch – public works
Joshua Burton – public works
Bobby Carpenter – public works
Alex Fink – public works
Cody Garrett – public works
Nelson Hardaway – public works
Jeremy Jones – public works
Michael Morales – public works
Karenski Porter – public works
Jackie Schwab – public works
Tommy Stringer – public works
Bill Watkins – public works
Spencer Smalley – wastewater supervisor
Chris Hatcher – wastewater
Grant Hunter – wastewater
… Photos by Jim Willis, Lakeland Currents
