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MANAGER OF THE YEAR:SHELLEY WOLNY <br />It is with much pride that Ipresent Shelley Wolny with the <br />Manager of the Yearaward.Shelleyhas been the catalyst of <br />the Finance Departmentfor many years, and over the years, <br />she has assisted other departments with their budgets and cost <br />control measures. In her capacity asTreasurer,Shelley oversees <br />a city budget of $70 millionand a $52 million dollar portfolio. <br />She has been primarily responsible for the City being awarded <br />the DistinguishedBudget Award for the last (13) yearsand <br />Distinguished Investment Award for excellencein investment <br />management for the last 8 years. <br />Her conservative approach to budget and cost containment <br />monitoring has allowed the city to build a healthy fund <br />balance andfund several major capital projects such as <br />municipal court and fire station one without incurring additional <br />debt. <br />In addition to these regular duties, Shelley is currently <br />implementing the City’s move to electronic government for <br />cash collections. She has researched and coordinated lock <br />box payments, which will increase productivity amongst staff as <br />well as advance customer service. Furthermore, she has <br />coordinated the installment of a utility billing kiosk for 2013. The <br />kiosk will allow citizens the ability to pay all city transactions 24 <br />hoursper day,seven days a week. <br />Shelleyis dependable, dedicated, a problem solver, who <br />exceeds expectations.In addition to the aforementioned <br />attributes, she is a pleasure to be around and serves as a great <br />ambassador of the finance office to other city departments <br />and the community of La Porte. It is for these reasons that I am <br />pleased to present Shelley Wolny as La Porte’s Manager of the <br />Year. <br /> <br />