2001-08-27 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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e e City of La Porte Administr~tive Services Department Human Resources Division Interoffice Memorandum August 20, 2001 To: Martha Gillett, City Secretary From: Lorie Doughty, Human Resources Manager ~ Subject: Council Agenda Item, August 27, 2001 Retiree: Ruben Benavides Please include the following employee retirement presentation on the Agenda for the Council Meeting scheduled for August 27. 2001: Ruben ~enavides, 24 years Ruben began his employment with the City in July of 1977 as a mechanic and in March of 1990 was promoted to Senior Mechanic. the advanced journey level in the Mechanic series. A major part of Ruben's duties were driveablility diagnosis, troubleshooting hydraulic systems and diesel systems, repair problems, including gas systems. Over th~ last twenty-four (24) years Ruben has alwavs received an excellent evaluation. Ruben's :Supervisor- Isabel Salinas, Equipment Services Supervisor, has noted many times that Ruben is very good at troubleshooting mechanical problems and practiced use of good common sense, Ruben required very little supervision, and frequently was asked to supervise during Mr. Salinas' absence. Ruben had a thorough knowledge of assignment duties and was able to perform them in an excellent manner. He was always willing to learn new procedures and kept an open: mind at all times, handling a great quantity of work with quality results and ready to take action based on the best interests of the City. Ruben was always extremely responsive to any suggestion from co-workers or supervisor, He was a dependable employee that was relied upon to ~et any job done correctly and is a professional in every sense of the word. Another area was Ruben excelled, was his interpersonal skills. Many of his evaluations noted that Ruben was superior. He maintained an outstanding relationship with virtually everyone. He displayed a superior temperament when dealing with co-workers, supervisor, and personnel from other departments. Ruben has a wonderful sense of humor and always treated everyone with respect and kindness. Everyone at the City will certainly miss your professionalism and smiling face. We wish you well in your future endeavors. Congratulations on your retirement, Ruben. c: Steve Gillett Buddy Jacobs Lee Allen Isabel Salinas