September 26, 2017

September 2017 Employee of the Month

The Franklin County Commissioners on behalf of the STAR Committee (Special Thanks And Recognition) proudly present the Employee of the Month award to Ms. Kimberly Mills. Kim Mills has been employed as an Administrative Assistant II with the Franklin County Commissioners’ Office since April of 2013. The selection for the September 2017 Employee of the Month was determined by the STAR Committee based on the numerous nominations Noah received. There were a total of 14 nominations. The STAR nomination form asks what recent event or occurrence made you select Kim and the answers include: You can always call on Kim Mills when you need a hand. She will always be there to assist. A song that best describes Kim Mills is “Lean on Me”. We all need someone to lean on! Ms. Mills is flexible while keeping a professional composure; Kim also uses her knowledge of so many County functions to help anyone who needs it, without others having to ask. If she senses anyone needs assistance she will step right in to help. Kim is also a compassionate person and has generously helped co-workers on and off the clock with transportation issues. One example was a day when Kim’s co-worker was attending a meeting and had walked to the location because it was a bright and sunny day. Suddenly, out of the blue, a bad storm hit. Kim drove down to the building to pick up her co-worker so she would not have to walk back in the torrential rainstorm. Another example occurred at the end of the day. A co-worker’s car stalled in the middle of King Street. It was a busy time of day and other cars were naturally irritated and had no patience, so they started driving around the vehicle into oncoming traffic. Kim came out of nowhere and started directing traffic to avoid the possibility of an accident. When there was finally a short break in traffic, Kim helped the driver to push the car into the parking lot for safety. Kim even insisted she stay until the tow truck arrived. During the hour-long wait, she walked around the block several times to make sure the tow truck was not lost or waiting in limbo to find the disabled vehicle. Ms. Mills’ outstanding characteristics are attributes that have not gone unnoticed by her peers. The nomination form described her as: Compassionate, both in and out of work. Kim can be counted upon to be there when you need her; Knowledgeable, as she works hands- on with so many County departmental functions; Accurate, since the majority of Kim’s tasks involve a demand for accurate reporting. We are grateful to Ms. Mills as she exudes a high standard of customer service, excellence and respect to the employee and residents of Franklin County.

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