Santa Cruz City Invites Nominations For 2020 Officer Jim Howes Community Service Award

Press release from the City of Santa Cruz:

October 13, 2020

The City of Santa Cruz invites nominations of community members and City employees for the 2020 Officer Jim Howes Community Service Award. The nomination period runs through Nov. 6.

Established in 2007 upon the retirement of Officer Jim Howes, this annual award is given to one City employee and one community member for outstanding service to the Santa Cruz community. Officer Jim Howes served as a Santa Cruz Police Officer for 26 years and was known throughout the City for his positive approach and partnership building between the City and community. Recipients of the Officer Jim Howes Community Service Award exemplify Officer Howes’ collaborative, solution-oriented approach to solving community problems.

To nominate community member or City employee for the 2020 Award, a nomination form along with a short narrative should be submitted via e-mail to: shaberman@cityofsantacruz.com, faxed to (831) 420-5011, or delivered in hard copy to: City of Santa Cruz/809 Center Street, Room 10/Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of the nomination form is attached.

The nomination period will close Friday, November 6, 2020 at 5 p.m. A review committee will select a City Employee and a Community Member recipient, and the Awardees will be honored at the December 8, 2020 City Council Meeting.

Past recent recipients of the Officer Jim Howes Community Service Award are: for 2019, Jill Bates (City Employee) and David Revell (Community Member); for 2018, Sergeant Scott Garner and Susie O’Hara (City Employees) and Paul Martin and Robert Orrizzi (Community Members); and for 2017, Julie Schneider (City Employee) and Chip (Community Member).

We encourage your nominations!

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