Farmington Hills Honors Outstanding Employees

Farmington Hills city employees gathered at the Monday to honor longevity, creativity and outstanding service to the city and local residents. 

Receiving awards were:

Employee of the Year
Mary LaPorte, senior human resources analyst with the human resources department 

Outstanding employees
Jean Coil, Secretary to the Fire Chief, Fire Department
Jeff Hotchkiss, Facilities Coordinator, Department of Special Services
Bryan Pickworth, DPW Maintenance Supervisor, Department of Public Services/DPW
Jane Vivyan, Assessor I, Finance Department/Assessing Division

Police Officer of the Year
Officer Mark Mostek

Firefighter of the Year
Lt. Jason Olszewski

City Assessor Matt Dingman received the 2011 IDEAS (Innovation Drives Excellence and Savings) Award for suggesting the city impose a fee for property transfer transactions. City manager Steve Brock said the new user fee that applies to a small number of land owners "contributes to the benefit of the city and its taxpayers". 

Along with the other awards, 94 employees were honored for longevity, from a large group celebrating five years, to Lt. Denny Hughes, who marked his 30th year with the  

Editor's note: Firefighter of the Year Lt. Jason Olszewski's name was incorrectly spelled in the original version of this story.