City of Farmington Hills

🔍 The City of Farmington Hills is searching for future Employee of the Year award winners.  If you're ready to join a winning team, apply today and your picture could be here next year! www.fhgov.com/employment The City of Farmington Hills recently held its 48th Annual Employee Recognition and Service Awards at the Longacre House to celebrate employees for their excellence, dedication, and service to the City and the community. 🏆 Congratulations to the Employee of the Year, Firefighter of the Year, Police Officers of the Year, and four Outstanding Employee award winners (left to right): -Matthew Malone, GISP, GIS coordinator -Vincenzo Mabe, building maintenance mechanic -Stanley Bailey, Fire sergeant -Hannah Muth, recreation supervisor of aquatics and facilities -Shontae Stringfellow, MBA, deputy treasurer -Susan Woodard, Police detective -Alexander Aquiline, Police officer -Shemsi Veseli, building maintenance worker

Congratulations to the City of Farmington Hills Firefighter of the Year, Sgt. Stan Bailey! The City of Farmington Hills recently held its 48th annual Employee Recognition and Service Awards at the Longacre House to celebrate employees for their excellence, dedication, and service to the City and the community. 🏆 Sgt. Bailey was selected by his peer as Firefighter of the Year, who commended him for his commitment to supporting his colleagues. Sgt. Bailey is a member of both the Department’s Peer Support Team and the OAKWAY Peer Support Team, through which he supports colleagues from fire departments across southeast Oakland County. Bailey has also received several awards and citations for excellent work over the course of his career. He has been with the Farmington Hills Fire Department since 2011, when he started as a paid-on-call firefighter. Pictured here from left to right: City Manager Gary Mekjian, P.E., Sgt. Stan Bailey and Fire Chief Jon Unruh.

Congratulations to the City of Farmington Hills Police Officers of the Year, Alexander Aquiline and Susan Woodard! The City of Farmington Hills recently held its 48th annual Employee Recognition and Service Awards at the Longacre House to celebrate employees for their excellence, dedication, and service to the City and the community. 🏆 Officer Aquiline and Detective Woodard were selected as the Police Officers of the Year for their heroism and exceptional police work in 2024. Each received a Valor Citation, the highest honor of the Farmington Hills Police Department, for heroically confronting an armed man who assaulted his girlfriend and attempted to murder Officer Aquiline, Detective Woodard and their fellow officers. Last year, Officer Aquiline also received two Life Saving Awards, one for saving a man with a serious cut to the arm and the other for performing CPR on a woman in cardiac arrest. Detective Woodard received one Life Saving Award for resuscitating a woman in cardiac arrest and three additional citations for exceptional police work in 2024. Officer Aquiline was previously selected as the City’s Police Officer of the Year for 2023 and has been with the Farmington Hills Police Department for nearly three years. Woodard has been with the Department for two years. Pictured here from left to right: City Manager Gary Mekjian, P.E., Detective Susan Woodard, Officer Alexander Aquiline, Police Chief John Piggott and Assistant Chief Brian Moore.

Congratulations to the City of Farmington Hills Employee of the Year, Hannah Muth! The City of Farmington Hills recently held its 48th Annual Employee Recognition and Service Awards at the Longacre House to celebrate employees for their excellence, dedication and service to the City and the community. 🏆 Hannah Muth was selected as Employee of the Year. Hannah is the recreation supervisor of aquatics and facilities in the City’s Special Services Department. She oversees the City’s Aquatics Division, including recruiting, training and supervising over 100 part-time lifeguards, swim instructors, and water exercise staff. She also oversees pool and splash pad maintenance and all swim lessons, programs, and exercise classes. Colleagues who nominated her for the award said she leads by example, which motivates them to work harder and ensures guests have great experiences. Hannah has been with the City of Farmington Hills since 2022. Hannah is pictured here with City Manager Gary Mekjian, P.E. (left) and Ellen Schnackel, director of Special Services (right).

Last night at the beautiful Longacre House, the City of Farmington Hills celebrated the hardworking employees who serve the community every day at the 48th Annual Employee Recognition and Service Awards. Some of these dedicated public servants were recognized for milestone service anniversaries from five to 35 years with the City. The event also honored the employee of the year, firefighter of the year, police officers of the year and four outstanding employee award winners for 2024. These eight winners were nominated by their peers. Over the course of the next week, these winners will be featured in posts on the City’s page to introduce the community to some of the exceptional people who keep the City running day in and day out.

Today is National Intern Day. This summer, five engineering interns are bringing their energy, talent and fresh perspectives to the City's Public Services Department. They're supporting City projects, learning new skills and exploring careers in public service. These future leaders are students at Lawrence Tech College of Engineering, Michigan State University College of Engineering and University of Detroit Mercy. It's great to have them as part of the team this summer!

Congratulations to Sgt. Robert Gerak on his well deserved promotion from acting sergeant! Sgt. Gerak has been with the Farmington Hills Police Department since 2006. Since then, he has earned 49 citations and commendations for excellent police work. He’s pictured with Assitant Chief Brian Moore, Capt. Richard Blendea and Chief John Piggott. (Left to right)

Congratulations to Mirandi Alexander (white shirt, center), who recently completed the requirements and examination to become a licensed professional civil engineer! Upon completion of the licensure requirements, Mirandi was promoted to civil engineer II. The City’s other professional engineers recently took Mirandi to lunch to celebrate her achievement. Thanks for continuing the City’s tradition of excellence and professionalism, Mirandi!

The Farmington Hills Police Department is launching its first-ever Youth Police Academy and applications are open now! The two-week program will be held in the evenings on Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the first two weeks of August. Designed for pre-teens and teens, 12 to 16-years-old, the Youth Police Academy will give students an inside look at what it's like to be a police officer. They'll explore a variety of law enforcement career paths through interactive sessions and demonstrations with K9 officers, drone operators and even learn how to collect evidence, like fingerprints and shoe prints. The goal of the Youth Police Academy is to help shape young leaders and inspire future careers in public service. Interested? Email Community Engagement Officer Kean at mkean@fhgov.com for the application and more information!

Want to make sure uneaten or spoiled food doesn't go to waste? 🍌 The City of Farmington Hills is working with Make Food Not Waste to create a blueprint for reducing food waste and we want to hear from you! The City is launching a survey for businesses and community members to share their input through Friday, July 25. The survey will help the City gauge awareness about food waste, learn more about how residents and businesses handle food waste, and explore interest in a future composting program. You can find the community and business surveys on the City's website at https://lnkd.in/gi6FWwTt. Both surveys are open through July 25.