DLS Participatory Budgeting Project Team receives 2022 Innovation Award for Equity and Social Justice
The Department of Local Services (DLS) Participatory Budgeting Project Team has been honored with the Innovation Award for Equity and Social Justice. This award, part of King County Executive’s Performance Excellence Awards, is one of the of five Innovation Awards highlighting department teams whose projects, improvements, and ingenuity deliver exceptional, measurable results. “We solve problems” and “We drive for results” are core values at King County, and these award recipients met challenges in creative and impactful ways. Read more and watch the video here.
Chinook Wind Project and Mitigation Reserve Program receives 2022 Innovation Award for Climate and Environmental Stewardship
The Chinook Wind Project and Mitigation Reserve Program, within the Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Water and Land Resources Division, has been honored with the Innovation Award for Climate and Environmental Stewardship (Sustainability). This award, part of King County Executive’s Performance Excellence Awards, is one of the five Innovation Awards highlighting department teams whose projects, improvements, and ingenuity deliver exceptional, measurable results. “We solve problems” and “We drive for results” are core values at King County, and these award recipients met challenges in creative and impactful ways. The Team includes Megan… Read More
Award-winning communications: DNRP brought home national awards in four categories
Crossposted from Keeping King County Green King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) is excited to announce that we received awards in four categories from the National Association of Government Communicators, the most prestigious awards in our industry. The Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Awards were announced during this year’s national conference hosted on April 19 in Portland. Working Without a Net We received first place in the Working Without a Net category for a hosting a dual livestream aboard our research vessel, SoundGuardian, as scientists measured the underwater noise of Puget Sound that… Read More
Congratulations to the Executive’s Performance Excellence Awards winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Executive’s Performance Excellence Awards, which honor employees and workgroups at King County who bring a Best-Run Government approach to their work, and have made exceptional contributions in performance, leadership, and innovation. In a series of videos, several King County leaders, including King County Executive Dow Constantine, announced the recipients of the eight Performance Excellence Awards: five innovation awards – people, cost, service, sustainability, and equity and social justice – and three leadership awards – for people leaders, individual contributors, and the Fred Jarrett Leadership Excellence… Read More
Warren Kagarise named Social Media Professional of the Year
Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager, was recently named Social Media Professional of the Year by Government Social Media. Warren, a member of KCIT’s Design and Civic Engagement Team since 2017, works with King County departments and agencies to improve social media strategy, policies, and content, and enhance digital engagement through email, text messages, and other tools. The Social Media Professional of the Year award honors a social media professional in government who is known in the space for their work, while being committed to supporting and teaching fellow communicators. Warren accepted the… Read More
Celebrating you and your work during Public Service Recognition Week
Dear fellow King County employee, This week we celebrate your work and the work of every public servant in King County during Public Service Recognition Week, May 7 – 13, 2023. Your work for the people of King County matters tremendously. Public service creates positive change in our communities, even when it’s behind-the-scenes. The work you do makes a difference in the lives of so many of our residents. Public service is as wide-ranging and varied as the places we’re from and the paths we’ve traveled. But we are all united by a desire to make… Read More
Local Services gets National Association of Government Communicators award for Participatory Budgeting
Crossposted from King County Local Local Services’ Participatory Budgeting program has received an international accolade for the way it helped spread the word to the community. The department won a National Association of Government Communicators’ Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award for the blog post/news releases that it produced for Participatory Budgeting. Read more.
KCSO Search and Rescue Team assists in finding missing pilot
From the Sheriff’s newsletter KCSO’s Detective Ed Christian and his Search and Rescue Team assisted the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) State Aeronautics Division in locating a pilot and his plane after they disappeared off radar a month ago. See the full story here.
Metro receives national recognition for ‘first of its kind’ battery-bus software
Cross-posted from Metro Matters Foundry’s CIO, a national publication that focuses on the use of technology in business, is recognizing a King County Metro program that is the first of its kind in North America. Software measuring the effectiveness of the infrastructure that powers our battery-electric bus fleet received the CIO 100 award from the publication. Read more.
Shout outs: Sharing stories about King County employees, programs, and events
All across King County things are happening – exciting things. Incredible things. Things that might surprise you. Sometimes a person or a program deserves broader recognition, and you may be just the person to provide that shout out. At Employee News, we want to highlight the great work that employees are doing across departments, branches, and agencies. If you have an idea for an employee, team, or program that should be highlighted, we want to hear from you! Email kcemployees@kingcounty.gov and share some details with us, including the program or employee/s, and a person… Read More
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