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From YouTube: 2018 Oklahoma Municipal League's "Honor Roll of Service"
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This programs highlights the 2018 Oklahoma Municipal League's "Honor Roll of Service" ceremony celebrating the City of Oklahoma City's 25 year employees.
A
The
Oklahoma
Municipal
League
sponsors,
the
honor
roll
of
service
ceremony
for
cities
and
towns
throughout
the
state
of
Oklahoma.
Each
year
they
honor
city
employees,
statewide,
who
reached
the
25
year
service,
milestone
we're
proud
today
to
add
130
employees
to
the
role
combined.
Today's
honorees
have
more
than
3000
250
years
of
service,
we'll
all
the
honorees.
Please
stand
so
we
can
recognize
you.
A
Today,
we're
here
to
honor
and
thank
you
for
your
commitment
and
accomplishments
over
the
past
25
years
to
me,
1992
seems
like
it
was
just
yesterday,
but
to
the
Millennials
in
my
office.
They
frequently
remind
me
it
wasn't
so
earlier.
We
were
playing
some
music
from
1992
and
it
was
pretty
fun,
but
how
many
of
you
seriously
thought
that
you
would
be
in
this
room
celebrating
your
25
years
of
service
25
years
ago
on
your
first
day
of
work
here?
How
many
of
you
thought
you'd
be
sitting
here?
A
Probably
very,
very
few
of
you
most
marriages.
Don't
last
seven
years
so,
hey
you
made
it
25
years
with
the
city,
it
must
have
been
a
pretty
darn
good
matchup.
If
you
ask
me,
the
25th
anniversary
is
the
perfect
occasion
to
reflect
back
on
the
experiences
you've
had
in
your
career.
The
positions
you've
had
the
projects
that
you've
completed,
the
people
you've
worked
with
and
the
other
employees,
the
co-workers
who
have
touched
your
lives.
We
thought
it'd
be
fun
to
ask
employees
about
their
first
day
at
work
and
at
their
career
with
the
city.
B
First
day
is
probably
one
of
my
favorite
stories
as
well.
My
first
day
was
shocking.
I
was
21
years
old
and
I
had
arrived
about
45
minutes
to
an
hour
early,
because
you
know
I
was
nervous
and
everything,
but
I
had
not
made
it
really.
A
good
decision
on
which
jacket
I
wanted
to
wear
for
the
day
and
they
wanted
us
to
bring
our
IDs
and
I
think
$3
for
a
belt
or
something
or
another.
Well,
I
had
left
that
back
in
Jones
and
the
other
jacket
that
I
decided
not
to
wear
for
the
day.
B
So
I
thought
I
got
time.
I
can
make
it
to
Jones
and
back
to
800
Portland
in
45
minutes.
You
can't
and
so
I
drove
all
the
way
back
to
Jones
grab
the
jacket.
My
ID
and
my
my
name
was
driving
back
and
breaking
the
law
and
speeding
and
a
day
shift.
Patrolmen
stopped
me
and
I
told
him.
I
said:
look
sir
I'm,
so
sorry
but
I'm
late
for
the
Academy.
B
This
is
my
name
he's
like
okay,
yeah,
no
problem,
yeah,
just
slow
down
and
you'll
get
there
just
fine,
so
I
take
off
and
when
I
get
there
about
10-12
minutes,
late
and
I
even
thought
about
not
just
showing
up.
I
was
like
oh,
my
gosh
I've
ruined
this
whole
career
I'm.
Just
not
gonna
show
up.
It
was
like
no
I'm
gonna
make
him
fire
me
and,
as
I'm
approaching
the
doors,
lieutenant
Kettler
is
standing
there
with
his
arms
folded.
He's
just
got
a
look
on
his
face
and
he
goes.
B
C
First
day
at
the
city
was
July
of
1992,
and
it
was
something
new
to
me
because
I
had
worked
in
private
industry
and
then
I
came
here
and
I
couldn't
find
the
location
really
of
the
office.
The
parks
administration
was
located
in
the
Civic
Center
and
the
Civic
Center
at
that
time
was
like
all
this
labyrinth
of
different
layers
and
they
were
on
the
mezzanine
and
it
wasn't
clearly
marked
and
so
I
had
to
find
it.
So
it
was
kind
of
like
I
panicked
them.
It
was
a
challenge,
but
it
it
was.
It
was
fun.
D
Enjoy
public
service
is
something
I'm
really
invested
in,
and
so
that
was
really
important
to
me
and
being
able
to
work
in
such
a
great
organization
as
Oklahoma
City.
It
was
you
know,
it's
I,
don't
know
that
when
I
started,
I
really
had
the
vision
that
I
would
stay
this
long
but
being
able
to
serve
the
public
and
do
it
in
a
great
organization
is
really
what
kept
me
here.
I
think.
E
One
is
stability.
Two
is
knowing
that
I'm
one
of
the
first
ones
in
my
family
to
actually
be
on
a
job.
As
long
as
I
have-
and
you
know
my
kids
are
now
grown,
but
it's
just
one
of
those
things.
You
know
just
pretty
much
have
a
paycheck
coming
in.
You
know
every
two
weeks
and
I
just
love
working
for
the
city.
It.
F
Just
became
part
of
my
life,
it
was
a
service
to
the
citizens,
which
is
pretty
much
all
I've
done,
my
entire
life,
whether
it
was
in
the
Navy
or
with
the
city
and
since
I've
been
here.
I've
worked
every
major
disaster
and
every
major
emergency
bombings,
tornadoes
fires,
floods,
I've
worked
all
of
those
and
the
dedication
of
the
people
that
I
work
with
in
handling
these
to
help
get
the
city
back
to
normal.
F
As
always,
given
me
an
immense
amount
of
pride
in
the
work
that
we
do,
especially
in
the
division,
that
I
mean
we're
not
normally
recognized
as
the
Heartland
heroes,
but
they
can't
do
their
job
without
us
doing
ours
and
giving
that
kind
of
service.
When
we're,
we
were
the
roadies
for
the
Heartland
heroes
and
making
that
difference
that
that
that
makes
me
feel
good.
C
My
most
favorite
memory
was
opening
day
opening
night
of
the
Bricktown
ballpark
to
see
thousands
of
people
standing
room
only
packed
in
there,
and
it
was
cold.
It
was
in
April,
but
it
was
still
cold
and
I
mean
there
were
people
in
fur
coats
and
everything,
but
I
mean
to
see
the
citizens.
Look
at
that
Stadium
and
say
wow.
We
could
do
this
and
we
can
transform
this
place
and
make
it
a
better
place
for
us
to
live
and
our
children
and
grandchildren
live.
D
City
is
a
great
organization
for
a
lot
of
reasons,
but
it's
the
employees
is
really
that
the
big
boys
are
what
make
it
great
and
I've
just
always
been
impressed
and
really
inspired
by
employees
and
their
their
commitment
to
excellence
and
their
professionalism,
the
level
of
professionalism.
It's
this
professionalism
and
commitment
to
excellence
that
I
see
throughout
the
organization.
B
I'm
like
oh,
no,
that's
not
good,
and
then
he
starts
to
touch
the
brake.
He
goes.
We
don't
have
any
brakes
well
we're
only
two
or
three
vehicles
will
behind
the
president
and
in
my
mind,
I'm
thinking.
If
you
rear-end
the
guy
in
front
of
us
and
he
rents,
the
president
Secret
Service
is
going
to
open
us
up.
I
went
up
on
us
and
we're
gonna
be
Swiss
cheese.
This
is
not
gonna
be
good.
At
all,
I
mean
this
is
like
the
end
of
my
days.
B
I'm,
seeing
right
now
because
of
us
not
having
power,
steering
and
brakes
turns
out,
the
fan
had
broke
and
sheared
off
one
of
the
belts,
so
we
had
nothing
but
engine.
So
we
were
able
to
coast
in
to
get
the
president
downtown
and
then
the
vehicle
just
died
right
there
in
the
middle
of
the
street.
Once
we
got
to
our
location,
but
luckily
we
survived
it
and
he
didn't
rear
anything.
Thank,
You,
lieutenant
Dickerson,
but
yeah.
That
was
a
good
story
and.
E
One
thing
about
me:
I'ma
tell
you
this
and
we're
gonna,
let
it
I
have
partials
and
of
course,
a
lot
of
people.
Don't
know
that,
but
I
remember
that,
probably
a
couple
days
after
we
had
my
tea
pool,
you
know
I
have
putting
me
in
one
day,
I
went
to
work
got
in
the
parking
lot
enough,
like
I
was
looking
at
the
mirrors
like
sub-meter
funny
and
so
I
started.
Doing
like
this
is
like
dang
it
and
put
my
teeth
in
my
mouth,
so
I
called
my
boss
and
I
was
like
I.
Am
it
cuz?
E
You
know
there
used
to
be
being
at
work
early
anyway,
and
so
I
called
and
I
was
like
I'm
at
a
parking
lot,
but
I
gotta
go
up,
but
she's
might
watch
it.
Cuz
I
left
my
teeth.
In
is
why,
my
god,
you
know
and
I'm
thinking
that
she
was
gonna,
keep
that
to
herself
with
no.
So
when
I
came
to
work
everybody's,
like
that's
a
TV,
you
know
no,
don't
like
this,
like
really
so.
Yeah
I
just
had
dirt
on
myself,
but
yeah
from
that
day
on
I.
F
Days
after
he
went
to
work
for
the
city,
I
got
shot
at
and
I
was
trying
to
figure
out
what
have
I
gotten
myself
into.
I
was
working
at
the
water
department
at
the
time
and
I
was
being
trained
and
the
guy
that
was
training
me.
We
pulled
up
to
a
house
while
we
were
pulling
a
water
meter,
it's
seven
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
his
pickup
truck
comes
flying
up
into
the
yard
screeches
to
a
halt.
F
F
F
A
Well,
thank
you
to
Craig
mark
lieutenant,
Holland,
Randy
and
T
for
baring
your
soul
and
talking
with
25-year
employees.
Many
mentioned
the
importance
of
having
a
mentor
who
helped
them
through
their
career,
so
I
think
in
thinking
back
to
estrine
and
the
people
who
mentored
me
it's
important
for
those
of
us
who
are
at
the
25
year
mark
to
mentor
other
people
and
make
sure
that
we
help
others
in
25
years.
Sit
in
these
seats
as
well
and
enjoy
a
ceremony
like
this
25
years
just
doesn't
happen
very
often.
A
I
think
you
guys
know
that
it's
just
it's
very
rare.
For
this
to
happen,
and
in
case
you
were
wondering
our
city
manager,
Tim
Couch
started
with
the
city
as
the
Utilities
Director,
and
that
wasn't
just
yesterday
either.
Is
it
no
he's
like
mad
at
me?
Now
he
is
a
31-year
city
employee.
Please
welcome
Jim
couch
to
the
lectern.
G
When
I
came
to
the
city,
you
know
I
had
never
been
anyplace
more
than
four
years
and
I
remember.
Actually,
when
I
came
to
the
city,
I
came
down
here
from
Edmonton
and
I
thought.
You
know,
and
I
got
to
stay
here
a
little
while,
because
you
know
I
wasn't
gonna
come
on
it's
bad
on
my
resume.
If
I'm
jumping
around
all
the
time,
I
guess
I
really
don't
have
that
concern
today.
G
You
know
I'm
really
proud
to
be
city
manager
of
a
city
with
employees
like
he
really
does
make
a
difference.
I
was
just
thinking
about
yesterday
with
some
of
the
situation's
we
had
police
out
there,
dealing
with
all
the
weather-related
issues,
the
street
department
trying
to
respond
to
all
the
issues
with
the
traffic
that
was
going
on
out
there,
water
department
dealing
with
with
cold
weather
and
water
main
breaks
and
such
that
are
out.
There
are
a
few
so
yesterday,
but
we
actually
flipped
the
firetruck.
Fortunately
no,
but
unfortunately
nobody
was
was
heard
but
boy.
G
Cities
achievements
are
made
possible
because
of
your
individual
efforts
day
to
day
throughout
the
past
25
years,
you've
helped
more
of
Oklahoma
City
from
a
good
city
to
a
great
city
actually
to
finally
to
a
big
league
city.
So
I
appreciate
your
efforts
along
those
lines.
You've
worked
hard
tirelessly
through
some
of
our
city's
biggest
disasters
and
tragedies.
You've
watched
people
come
and
go,
and
you
served
with
pride
in
the
2017
citizen
survey,
50%
of
our
citizens,
sort
of
our
residents
surveyed
we're
satisfied
with
the
overall
quality
of
service
provided
by
the
citizens.
G
G
G
You
know
we've
only
had
four
mayor's
in
the
past
25
years.
When
you
start
in
92,
we
had
Ron
norick,
who
was
serving
at
that
time
is
his
first
term
as
mayor.
He
served
until
98
current
come
freeze
from
98
to
2003
and
then,
when
he
resigned
guide,
leadmon
actually
took
the
rein
in
there
for
a
few
minutes.
So
y'all
remember
the
Leibman
administration
and
somebody
to
say
oh
yeah
and
then
mayor
Cornett
was
elected
in
2004
and
will
be
sworn
in.
A
new
mayor
in
just
a
couple
of
weeks.
G
David
hold
down
bond
with
city
manager.
Remember
Don
he
was,
he
was
a
quite
a
character.
He
was
pretty
laid-back
and
he
was
the
city
manager
from
2002
or
I'm.
Sorry
from
1992
notes
aren't
right
in
1992,
98
97.
Actually,
mayor
norick
formed
the
metro
area
of
public
tax
for
assumed
to
be
known
as
maps
to
enhance
the
commercial
and
cultural
life
of
the
city.
I
think
we
can
safely
say
today
that
that
was
a
success.
The
city
dedicated
1.9
million
dollars
to
a
new
project.
We
called
neighborhood
initiative.
G
The
goal
is
to
reinvest
areas
threatened
by
crime
and
deterioration,
Spring,
Lake
and
class
and
tenpin
was
the
first
neighborhood
to
benefit
from
the
program.
The
drive-by
response
team
was
formed
in
June.
Reducing
the
number
of
drive-by
shootings
by
50%
fire
station
34
opened
that
year
extending
protection
to
far
northwest
Oklahoma
City
1992
was
a
record-breaking
year
for
Will
Rogers
World
Airport.
We
had
three
million
travelers.
This
year
we
had
four
million
travelers
on
the
employee
side
city
employees
donated
more
than
125
thousand
dollars
to
United
Way.
G
In
comparison,
you
all
donated
five
hundred
seventy
five
thousand
dollars
last
year.
You
know
your
journey
with
Oklahoma
City
started
with
a
moment.
You
sat
down
for
your
orientation,
so
sinn
you've
gone
from
being
a
trainee
to
a
trainer,
celebrated
many
holidays
and
birthdays
with
your
city,
family.
G
The
past
25
years
have
brought
their
shares
of
ups
and
downs
and
victories
and
defeats
without
you
with
whether
you've
spent
them
in
an
office
or
a
field
we're
in
a
uniform
or
suit
I
want
to
emphasize
that
each
of
you
have
given
the
city
and
our
residents
something
important
your
time
and
your
talent
I
strongly
believe.
Employees
like
you
are
the
reason
for
its
success.
G
People
will
always
be
our
greatest
asset
and
I
encourage
each
of
you
to
pass
on
some
wisdom
and
some
knowledge
that
you
that
you
have
acquired
over
your
25
years
with
the
city.
My
sincere
thanks
an
appreciation
to
all
of
you
for
the
jobs
you
do
in
the
way
you
do
them
can
gripe
congratulations
to
our
honorees
for
reaching
your
25
year
milestone.
Thank
you.
A
We
have
Mike
FINA
here
today.
Mike
is
representing
the
Oklahoma
Municipal
League.
He
has
a
lot
of
responsibilities.
He's
your
the
executive
director
and
one
of
his
more
minor
responsibilities
is
to
go
around.
It's
probably
a
more
fun
responsibility
to
to
go
around
to
cities
and
towns
and
congratulate
employees
on
their
25
years.
So
I'd
like
to
invite
Mike
up
to
the
lectern,
to
say
a
few
words.
H
25
years
Christie's
right,
I
did
I
I
try
to
attend
as
many
of
these
as
possible
and
I've
been
to
the
smallest
of
small
communities,
where
there's
just
a
few
employees
and
then
today
to
our
to
our
largest
city,
I'm,
really
actually
very
honored
to
be
here,
because
Oklahoma
City's
been
very
important
to
me.
Growing
up
I
grew
up
in
Piedmont.
My
dad
is
a
retired
Oklahoma,
City
firefighters,
but
I
grew
up
in
a
Oklahoma
City.
H
Just
that
being
around
me
and
being
a
big
part
of
part
of
my
life
and
then
I'm,
proud
to
say
on
June,
1st
I
officially
became
an
Oklahoma
City
resident.
We
moved
to
the
northwest
side
of
Oklahoma
City,
so
very
important
to
me.
I
want
to
I
want
to
tell
this
story
about
my
experience.
I
was
also
the
mayor
of
Piedmont
and
in
2007
when
I
was
elected
mayor
mayor
Cornett,
actually
called
me
very
soon.
After
I
was
elected
and
he
just
said:
Mike
we're
gonna.
H
We
live
next
to
each
other
and
I
just
want
you
to
know
how
important
we
see
Piedmont
and
all
of
our
neighbors
are,
and
you
have
as
my
personal
cell
phone.
You
call
me
anytime,
and
he
lived
up
to
that
now
when
I
called
him
and
I
had
a
problem.
He
sent
me
to
someone
that
worked
in
the
city
every
time
and
I
have
to
say
from
a
perspective
of
being
the
mayor
of
Piedmont.
H
Leave
that
you
at
this
and
I've
been
saying
this
to
all
of
the
groups
when
I
talk
to
them
at
times
when
your
city
employee,
it's
not
always
a
job
that
you
get
thinked
in
a
lot
and
sometimes
especially
when
you
deal
with
directly
with
the
public.
It's
not
always
the
funnest
job,
but
you
do
it
because
you're
dedicated
to
it
and
I
think
that
it
is
a
disservice
when
we
just
call
somebody
a
city
employee.
H
H
A
Thank
you,
Mike,
and
thanks
for
sponsoring
the
program
honorees
today
will
receive
a
certificate,
a
lapel
pin,
a
city
pin
and
a
congratulation
a
congratulatory
letter.
Your
name
will
be
added
to
the
honor
roll
of
service
book
at
the
Municipal
League
office.
So,
as
I
call
your
name,
please
come
forward.
We're
going
to
start
with
the
city
manager's
office
and
I'd
like
to
have
Tom
Anderson
come
forward.
He
is
our
special
projects,
manager.
A
Tom
gets
to
be
involved
with
a
lot
of
cool
things
with
the
city.
He
oversees
the
our
facilities,
the
Cox
Convention
Center,
the
Chesapeake
arena,
the
Safa
Hall
of
Fame,
the
blah
blah
blah
blah
blah
blah
blah
blah
blah.
He
just
goes
on
and
on
and
on
he's,
a
very
talented
guy.
Also,
we
have
a
talented
woman
at
Karen
price,
who
is
the
Administrative
Coordinator
in
the
city,
manager's
office,.
A
A
A
A
In
case
you're
wondering
why
Joe
is
such
a
stud,
so
I'm
sure
some
of
you
are
questioning
this.
He
is
that
he's
not
only
a
stud
but
he's
also
the
keeper
of
City
Hall.
So
anytime,
we
need
anything
in
City,
Hall
Joe's,
the
man.
He
knows
everything
about
this
building.
The
next
apartment
is
information
technology.
Our
director
is
shad
Meldrum
and.