CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT HONORS EMPLOYEES

City of Mount Pleasant 2023 Employee of the Year Teimeyer “Bucky” White with City Manager Ed Thatcher.

City of Mount Pleasant 2023 Employee of the Year Teimeyer “Bucky” White with City Manager Ed Thatcher.

Teimeyer “Bucky” White Named
2023 Citywide Employee of the Year

Teimeyer “Bucky” White was named 2023 Citywide Employee of the Year during the Annual Employee Awards Celebration held December 15 at the Mount Pleasant Civic Center.

“We are grateful to all of our employees and officers for their hard work and dedication,” said City Manager Ed Thatcher. “Local government is the closest form of government to the people that we serve, and I am proud to say that as we name the overall employee of the year, I firmly believe that all of our employees are the best of the best in among the cities in Texas and across the U.S. Thank you for your commitment to service.”

Bucky began his employment with the City in 2017 as a Tech I in the Utilities Department and has gone above and beyond ever since to serve all City employees, citizens and customers.

Bucky has always exemplified the highest traits of an exemplary employee,” said Mr. Thatcher. “He’s hard working, humble, skilled, punctual, positive, proactive, reliable. And he’s a fine leader of his crew.”

“Bucky is always just a call away when you need him, and he arrives with the mindset and abilities to fix whatever problem we have. And Bucky is always respectful.”

Departmental Employees of the Year

Departmental Employee of the Year awards were presented to staff members in recognition of their performances in 2023. Earning this recognition were:

Building & Code Enforcement- Regina Reynolds
Finance – Monica Martinez
Fire- Ranson Pipes
Library- Kim Pearson
Municipal Airport- James Story
Municipal Court- Austin Alvis

Parks & Recreation- Brandon Green
Police – Sworn- Jennifer Mitchell
Police – Non-Sworn- Hollie Motley
Public Works- Odessa Taylor
Utilities – Erin Marshall

Top Row from left: Building & Code Enforcement-Regina Reynolds; Finance- Monica Martinez; Fire- Ranson Pipes 2nd Row from Left: Library-Kim Pearson; Municipal Airport-James Story 3rd Row from Left: Municipal Court-Austin Alvis; Parks & Recreation-Brandon Green; Police–Sworn- Jennifer Mitchell 4th Row from Left: Police/Non-Sworn-Hollie Motley; Public Works-Odessa Taylor; Utilities-Erin Marshall

City of Mount Pleasant 2023 Departmental Employees of the Year:

Top Row from left: Building & Code Enforcement-Regina Reynolds; Finance- Monica Martinez; Fire- Ranson Pipes. 2nd Row from Left: Library-Kim Pearson; Municipal Airport-James Story. 3rd Row from Left: Municipal Court-Austin Alvis; Parks & Recreation-Brandon Green; Police–Sworn- Jennifer Mitchell. 4th Row from Left: Police/Non-Sworn-Hollie Motley; Public Works-Odessa Taylor; Utilities-Erin Marshall.

SERVICE AWARDS

City staff members were also recognized with service awards during the celebration for their loyal tenure with the City of Mount Pleasant:

35 Years of Service
Danny Beard – Fire

25 Years of Service
Brandon W. Singletary – Fire

20 Years of Service
James E. Riley – Fire

15 Years of Service
Kenneth M. Rosewell – Fire
Regina K. Reynolds – Building/Code

10 Years of Service
Ramiro Aguilar Aguillon – Utilities
John P Beasley – Police
Bryan C. Denney – Police
Salvador Estrada – Public Works
Reyes Cesar Guerrero – Police
Melissa Ann Horton – Police
Cody Allen Odom – Police
Odessa Wayne Taylor – Public Works/Facility Maintenance
Charles Aaron Williams – Fire

5 Years of Service
Gabriel Junior Alvarado – Public Works
Juan A. Caudillo – Utilities
Caleb Daniels – Fire
Alfredo Garcia – Police
Thad Lance Hall – Fire
Jennifer Leigh Mitchell – Police
Jose Daniel Perez – Utilities
Nathan Jacob Tafoya – Exec. Dir., MPEDC

City of Mount Pleasant Deputy Chief Danny Beard was honored for 35 years of service to the City.

City of Mount Pleasant Deputy Chief Danny Beard was honored for 35 years of service to the City.