Greetings!
This week, I want to recognize our dedicated employees at the City of Tulsa. Tulsans’ lives are impacted by their work each day – whether it is refuse collection, debris removal, clean water, public safety, government finance, or visits to any of Tulsa’s great attractions, such as the Performing Arts Center or the Tulsa Zoo. You write to let me know how City employees go out of their way to help our residents and our community. You also provide us with suggestions on how the City can be run more smoothly.
With these dedicated employees and each of you, I believe Tulsa is developing a new kind of energy – a positive energy! And if we can keep it up, we are unstoppable! Yes, there is a lot of change and it can be challenging, but we are up to the task.
So next time you enjoy a visit to the zoo or the PAC, see your trash being collected, pay your water bill, watch City workers repair the streets, talk with friendly firefighters or police officers, or even review a city financial statement – please think of the face of the City of Tulsa employee behind the work. Take time to publicly say thanks because Mike, Jennifer, Kim, Gary, Jack, Yuen, Homer, Julie, Leon, Dawn, Dwain, and so many others at the City do their best everyday to make Tulsa a better place.
Sincerely,
Kathy Taylor
Mayor
Monday, March 17, 2008
2007 Award Winner Listed as Best Women-Owned Company
SeekingSitters, a Tulsa-based referral service was the 2007 winner of Mayor Taylor’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Award and recently made the 2008 list of Best Women-Owned Companies by Working Mother magazine. SeekingSitters is owned by Adrienne Kallweit and co-owned by her husband David Kallweit.
As winner of the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, SeekingSitters received $25,000 from SpiritBank, office space for a year and support from the SpiritBank Business Resource Center Strategic Partner Network.
Photo: Carol Lackey, SeekingSitters' owners Adrienne Kallweit and David Kallweit, and Mayor Kathy Taylor.
Mayor's Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Kicks Off
The Mayor’s 2nd Annual Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award business plan competition will kick off April 2 at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame.
Entrepreneurs can enter the competition by submitting their business executive summary to the Tulsa Spirit Award website, from April 2 through May 14.
Entrepreneurs are shaping the future of Tulsa and Mayor’s Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award offers Tulsa-based entrepreneurs a chance to sell their business ideas and receive funding for their business through this competition.
Mayor Honored for Leadership in Wake of Ice Storm
Mayor Kathy Taylor received a special award last week for her leadership in the ice storm mitigation efforts during the annual Pinnacle Awards.
One of the most severe in Oklahoma’s history, the December 2007 ice storm left nearly 250,000 customers in the Tulsa area without power and greatly damaged Tulsa’s tree canopy. Under Mayor Taylor’s leadership, the City developed a three-stage recovery program.
Officers Honored for
Heroismand Outstanding Contributions
The Tulsa Police Department, joined by the Tulsa Crime Commission, honored officers at the second annual Tulsa Heroes Award Banquet on March 7.
The event was emceed by KTUL News Anchor Cindy Morrison and an inspirational speech was given by Emmy® award-winner champion, Jim Stovall.
Officer Carolyn Ash received the department’s Medal of Valor Award given for outstanding bravery or heroism.
Tulsa Parks Selected forFEMA Pilot Program
Mayor Kathy Taylor announced last week that Tulsa has been selected as one of the first recipients in a new FEMA Pilot program which provides advance payment for trimming and removal of publicly owned trees damaged as a result of a federally declared disaster.
“I am very pleased that FEMA has selected our city for this pilot program,” said Mayor Kathy Taylor. “Tulsa will lead the way for other cities. Because Tulsa has maintained good records of the age, size and condition of our trees in public spaces, other cities can now learn from Tulsa¹s model.”
PAC's Intermission
Magazine Wins Award
The Tulsa Performing Arts Center's INTERMISSION magazine was honored as "Best Public Relations Magazine" from the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists (OSPJ) at an awards banquet last week in Oklahoma City.
More than 1,200 entries were received for the competition overall, and judges for the contest were drawn from the Chicago, Pittsburgh and Utah chapters of SPJ. Their comments, which were read at the ceremony, said, “This is a great community entertainment piece — very well written and designed. More cities could use this type of publication.”