City Honors Employee Longevity

Every month, City Council recognizes employee loyalty by recognizing staff longevity. The employee is brought up in front of Council and they are encouraged to bring their families as part of the ceremony.

At the most recent City Council meeting, five separate employees were recognized and their special contributions were read into the public record by the City Manager. “This is one of the greatest honors I have every month as I recognize these folks,” said City Manager McNees.

Jesse Hayes has five years of service with the Public Works Department. Weekdays you can see Jesse traverse the various city streets in and around Marco with the city’s newly acquired specialized sweeper/vacuum vehicle, recently purchased to minimize the pollutants which can end up into the many city waterways.

Officer Robert Marvin has completed 10 years of service with the Marco Island Police Department. Officer Marvin is assigned to the Marine Patrol Division and came to the city after a distinguished 28-year career with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office where he worked with that agency in a similar role. Officer Marvin brought with him a wealth of knowledge regarding the local waters and affiliated agencies on the local, state and federal levels.

Lt. Sergio DeLeon has 15 years of service with the Marco Fire/Rescue Department. Lt. DeLeon is in charge of training paramedics within the department and ensures all of those working within that specialized field maintain their certifications and stay abreast of the current paramedicine requirements.

Battalion Chief Edward Cabal has 15 Years of service with the Marco Fire/Rescue Department and was recently promoted to a Shift Commander within the department. He is a paramedic and besides serving as a Shift Commander he is responsible for all of the department’s suppression equipment which goes on the vehicles.

Lori Rizzo has 20 years of service with the Marco Utility Department (water/sewer department). Lori serves as the Administrative Assistant for the department and as some might say, keeps things running smoothly.