Employee of the Year 2005

Jerry Poteet
Volunteer Coordinator
Parks and Community Services

Every year, City of Euless employees have the opportunity to nominate a peer that they feel has gone above and beyond the call of duty. This employee should be one who has given of themselves selflessly and is a team player.

We are proud to announce the 2005 Employee of the Year is Jerry Poteet, Volunteer Coordinator for Parks and Community Services. A co-worker wrote, “The Volunteer Coordinator position must be quite a balancing act. Jerry has to keep volunteers happy when they volunteer and keep them continually
volunteering with Euless special events. He is at every event which adds up to a lot of nights and weekends. All the while, he is able to keep a very calm composure and is very willing to help out with any other projects that he can.”

“The 864 volunteers he recruited for Arbor Daze 2005 alone saved the City over $127,000. He always shows a willingness to learn and improve his job performance. Jerry may fly under the radar at times, choosing to let others take credit for his hard work. Last year, his Arbor Daze Volunteer program won an award from the Texas Festival and Events Association as the best program of its kind in the entire state. Jerry gave all the credit to the rest of the staff and said it was teamwork that made the award possible.”
“Like all of the PACS staff, Jerry works over 20 weekends a year for many long hours. He never complains about being away from his wife, Peggy and his daughter, Carly. They are the most important thing in the world to him. Jerry, son of a Baptist Minister, is always concerned about doing the right thing. He’s even solicited the services of his father to participate in various city functions,” the colleague added.

Congratulations, Jerry, on being selected as the 2005 Employee of the Year!