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Item No: 05 <br />Meeting Date: April 6, 2015 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Review Selection Criteria for Mounds View Citizen of the <br />Year Award <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View Citizen of the Year Award recognizes ordinary citizens who have <br />demonstrated initiative to improving the community. Past recipients of this award include: <br /> <br />2004: David Jahnke <br />2005: Frank Silvis <br />2006: Ed Lanz <br />2007: Don Hodges <br />2008: Barbara Haake <br />2009: Diane Wuori <br />2010: Jean Miller <br />2011: Jerry Skelly <br />2012: Greg Belting <br />2013: Gary Stevenson <br />2014: Theresa Cermak <br /> <br />Nominations are open to the public and the award is subject to the following guidelines below: <br /> <br />Eligibility: <br /> <br />Nominees must be a Mounds View resident, business owner or land owners. Current elected <br />officials, City employees, City contractors, or past Citizen of the Year Award recipients are not <br />eligible. <br /> <br /> <br />Selection Criteria: <br /> <br />Courage: Exemplifies courage and determination to follow one’s own values. <br /> <br />Initiative: Demonstrates drive and initiative in his/her approach and overcoming <br />challenges on the way. <br /> <br />Time Commitment: Volunteers a significant amount of time and energy to the betterment <br />of the City of Mounds View and its residents; more than just financial <br />contributions. <br /> <br />Effectiveness: Generates positive results for the community. <br /> <br />Unselfishness: Does not expect anything in return for his/her actions, i.e., financial <br />compensation, fame or political notoriety.