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Item No: 05 <br />Meeting Date: March 2, 2009 <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 Clerk-Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Citizenship Award <br /> <br /> <br />The City of Mounds View Citizenship Award recognizes ordinary citizens who have <br />demonstrated to improving the community. Past recipients of this award include: <br /> <br />2004: David Jahnke <br /> <br />2005: Frank Silvis <br /> <br />2006: Ed Lanz <br /> <br />2007: Don Hodges <br /> <br />Staff has already started the nomination process for the 2008 Citizenship Award to <br />include advertising on the website and sending press releases to the local press. <br />Nominations are open to the public and the award is subject to the following guidelines <br />below: <br /> <br />Eligibility: <br /> <br />Nominees must be: <br />• A Mounds View resident, business owner or land owners. <br />• Recent elected officials, City employees, City contractors, or political candidates <br />are not eligible. <br /> <br />Selection Criteria: <br /> <br />1. Courage: Exemplifies courage and determination to follow one’s own values. <br /> <br />2. Initiative: Demonstrates drive and initiative in his/her approach and <br />overcoming challenges on the way. <br /> <br />3. Time Commitment: Volunteers a significant amount of time and energy to the <br />betterment of the City of Mounds View and its residents; <br />more than just financial contributions. <br /> <br />4. Effectiveness: Generates positive results for the community. <br /> <br /> 5. Unselfishness: Does not expect anything in return for his/her actions, i.e., <br />financial compensation, fame or political notoriety.