STATE OF MISSOURI DOT RECEIVES 2008 HONDA ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARD

MoDot
MoDOT staff receives award from American Honda. From left to right: Bradley Leonard, Elizabeth Munger (American Honda Motors) Beth Ring, Jeannie Wilson, Cindy Beebe and Koelle Barbour. Staff not pictured are Joey Hinton, Darrell Barnes, Coleen Welter, Robert Zahner, John Sinclair, Jacky Traw and Ronald Miller.

CCG Systems, Inc. congratulates FASTER customer, State of Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for receiving the prestigious 2008 Honda Environmental Leadership Award from American Honda Motors and the National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) recently in Long Beach, California.

Fleet Manager Jeannie Wilson and her team's progressive push to implement alternative fuels statewide for its agency vehicles earned them top recognition and appreciation from the industry and their peers in their efforts to preserve the environment. MoDOT's accomplishments are:

  • Featured in an article published by the Department of Energy (DOE)
  • More than 45 percent of the diesel fuel purchased by MODOT in FY '07 was B20
  • Published best practices paper on implementing biodiesel with assistance from researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Published a performance study on Alternative Fuel (E85) Performance/Economics/Quality/Usage with assistance from TranSystems
  • Impressive metrics and statistics for alternative fuel

    • Total gallons of E85 (Ethanol) Consumed:
    • Fiscal Year 2006: 35,520
    • Fiscal Year 2007: 66,218
    • Fiscal Year 2008: 138,452

    Total gallons of B20 (Biodiesel) Consumed:
    • Fiscal Year 2006: 2,826,740
    • Fiscal Year 2007: 2,919,918
    • Fiscal Year 2008: 2,364,289
  • Earned a large amount of Biodiesel Tax Credits in the amount of $453,898
  • Expanded E85 bulk sites from two to seven facilities in the last three years
  • Sole public entity that participated in a pilot study testing Hybrid Aerial Trucks
  • Received a grant to acquire three hybrid trucks

To learn more about MoDOT, visit http://www.modot.org/index.htm.

FASTER Customers Recognized in Technology Excellence

CCG Systems, Inc. congratulates ten FASTER Customers – City of Durham, N.C.; Frederick County, Md.; City of Fort Wayne, Ind.; City of Fort Worth, TX; Montgomery County, Md.; City of Raleigh, N.C.; City of Scottsdale, Ariz.; District of Columbia; Washtenaw County, Mich.; and the City of Winston-Salem, N.C. – for receiving several recognitions in technology excellence given by Public Technology Institute’s 2007-08 Solution Awards.  Recipients were honored at the PTI 2008 Technology Leadership Conference and Exposition in Miami, Florida on May 8. 

Geared towards local governments grouped by population size, the annual competition rewards entities demonstrating improved service delivery, reduction in operating costs, and creation of new revenue initiatives through the use of technology. 

The following FASTER Customers and their achievements are listed below: 

Note: Population Categories: A. 750,000+   B. 350,000-749,999   C. 100,000-349,999   D. 1 to 99,999

District of Columbia [B]

GIS
Significant Achievement: Public Snow Response Reporting System

Web Services
Significant Achievement: CapStat: Building A City That Works

Durham NC [C]


Telecommunications and Information Technology
Honorable Mention: Integrating Processes and Workflow in Development-Related Departments Across the City/County Enterprise

Frederick County, MD [C]

GIS
Honorable Mention: Frederick County GIS Data Ordering System

Fort Wayne, IN [C]


Public Safety and Emergency Management
Winner: Rain and River Gauge Reporting System

Web Services
Winner: Dynamic Language Translation
Honorable Mention:
Parks and Recreation Web Registration
Fort Wayne/Allen County Intranet
Video on Demand
Management and Display of Public Works Bids

Telecommunications and Information Technology
Honorable Mention: Downtown Free Wi-Fi
Sustainability
Honorable Mention: Joint Vehicle Purchasing

Fort Worth, TX [B]

Public Safety and Emergency Management
Winner: Firehouse/Maximo Integration Project
Honorable Mention:
Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Station Alerting Replacement – Phase 1
Online Jail Blotter system
Special Needs Assessment

GIS
Winner: Street Network Design

Web Services
Honorable Mention: Online Health Inspection Reports

Telecommunications and Information Technology
Significant Achievement: Electronic Overtime Approval System
Honorable Mention:
Online Health Inspection Reports
CFW Aviation Lease Management Software
Library Customer Wireless Services
Library Online Fine/Fee Payments
Mobile Inspector Computers
Limehouse Software Implementation
Error Monitor

Sustainability
Honorable Mention: Equipment Services Department Fuel Warehouse

Montgomery County, MD [A]

Public Safety and Emergency Management
Honorable Mention: Fire and Rescue Service Personnel Information Management

GIS
Winner: Innovative Way of Using Motor Vehicle Records to Address Building Inventory

Raleigh, NC [C]

Web Services
Significant Achievement: Randleigh Farm Wiki

Scottsdale, AZ [C]

GIS
Significant Achievement: Integration of GIS with Nature Preserve Planning and Management

Web Services
Honorable Mention: New Website Design and Content Management System Implementation

Telecommunications and Information Technology
Honorable Mention: Scottsdale Technology Partner and Scottsdale Technologists Program

Washtenaw County, MI [B]

Public Safety and Emergency Management
Honorable Mention:
Online Asset Editing Website for Public Safety Answering Points
Washtenaw County Business Continuity Strategic Plan

Web Services
Significant Achievement: Board of Commissioners Webcast Archival Solution

Sustainability
Honorable Mention: Board of Commissioners Paperless Notation Project

Winston-Salem, NC [C]

GIS
Honorable Mention: Stormwater Impervious Surface Area Management

Web Services
Significant Achievement: MyCityofWS: Bringing Citizens Closer to Government

2008 Governor's Sterling Award Recipients

by Dione Geiger, Florida Sterling Council
for more information visit www.floridasterling.com

Marion County Sheriff's Office

(Ocala) is a full-service law enforcement agency equipped with a variety of resources to meet the unique needs of its citizens. The Marion County Sheriff's Office workforce includes 894 authorized employees, segmented by 585 sworn officers and 309 civilians. The agency's four guiding strategies (quality of life, stewardship, safe and motivated workforce and excellence of service) enable the Marion County Sheriff's Office to focus on creating and balancing value for their customers and key stakeholders. The office maximizes money spent through its focus on delivering law enforcement services through its decentralized community policing initiative and a cost-effective corrections facility that includes a work farm program. The Sheriff's commitment of "putting citizens first" is exemplified by key customer requirements such as response time, visibility and professional service. They have the best crime clearance rate of the 28 highest populated counties in Florida. In addition, the Jail to Work Program has shown favorable increases as the value of inmate labor significantly improved from more than 4.3 million in 2004 to more than 8.6 million in 2007, demonstrating a greater than $4 million increase in cost savings. The Marion County Sheriff's Office is the first sheriff's office to win the Governor's Sterling Award.

City of Loveland

The City of Loveland is currently under consideration for an APWA Award in the area of Fleet Management and Operations based on their successful conversion from HTE to the FASTER Fleet Management System which has led to increased customer satisfaction and acheivements including:

  • Implementation of a paperless work order management system.
  • Tracking out-of-service time and fleet availability for all categories of equipment.
  • 10-point life-cycle depreciation rating system which instantly warns of impractical repairs.
  • Ability to track hours and miles on equipment.
  • Preventive Maintenance program that communicates directly to customer via e-mail system for speed and convenience.
  • Auto-notice to customer when mechanic finishes the job.
  • Accurate fleet replacement projections.
  • Initiation of customer service agreements, providing customers with equipment reports to help them better utilize their fleet assets.