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The City of Hurst Marketing and Communication Division was recently awarded 5 state awards through the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) and presented them during last night's city council meeting. The TAMIO Awards is the leading recognition program in Texas, honoring excellence for municipal communication strategies. TAMIO includes communication professionals representing municipal, county, and other related agencies and organizations. 🏆 First Place for Best Small Shop. This award recognizes the best communication department in Texas operating with two or fewer team members. 🏆 First Place for Best Marketing Plan/Campaign. This award recognizes our water utilities recruitment campaign, which contributed to filling the 11 vacant positions in our Water Utilities Division from July 2023 to October 2023. 🏆 Second Place for Best Strategic Plan. This award recognizes the division's Strategic Communication Plan, developed following a recent communication audit, and the goals accomplished so far within the plan. 🏆 Second Place for Internal Communication. This award recognizes the Hurst Way Advocacy Team roadshow, which helped recruit volunteers and promote the Hurst Way culture, employee recognition, and leadership development opportunities. 🏆 Third Place for Best Social Media Campaign (Planned). This award recognizes the Parks and Recreation's social media campaign that helped recruit more aquatics staff for the 2024 aquatics season. Pictured from left to right - Malaika Farmer, Assistant City Manager; Kara McKinney, Public Information Officer; Mayor Henry Wilson; Sarah Phipps, Communication Coordinator; Kira Hoggan, Recreation Specialist - Marketing and Communication. Congrats to all involved in earning this amazing recognition for the City of Hurst! 👏👏

Last week, the City of Hurst’s Communication Coordinator, Sarah Phipps, and Police Captain Mark Bruner attended the Executive Public Information Officer (PIO) course with the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA). During this course, they learned all about executive communications, crisis planning, and being purposeful about the brand and image of an agency. We are so proud of our team members for investing in continuing education that will benefit our community and organization!

We have our Public Works Department to thank for our clean drinking water, quality streets to drive on, wastewater management, and traffic signals and street signs, just to name a few. 💦 🚦 🚧 They are also ready to serve in all conditions, rain or shine! During National Public Works Week, we want to thank and honor our team members within our Public Works Department for keeping our city running smoothly and providing services we often take for granted. Please join us in recognizing them for all they do for our city! 👏👏 We have some job openings within Public Works if you or someone you know may be interested in joining Team Hurst. For all the info, visit hursttx.gov/employment.

Our staff had a blast experiencing the total solar eclipse from all across the city! Thank you to all of those who attended our event and to our amazing staff who made the event possible! 👏

Do you have a knack for social media and a passion for public service? We're looking to add a Recreation Specialist with a focus on Marketing and Communications to our Parks and Recreation team! This position supports the Parks and Recreation website and social media pages as well as the development of the quarterly ‘Live & Play’ publication. For the full job description and online application, visit hursttx.gov/openpositions. Know someone who could be a great fit? Be sure to share this post with them!

Our Finance Department received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for Fiscal Year 2022. The ACFR provides information to the Community, Council, and staff about how the City manages its resources, including its financial position and results of operations. The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) established this program in 1945, and it has become the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting. This marks the 49th consecutive year that the City of Hurst has received this award. Only 15 Texas cities have received the award for at least forty-five years. Great job, team! 👏

Join our team! We are looking for an HR Generalist to join our Human Resources Department! 📋 This position performs technical and administrative functions of the department, handles day-to-day employee benefits administration, is responsible for FMLA and Workers’ Compensation, and serves as the HRIS administrator. The HR Generalist will oversee and implement specialized HR projects and provide excellent service to all customers. 🤝 For more details on this position and an online application, visit hursttx.gov/openpositions. We invite you to spread the word by liking, sharing, or commenting below! ✨

Another opportunity to test to become a Hurst police officer is coming up on March 23. Please help us spread the word! hursttx.gov/policecareers

We are looking to add an Accountant to our Finance Department! This position performs general accounting functions of the department and has knowledge of governmental accounting, auditing, and financial reporting. The Accountant will also assist in the preparation of the City’s annual operating budget and related documents and continually monitor the budget throughout the fiscal year. For more details on this position and online application, visit hursttx.gov/openpositions. We invite you to like, share, or comment to help us spread the word!