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AUBURN — The city Public Services Department was awarded the American Public Works Association Accreditation designation in a presentation at the Dec. 18 City Council meeting.
Auburn is the first public services agency in Maine to receive the award from the APWA Accreditation program, which recognizes public works agencies that go beyond the requirements of the nationally established management practices in the public works industry, as contained in the APWA Public Works Management Practices Manual, said a news release from city officials.
APS officially received its accreditation award from APWA Region 1 Director Gary Losier, who traveled to Auburn from New Brunswick, and presented it during the City Council meeting on Dec. 18.
“Your staff has gone through an amazing process here,” said Losier. “You should be proud of your people. They are so good that two of their standards are now set as examples (as models) for other communities to use in accreditation. This is an impressive accomplishment.”
Recognition of the accreditation of Auburn’s Public Services Department indicates the department met all applicable accreditation documentation and practices.
“The awarding of APWA Accreditation shows this agency has dedicated itself to concepts of improvement and in-depth self-assessment of department policies, procedures and practices,” said Tracy Quintana, APWA accreditation manager. “The heroes of this prestigious APWA award are the public works staff whose mission is to provide public works services and programs that contribute to making Auburn such a great organization.”
The Auburn Public Services Department becomes the 130th agency in North America to be awarded accreditationally applied for accreditation in July 2014. For the Auburn review, a team of public works professionals from Richmond, Va., Lakeland, Fla., Westerville, Ohio and Kansas City, Mo., completed a thorough evaluation of operations during their September site visit.
“I’m really proud of our team,” said APS Director Dan Goyette. “This achievement shows that we are the best of the best. This is something for the entire community to celebrate.”
For more information about the city of Auburn Public Services Department’s accreditation status, contact Accreditation Manager Liz Allen at lallen@auburnmaine.gov. For more information about APWA Accreditation, contact APWA Accreditation Manager Tracy Quintana at tquintana@apwa.net.
