DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BRYAN CREED NAMED 2024 CITYWIDE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
From left: Mayor Jeremiah McClure; Director of Public Works Bryan Creed, 2024 Employee of the Year; and Interim City Manager Aaron Adel.
Director of Public Works Bryan Creed was named 2024 Citywide Employee of the Year during the Annual Employee Awards and Christmas Luncheon held in December at the Rush Creek Yacht Club.
“Bryan joined our team in February 2024 and hit the ground running with the critical issue of water falling under his responsibility,” said Interim City Manager Aaron Adel. “At the same time, Bryan manages a department that takes care of all infrastructure including streets, sewer, facilities, right of way, parks and trails,” she said.
A certified well operator with 20 years of industry experience, Bryan is leading the implementation of a Water Bridge Plan to augment the City’s water supply and storage capabilities. The plan is undergoing a feasibility study and includes six potable water wells to be built in 2025 and 2026, plus a 1.5-million-gallon elevated storage tank to be built by 2026.
This should bring total water storage to 6.5 million gallons, up from the current five million, and increase the daily water available to 10 – 12 million gallons per day. That is up from the current maximum of 6 million gallons per day. The final numbers will depend upon well production.
“We couldn’t be more grateful to Bryan for bringing his extensive expertise to benefit Heath,” said Aaron.
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Departmental Employee of the Year awards were also presented to staff members in recognition of their performances in 2024.
- Administration- Danny McDermott, Director of IT
- Community Development- Javier Falcon, Code Enforcement Officer
- Department of Public Safety- Officer Trever Adams
- Finance- Denise Bustamante, Payroll Clerk/Purchasing Agent
- Public Works- Randy Patton, Division Manager, Streets/Parks/Facilities
TENURE
City staff members recognized with service tenure awards were:
5 YEARS
- Casey Nation, Officer, Department of Public Safety
- Bill Rushing, Officer, Department of Public Safety
- Trever Adams, Officer, Department of Public Safety
- Shirley Otto, Administrative Assistant, Department of Public Safety
10 YEARS
- Brandon Seery, Chief, Department of Public Safety
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR
From left: Mayor Jeremiah McClure; DPS Employee of the Year Officer Trever Adams, with Chief Brandon Seery behind; Community Development Employee of the Year Javier Falcon, with Director David Gonzales behind; Finance Department Employee of the Year Denise Bustamante, with Director Jay Ayres behind; and Administration Employee of the Year, IT Director Danny McDermott with Interim City Manager Aaron Adel. Not pictured: Randy Patton, Public Works.
