Tallahassee, Fla. — On Thursday, August 8, Florida TaxWatch held a press conference at their headquarters to announce some of the winners for the TaxWatch Productivity Awards, presented by Kyra Solutions. A group of sponsors and winners gathered together to support the winning agencies and state employees that have made an impactful difference in our state.
TaxWatch will be handing out nearly 200 awards this year, to a group of roughly 550 employees and 17 large teams. The large teams range from the Department of Environmental Protection as a unit, to the FIU Police Department, to the FSU Learning Systems Institute/CPALMS staff.
“The TaxWatch Productivity Awards recognize the commitment and innovation of our state employees who are serving Florida while working to save our taxpayer dollars,” stated Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. “Thank you to Kyra Solutions for ensuring this vital program continues to thrive for years to come, recognizing and encouraging the diligence of these dedicated public servants.”
“Kyra Solutions is proud to be the lead sponsor of the TaxWatch Productivity Awards recognizing state employees, who often go unrecognized, for their efforts in making our state more efficient and effective,” expressed Kyra Solutions, Inc. President and CEO Piyush Patel.
Kyra Solutions, Inc. is the title sponsor of the Awards program for the next decade. The firm exclusively serves the public sector; it has been recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Florida and won one of the Fastest Growing Companies in America. The TaxWatch Productivity Awards Program publicly recognizes and rewards state employees and work units whose work significantly and measurably increases productivity and promotes innovation to improve the delivery of state services and save money for Florida taxpayers and businesses. Since the inception of the program 30 years ago, over 16,000 nominations have been submitted to recognize state employees who have produced over $10 billion of added value to Florida’s taxpayers.
The TaxWatch Productivity Awards will kick off its award ceremonies on September 11, 2019 in Tallahassee and continue to travel around central and south Florida to present awards to the state employees in other regions. A list of winners is available on the Florida TaxWatch website.
Tallahassee, Fla. - On Tuesday, June 4, the Florida Cabinet unanimously passed a resolution declaring July 2019 as Florida TaxWatch Productivity Awards Recognition Month. Kyra Solutions, Inc. who has served the Florida’s public sector since 2002, is the title sponsor of the Awards program for the next decade and was recognized by the Cabinet for this generous sponsorship. The TaxWatch Productivity Awards publicly recognizes and rewards state employees and work units whose work significantly and measurably increases productivity and promotes innovation to improve the delivery of state services and save money for Florida taxpayers and businesses. Since the inception of the program 30 years ago, over 16,000 nominations have been submitted to recognize state employees who have produced over $10 billion of added value to Florida’s taxpayers.
“The TaxWatch Productivity Awards recognize the commitment and innovation of our state employees who are serving Florida while working to save our taxpayer dollars,” stated Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who sponsored the resolution. “Thank you to Kyra Solutions for ensuring this vital program continues to thrive for years to come, recognizing and encouraging the diligence of these dedicated public servants.”
Kyra Solutions held a kickoff reception on March 25 at its Tallahassee Collaboration Center with past winners, agency secretaries, department heads, coordinators, and chiefs of staff in attendance. Judging for this year’s awards is currently taking place. Winners will be announced on September 11, 2019 at the Florida TaxWatch Productivity Awards Ceremony in Tallahassee, FL.
“Kyra Solutions is excited and proud to be the lead sponsor of TaxWatch Productivity Awards recognizing state employees who go above and beyond their call of duty to make our state more efficient and effective,” said Piyush Patel, Kyra Solutions, Inc. President & CEO.
May 23, 2019
Orlando, FL
Building on nearly four decades of serving Florida’s taxpayers by improving government efficiency and taxpayer value in all areas of public policy, Florida TaxWatch established the Principal Leadership Awards program in 2014 to identify Florida’s most effective principals in high-risk K-12 public schools, recognize and reward their work, and promote their transformational practices throughout the state. The goal of the program is to improve student achievement in high-risk schools, thereby closing the achievement gap.
June 9-13, 2019
Fairmont, MT
The 111th Association of American State Geologists Annual Meeting will be held in Montana at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort from June 9-13th. AASG represents the chief executives of the geological survey agencies from the 50 states and Puerto Rico. The four-day meeting includes technical sessions, field trips, and keynote addresses by invited speakers from across the realm of science, energy, environment, and policy.
June 13-14, 2019
Orlando, FL
The 2019 Sunshine State Scholars program will be held June 13-14, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Each of Florida’s school districts selects their top 11th grade students in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM). Each of the scholars, along with their parents, will travel to Orlando for an extraordinary two-day program. This year’s program will bring 100 high school STEM scholars together to conduct a “think tank” on tough Florida challenges.
May 16-17, 2019
Tallahassee, FL
Government Technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Florida Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector leaders to create an agenda that is relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants can take advantage of inspirational keynotes, leadership discussions, networking breaks, and timely topics discussed in the numerous breakout sessions to help advance the goals of their organizations and their own career paths.
June 24-26, 2019
Orlando, FL
The 2019 FAMIS Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida at the Marriott World Center. Over 400 CIO’s, IT Staff, Instructional Technologists, and Florida Department of Education staff representing 60+ counties in Florida were in attendance last year, and this year will be even bigger!
Mike Long, thank you for your service and everything you do! We could not think of anyone more deserving of this award. You're a true hero.On the morning of September 11, 2001, Glenn J. Winuk, a Manhattan lawyer and volunteer firefighter from Jericho, NY, helped evacuate people from the Holland & Knight law office where he worked. He then grabbed his med bag and ran to the WTC.
His remains were found in the lobby of the south tower 6 months later. He was wearing med gloves and a stethoscope. Med bag at his side.
In his honor, a humanitarian fund and award was established. Each year, on this date, people come together to serve and to remember.
Today, a man very special to Bradfordville VFD was honored as the local winner of the humanitarian award. Like Glenn Winuk, Chief Michael Long has the heart of a servant. He is directly responsible for seeing over half of our volunteers through Firefighter I training. He is still an active volunteer, himself, in Jefferson County.
To learn more about Glenn Winuk and opportunities to serve, check out www.foundation.hklaw.com/projects/Winuk
If you see Chief Mike Long, thank him for his service.
If you see someone in need, reach out and help.
Today we remember and honor the 2,996 people that died and over 6,000 people that were injured on September 11, 2001. Our first responders are still suffering from the effects of going into that deadly blaze 18 years ago. Our thoughts and prayers are with those families.
Our team is in California this week at the Intelligent Transportation Systems conference. Our work on connecting government with communities extends into the transportation space with providing transformative insights on the roadways. Contact our team to find out more!
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2019 Annual Meeting | ITS California
Connect with the ITS community in California! Meet and hear from transportation specialists in government, industry, and academic organizations.
