The Mayor is pleased to issue official commendations to recognize exceptional, noteworthy achievements, or milestones of residents and local organizations. 

Criteria

• Commendations are issued once per calendar year.
• Content considerations may include:
  • Exceptional, noteworthy achievements or milestone
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Children/Grandchildren
  • Wedding Date and Anniversary
  • How many years have they served in a specific job, position, or volunteer capacity
  • Proudest accomplishments personally and/or professionally
  • Hobbies, favorite past times or anything you would like us to know that may be incorporated into the commendation
  • Special saying(s) that all are recognizable to those who know the honoree
  • For Churches/Pastors:
    • Church highlights or projects accomplished
    • Year called to ministry/length of service to the ministry/when you began at said church and in what capacity
    • When was the church founded/built/who founded your ministry
    • Number of residents impacted by church activities
  • For Organizations/Businesses:
    • Highlights or accomplishments
    • Years of service to the community/year of establishment
    • Community impact
• If you include statistics in a commendation request, please include a link to a credible source that is supported by evidence. A commendation request may be denied if references are not included. Include reference language such as, “according to …”

• Commendation requests should include four to six "Whereas" clauses. SAMPLE

Once issued by the Mayor, a commendation may not be altered.

Submit a Commendation Request