Awards
2010 County Best Practices Award Recipients
Program Title: ACH Property Tax Payments
County: Williamson County
Contact: Cathy Atkinson
Phone: (512) 943-1544
Description: Created a more convenient method of property tax payments.
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Award: Exceptional Delivery of Service
Program Title: Compensatory Time Management
County: Smith County
Contact: Adrienne Graham
Phone: (903) 590-4607
Description: Tackled compensatory time with teamwork.
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Award: Outstanding Achievement
Program Title: Coordinated Jail Population Management
County: Tarrant County
Contact: Les Smith
Phone: (817) 884-1734
Description: Created a centralized nervous system for county criminal justice.
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Award: Superior Innovation
Program Title: Jail Intelligence Unit
County: Webb County
Contact: Anita Guerra
Phone: (956) 523-4521
Description: Proactively gathered and analyzed information to prevent crimes
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Award: Outstanding Achievement
Program Title: Lady Justice Water Conservation Fountain
County: Bexar County
Contact: Betty Bueche
Phone: (210) 335-2218
Description: Created a public plaza with responsible art.
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Award: Superior Innovation
Program Title: Mental Health Jail Diversion
County: Taylor County
Contact: George A. Newman
Phone: (325) 674-1235
Description: Used coordination to divert the mentally ill away from the revolving door to jail.
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Award: Superior Innovation
Program Title: Northeast Newsletter
County: Tarrant County
Contact: Gary Fickes
Phone: (817) 581-3600
Description: Raised awareness of county services, one newsletter at a time.
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Award: Exceptional Delivery of Service
Program Title: One Day 4-H Downtown Revitalization
County: Madison County
Contact: Arthur Henson
Phone: (936) 348-2670
Description: Showed how helpful 4-H programs can be in one day.
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Award: Exceptional Delivery of Service
Award: Superior Innovation
Program Title: Summer Jobs for Teens & Seniors
County: Houston County
Contact: Lonnie Hunt
Phone: (936) 544-3255
Description: Grabed grant opportunities to bring federal dollars back home
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Award: Outstanding Achievement
Program Title: Volunteer Job Training Program
County: Bee County
Contact: Anna Maria Silvas
Phone: (361) 362-3242
Description: Found alternative incentives and funding for office help.
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Award: Superior Innovation