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Right People, Right Culture: The real work behind a great workplace

• Steve Krokoff and Christy Weeks

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What makes people stay in a job for nearly two decades? In this episode, longtime City of Milton employees Matt Marietta and Jeanette “JC” Citta share what it’s really like to help build a local government from the ground up and why they’ve never left. From folding tables and borrowed office space to shaping a culture rooted in purpose and people, Matt and JC offer a rare inside look at how Milton became the kind of workplace (and city) people are proud to be part of. 

It’s an honest, thoughtful, and sometimes funny conversation about flexibility, community, and what matters most when it comes to staying power. 

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Speaker 1:

Welcome to Milton and Maine, the official podcast for the city of Milton. We want to bring you closer to the heart of our community through stories that inform, inspire and connect. Each episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at the people, projects and priorities shaping Milton, covering everything from local government and future development to arts, culture, sustainability and public safety. Whether you're a resident, a local business owner or just curious about our city, this is your front row seat to what makes Milton special. Welcome back to Milton in Maine.

Speaker 1:

I'm Christy Weeks, the communication manager for the city of Milton, and I'm your host today.

Speaker 1:

Today we're going to talk about something that doesn't always make the headlines but plays a huge role in how organizations function, and that's culture. We're talking the lived-in, day-to-day kind that shapes how people show up to work, how teams connect and what it really feels like to be a part of something bigger. To help unpack that, I'm joined by two people who don't just understand the importance of culture. They've helped shape it here in Milton pretty much since day one. Matt Marietta, our human resource director, and Jeanette Sita as most of us know her as JC and she's our payroll and benefits specialist have both been with Milton since its inception and have served in various departments throughout the city and that kind of longevity gives them a rare perspective not just on how Milton's organizational culture has grown and shifted, but on why it matters and what it takes to build something lasting. So with these two on the mics today, they're not just our HR professionals, they are literally part of the city's DNA. So, matt JC, welcome.

Speaker 3:

Thank you, thank you.

Speaker 1:

You both have recently taken on new roles in HR and, with your history that goes way back into 2007, I'd like for you both to walk us through your journey, matt.

Speaker 3:

So, as you say, I deployed with the Milton Public Safety Department back in 2007, right when they first formed. Before coming to Milton I had kind of made the tour of police and fire services. I was a police officer for a while in the city of Roswell but I've had a fire background as well fire and EMS background in Milton that was deploying as a public safety department with a combined police and fire department, and I'd always wanted to do that and that was intriguing to me.

Speaker 3:

So it was an opportunity to try to build a department from the ground up, and so as soon as I saw the opening, I signed on. Since that time, I started off as a lieutenant in uniform patrol on the police side. I got my emergency management certification and they pulled me to admin and I went and got my fire certification and got my EMT in the state of Georgia and took a brief tour through the city manager's office and then in 2010 became a fire marshal, a role that I had until 2016, when I was promoted to deputy fire chief and I was deputy fire chief of administration. So I got to do a lot of budget and capital projects.

Speaker 1:

Right the behind the scenes stuff that nobody hears about. Yes, oh, lucky you.

Speaker 3:

Exactly, yeah, so human resources and recruiting and internal affairs was a big part of what I did. So you know, while it seems kind of odd to pluck somebody out of the fire department to put them in the role that I'm, in now.

Speaker 1:

I'm not going to lie. I was like really.

Speaker 3:

Yeah, out of the fire department to put them in the role that. I'm not going to lie, it wasn't. I was like really Okay, um, there, there is a little bit of a background there to support it. And then, uh, academically I've been educated in public administration, so I've got a pretty deep history and on the admin side of government service, on the educational front too.

Speaker 1:

That's amazing. That's quite a journey. It's not boring.

Speaker 3:

No, it's been interesting, definitely not boring.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, jc, what do you got? I came into the city of Milton after working in the corporate world. I fell in love with this area, which is what brought me to the city of Milton before it became a city, because my husband and I were moving and we would travel through Milton to get to our new area. Yeah, I actually sent my resume in as soon as they published a notice they were incorporating the city. So the very first city manager way back then sent me an email back and said okay, we haven't started hiring yet, but I'll move your resume Right.

Speaker 2:

Perfect perfect, I was the first second person in the public safety department to be hired. I didn't know that, and I worked with the public safety director at that time, who ultimately became the city manager of milton. Okay, chris locker button. Okay, city manager for alpharetta oh, look at that.

Speaker 1:

I didn't know that this is going to be one of those episodes where Christy learns a lot.

Speaker 2:

I'm just saying, and I actually was there from the very beginning supporting police and fire. I was the only support personnel on board so I carried around a bunch of red folders and a bunch of blue folders everywhere we went and we were down at the perimeter because we had no offices in Milton at the time. I enjoyed that. I continued on. When they split the departments, I continued with the police department. At that point I always worked in the payroll sector as a support person in fire and police and even when I moved to City Hall for community development lease, and even when I moved to City Hall for community development I handled all the time sheets and items like that for Bob the director. And so when this position came up, I mean it was like perfect for me, kind of a natural fit, even though I'm at retirement age.

Speaker 1:

I do not want to retire, but I felt like I needed to do something that would keep me interested until I decided to retire and I think that's an important thing to keep in mind as we're going along here, because I want to go back to that, Because I think what happens a lot of times within different organizations is people get bored and they don't have the opportunities available to them, have the opportunities available to them, or they don't know how to find them or access them, or they have that mind speak that says you're not qualified for that, Don't go over there. And I and I want to circle back because I think that's pretty cool. Now I will say that when I first got here, somebody told me and I wish I could remember who it was If you have questions, you can go ask JC.

Speaker 3:

JC knows.

Speaker 1:

So she'll give you the history, She'll tell you what's what. Go ask JC. And that advice has not failed me Every once in a while not very often.

Speaker 2:

I just love this area and I still do.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, I agree, I feel very blessed to be here, but what I really want to talk about is Milton's culture and how it evolved, because both of you came in the two of you in the same department, but you've moved through departments over the years and you've seen it from both sides without throwing anybody under the bus. What was the original culture? I mean, what changes have y'all seen over the years?

Speaker 3:

I thought it was interesting. It wasn't what I expected, because you think, okay, this is a brand new city in a growing area, they want to do things right from the ground up and so we're going to bring in the best and the brightest from everywhere and it's just going to be great. And what I failed to realize in my Pollyanna attitude was that, while I didn't recognize the cultural piece of that, I recognized the skill set. You know, clearly educated, experienced, smart people from all those jurisdictions were being brought in to work in the city, but there wasn't a Milton identity. So we had highly trained, highly educated people that were bringing Fulton County's identity and Roswell's identity and Marietta's identity and DeKalb County's identity, and they're bringing this together and it was actually a little bit more of a process to begin to identify what it means to be Milton.

Speaker 1:

It didn't just happen. Yeah, it didn't just happen. It was a room full of minds.

Speaker 3:

Yep, that's exactly what it was, and it was an organic evolution. It took us a little bit to really get to the point where we defined ourselves. As you know, we're Milton, as opposed to the place that we came from previously, and I really think a lot of that was number one, the mindset of the project, because I think we were all signed on to trying to provide government in a better way absolutely so we had this goal that everybody, regardless of where they came from or and how they thought that should look they still had that overarching goal to be driving toward, which gave us a certain amount of cohesion from the start.

Speaker 3:

And then the other piece was this community was so supportive. I've never worked anywhere At the time I was a police officer I've never worked in a community that was as supportive as the citizens.

Speaker 1:

Well, if anybody's listened to this podcast before, I've said it a thousand times, this community loves their first responders like I've never seen PD fire all y'all. So I speak highly of the support that the community provides and I think that feeds a lot into how we continue to evolve is because they respect us and they support, so it makes it really easy to keep that move going forward as far as how do we make this a better place which continues to evolve on the daily? What was your perspective, jc? Because you come in on a different side than he did from he's on first responder side.

Speaker 2:

You were on support side of all of them and I had never worked for a government before, always worked in the corporate world. Yeah, and you know, back then we were both, we had a corporate entity working along with a government entity to start this city. So they brought the corporate mindset which you know was good for us because we had gatherings, you know, we would do Christmas together at lunch and Thanksgiving together at lunch and celebration parties and things of that nature. And it brought people closer together, not from a job perspective but from a people perspective. And initially when I got here, things were crazy. I mean, we were trying to hire a whole fire department, a whole police department.

Speaker 1:

Drinking out of that fire hose sounds like.

Speaker 2:

And buying, literally, yeah, and buying everything you needed for a fire station and a police station, and so you were constantly shopping.

Speaker 1:

So procurement was a huge deal for you.

Speaker 2:

For me it was, and that's how I got to know the community the most Sure, because I'm a big believer in spending money where you get your money.

Speaker 1:

Right.

Speaker 2:

And that was right here in the city of Milton. That's how I looked at it.

Speaker 1:

Wow, that's pretty cool. So the fun thing is that you're still the organizer of all those events. Every time all the fun stuff comes out, there's JC's name. I'm like that is awesome. The older I get, it's not as often Are you losing your party planning skills.

Speaker 3:

No, she hasn't lost the skills.

Speaker 2:

She hasn't lost the skills, just the Physical ability to keep going. It's a lot.

Speaker 1:

I mean planning events is a lot. I've done it on a professional side and one of my hobbies I call it well, my husband calls it a hobby is I was director for a pageant and that skill set gets worn out in a hurry when you're planning big events, because it never fails there's no pun intended. There's fires to put out everywhere all the time. So I feel you. I feel you Okay. So what surprised you guys the most over the years? As far as you know, that thing that you didn't expect, that was awesome, that you feel like is important for people to know.

Speaker 2:

It's kind of hard. Yeah, I know.

Speaker 1:

I'm here, for the hard questions.

Speaker 3:

Honestly, at this point in my career and after having been here for 18 years, I'm surprised by the fact that, like here's a perfect example when we deployed, they said we had 14 000 residents, based on the, the estimates it's upwards of 40, now 42 ish, yeah, yeah it's amazing this place still feels like a small town this is true I'm absolutely amazed at just the community atmosphere.

Speaker 1:

But that's by intent.

Speaker 3:

Yes, and it's working, but it's by intent, but I think it's also organic. I think it's a testament to the people here, the people in Milton. It's a testament to the people that are working for the city of Milton. It's kind of an all of the above product no-transcript.

Speaker 1:

We're going to start putting you in quotes.

Speaker 3:

Based on the way, the style of development that we have around here, the engagement of the community members, just the whole thing.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, I'm surprised anyone would have left working for the city of Milton.

Speaker 1:

Oh, that's a good prelude to the next question I have for you, as we're sitting here chatting.

Speaker 2:

Because it's not just the camaraderie within, but it is the supportive community. I mean, when COVID hit I went to all the local businesses. I was constantly because we were putting two new buildings up fire and police stations and I needed to fill it to all the local businesses. I was constantly, because we were putting two new buildings up fire and police stations, and.

Speaker 1:

I needed to fill it and those opened in 2020.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, right in the heart. Yes, it was.

Speaker 1:

Not trying to make things difficult for you, jc, but go ahead and keep procuring things while we're in the middle of COVID. Yes, I had to, we had to, we had someone on staff that built these gorgeous buildings and we needed to fill them.

Speaker 2:

And you wanted to make sure that people knew they were living in a city that cared.

Speaker 1:

Right, I love that. So, like I said, that's kind of a really cool segue into talking about how you both have grown professionally over the years throughout all this. What is it about, milton, that made you want to stay? What is it that makes people want to stay that you can't understand why anybody would leave you?

Speaker 2:

know I love my job, I love the people I work with. I would find it very difficult to change from what I know, and I'm again at retirement age and I'm learning a whole new position. I look forward to it every day. Yeah, and I'm sure not everyone's made the same way. I am Right.

Speaker 1:

But that challenge is very important the opportunities that have been presented and the fact that they're open to you and anybody else in Milton to really look at and say okay, so maybe your goal isn't to be the director of the department that you're in in 10 or 15 or 20 years. What is your goal and how can we help Exactly? And I feel like that's what it is here.

Speaker 3:

I feel like, yes, we've grown. We've grown as a government, we've grown as a city. It dawned on me four or five years ago. I used to go around and tell people, oh, we're a new city. And it dawned on me I can't say that anymore. We're not exactly a new city, especially not with other cities incorporating around us. But despite the fact that the city, the composition, the number of employees and the composition of the city has changed over the last 18 years, we still have that core idea that the fact that we've always done it that way isn't necessarily the driving feature of who we are. And clearly I've had opportunities to be recruited elsewhere at times and when I look at these places it's like well, I don't want to go sit in a silo. You know, I like the idea that we're always constantly trying to find a better way to build a mousetrap. You know, just because it's always been that way is not a justification to continuing to bang our head against that same wall. It's not producing success.

Speaker 1:

And it's like that old adage the little girl that asked her mom why she cuts the end off of her roast and she goes I don't know. Go ask grandma, grandma, why do you cut the end off your roast? And she goes I don't know. So she asked her mom and her mom says she goes, I don't know. So she asked her mom and her mom says well, it doesn't ever fit in my pan. So you know, people keep doing the same thing because that's the way you do it, instead of keeping the perspective open and go OK, is there a better way? Is there a different approach that we're not looking for right now? Yeah, no-transcript trainings. Here's your handbook. You have to sign off on all this. What's that feel?

Speaker 3:

I would hope for family, for inclusion, for a sense of belonging. I know that takes a while to develop in a deep way, but I want people to feel like they've come home yeah, and they can ask.

Speaker 2:

Ah, they can ask a question to anyone if they need assistance, and they should be able to ask a question but that's hard.

Speaker 1:

As a new person and I say that because I came from a company where I was there for 10 years and it was much smaller than this. Right, it was a treatment center in Colorado and this is probably a terrible analogy I knew where the bodies were hidden. You know what I mean. I knew all the things. So, and that's my comfort zone is when I'm able to answer the questions. And I got here and I'm like you, I did not have government experience. I worked in the nonprofit Similar restrictions, similar boundaries in how you approach communications and then all of a sudden I'm having to ask questions. I'm like why don't I know this? And that's hard, for I guess that's an A-type personality perspective. I don't know, matt.

Speaker 2:

Yes, but you know what? I don't mind telling people I don't know. Meh, yes, but you know, I don't mind telling people I don't know, but I'll find out for you and that's how I learn. If I'm not needing the answer and somebody else does, it still helps me learn for the next person that needs that answer.

Speaker 1:

That's a great perspective. Yeah, we are always open to hey, I'll get back with you this afternoon tomorrow, next week, and that answer is actually hard for some people because maybe their mindset was like mine is I should already know. But it's a really good practice. I don't know, but I will get back to you. That's a solid answer and and one that makes somebody else feel comfortable not knowing.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, I mean because none of us are perfect, we're all going to have JC.

Speaker 1:

Are you serious? You're telling me that now? Not a single one of us? Not a single one of us. Yeah, there's a learning curve. For sure that happens, and it's really nice to be in a in an area where that happens, and I will say that that did happen for me. I've met a lot of people. I'm on the floor with parks and rec, so it's really hard to be quiet and timid on the same floor as parks and rec. They force you out into fun. End of story. So let's kind of look at this as, as you mentioned, matt, you've been recruited by other places in over the course of our lives. We've we've all seen how other organizations operate, or we've heard, or our spouses are employed someplace else and they're going through a certain level of change or their own perspective. Now, even if it's just through a comparison, what do you think Milton gets right that maybe other places might miss? Thank you, loaded question.

Speaker 3:

That's really hard, because if this whole conversation wasn't predicated on the idea of culture, I would answer differently culture. But you can answer that I mean yeah, I mean, that really is like JC said it earlier. It's the people that I come to work with every day. Clearly, you know they're taking care of us with the tangibles and why I'm paying my mortgage and my car note, and the vacation time and the benefits are good.

Speaker 1:

I'm going to say the benefits I'm telling you right now from coming from an outside perspective. The benefits are a game changer. It's not always just what you see in your paycheck every day. That's always nice, but more so than that are the benefits that you're offered, because I can tell you, I went and double checked the math. I was like this this can't be right. Yes, I mean just even looking at health insurance and things like that, and the fact that the city goes to length and you guys are all still looking at benefit packages. It's not like we set it. This is it. This is what y'all get. This is an ongoing thing for y'all.

Speaker 3:

And I think that's because the city recognizes that the people are at the core of the organization and you know, that's who we're here, as HR, to take care of, and that involves everything.

Speaker 2:

And it also involves the money. Yeah, I mean you've got citizens pay for the city, right, and so you have to spend your money wisely, and you do want to get the biggest bang for your buck, so you have to constantly.

Speaker 1:

And I noticed that even talking through some of the conversations I had with city management and stuff is very focused on the right spending. Right, it's not just spending, it's very intentional and it's very there's processes and I'm kind of glad I'm not involved in those conversations but I mean it's impressive and the city management cares about its employees.

Speaker 2:

I mean, they're employees too, but they also know where their money comes from, sure, so you have to balance that, but I know that the employees that are here, they care about everyone, they work for every one of them. So it's very nice.

Speaker 1:

Which is why we ended up on that list, you know, the number one in customer service by government employees, which is I think that came out very shortly before I got here in July. So it's really cool to come into an organization that takes pride in making sure that they're serving the community that they're in, Because I think that's a concept that can get lost pretty quickly if you're not outward focused.

Speaker 3:

This organization is not government for government's sake. It's still mission driven.

Speaker 1:

Again, we're putting you in quotes. You're going to be my new quote guy. Every time I put out, I'm going to Matt, you got any quick quotes for me?

Speaker 3:

That's one of the nice things, and I think that comes back to that whole, that whole conversation of flexibility. We don't exist here as a city government to perpetuate ourselves. We remain goal-oriented.

Speaker 1:

Yeah. So with that in mind, now that we know what we are here in the city as to why our organization does well, what kind of person does well here, is that a legit question that we can kind of look at.

Speaker 3:

Yeah.

Speaker 2:

I think it has to be someone that enjoys working. Oh, Big difference in people. You have to want to be here and you have to want to do your job.

Speaker 1:

You have to want to serve the community. That's what we do.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's. I think you know work ethic is a big thing and I enjoy every day.

Speaker 3:

I come into this office If you're a person that says this is not in my job description.

Speaker 2:

this probably is not the place I mean you're talking to two people who have made the tour of departments in the city of Milton simply by you were still fire marshal and you were subbing in HR filling those gaps.

Speaker 1:

So yeah, you can pretty much attest to that and I'm sure Jay-Z's done that a handful of times over her 18 years here.

Speaker 2:

Yes, I've done a lot of work for the city. One time the finance person was out and I helped him out while he was out of the office, first a bit. Yeah, and you were comm dev at the time or were you still PD, and I still answer questions for the police department.

Speaker 1:

I've been gone there for three and a half years, so yeah, I think that's a great point, because people do tend to go. That's not on my job description, I'm not doing it, and that really cuts your nose off to spite your face if you're looking long term, because your opportunities and how you approach them are there if you allow them to be.

Speaker 2:

Yes, ma'am and knowledge shared gives you great benefit, right? You know it really does right, I love that.

Speaker 1:

I love that. Before we wrap up, I just like to do something a little different. I do. I surprise everybody. At some point in the world we're going to do rapid fire questions. They're not hard questions, I promise they're ones. You know, matt, first word that comes to mind when you think of milton's workplace culture. Okay, jc, favorite memory or moment that made you proud to work here.

Speaker 2:

Goodness.

Speaker 1:

Hard one. It is a hard one.

Speaker 2:

I don't have a single moment, I have multiple moments, you know. All of them, all of them. I mean we have enjoyed Christmases together and Thanksgivings together and we support people that are in need and we support people that are in bereavement, even I mean it's just a great it's a family.

Speaker 1:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you work with a foundation as well.

Speaker 2:

I do.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, that podcast with Brian and Robin I had, I learned a lot. But it really makes you look internally and go, oh my gosh, how can I be a part of something that's bigger than me?

Speaker 2:

Yeah, and I don't live in Milton, but I'm on the foundation because I'm here. Yeah, I do a lot of my personal business in Milton. I want to support the police and the fire departments.

Speaker 1:

I do too. I keep trying to get Chief to make me a position over there at PD and it's no avail. No, I'm totally kidding. I love my job, I really do. Somebody asked me yesterday what do you do for the City of Milton? I'm communications manager. Well, what do you do? I go? I communicate. He looked at me like that's your answer. I was like yep, that's it, that's what I was hired to do. I communicate. Yep, that's what I communicate. All right, matt, most underrated perk of working here the views oh, that's a good one.

Speaker 3:

I love it. I love the change of seasons around here, driving through the city, when the, when fall comes and the leaves change, and then the leaves fall and you, you get the, the beautiful views of the, the pastures, with the, with the horses and the cows, and the trees are gone, and then the vibrant greens when spring rolls around. Yeah, the very brief yellowing. It's not quite as pleasant when all the pollen comes, but that gives way pretty soon to summertime and the kids playing I don't know green.

Speaker 1:

We do have a pretty cool location.

Speaker 3:

I'm not going to lie. Goodness, I love not going to lie.

Speaker 1:

I love that I get to come here.

Speaker 3:

Every year that I drive around this place, I'm still constantly fascinated by a new green that I found in a tree or a new animal running through a field. It's a beautiful environment to come to work in.

Speaker 1:

I have a section of road as soon as you cross out of cherokee county into milton, coming down new bullpen road and you've got that tree line, little windy road. My from the day we moved here to even today that is my favorite part of the drive. Yes, is coming through that little section. Yeah, except for in the winter. I don't Except for in the winter. I don't like it in the winter and nobody told me about winter here. I wasn't in the Georgia brochure that it got this cold and that all the leaves would go away. But here we are anyway. It's still worth it, jc.

Speaker 2:

Last question Give us your best advice for a new team member on day one your best advice for a new team member on day one Come in with a smile on your face and a willingness to do whatever's needed and just enjoy meeting the people that you're going to be working with, and that includes the people that live here.

Speaker 1:

Yeah.

Speaker 2:

Because you answer to their questions, I mean. So it's a great place to work. I'm a big believer in positive attitude. It shows, so you have to come in with that positive attitude, yeah.

Speaker 1:

I agree, I'll tell you. I remember walking into my interview and it was a previous HR specialist and she gave me really I mean I've never had an HR person ever tell me this she goes just be yourself. Nobody wants to see anything other than who you are. And I was like, well good, because I've been doing it for like 54 years, I'm pretty good at being me right now. Took me a while to get there, but I'm good with that and I think that that helped bring the level of anxiety and nervousness that you normally walk into an interview and made that interview probably the most fun I've ever had. And that says a lot Because when I left I was like, oh gosh, I want to work there More than I did when I applied for the job. I want to work there, I want to be a part of that, that's right. I want to walk into that every day.

Speaker 3:

I think that's a good point. This still provides for me, after 18 years, something to be a part of.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, and as humans, that's what we need. Humans, we're not supposed to be isolated. I worked from home for seven years. Right, that was rough, was rough. Now, love my husband, I do, I promise. But two of us working from home for seven years, one of us had to go okay, I worked from home with my husband during covid for one week, one week and I had to come back to the office calling city manager. Hey, can I?

Speaker 2:

come back in, please. The good thing is is I was over the police department and I had my own space so I could come in every day, which was good, because I did all the shopping for the toilet paper and the paper towels. Oh, they needed you.

Speaker 1:

Although toilet paper was kind of hard to find back then.

Speaker 3:

Yes.

Speaker 1:

And then we went through senior wars and they're all like toilet paper trees and we're like, hey, that's like a hot commodity. Don't do that. Yes, Use something else. So no, I get that because it is important to walk in and want to be here, and that is what you get here every day.

Speaker 2:

I'll put that down. It's a great place to work. It really is.

Speaker 1:

Anything else before we wrap this up that you want the listeners to know about HR or about the city or any of the opportunities that we have going on.

Speaker 2:

Well, we have firefighter openings right now.

Speaker 3:

We do have firefighter openings right now, so check the website. There's opportunities out there.

Speaker 1:

Questions what happens if people have questions?

Speaker 3:

They're free to contact us. They can email us at HR at MiltonGAgov.

Speaker 2:

How many years now?

Speaker 3:

I almost went back to the original email address. That's how long you've been, as you've reverted back to the original.

Speaker 1:

Okay, fair enough, you're off the hook. So if you have questions about anything Milton related here in City Hall or PD or Fire, you can reach out to those amazing individuals. And you do have an additional teammate, ashley Kelly. She is not with us today, but you have an amazing individuals and you do have an additional teammate, ashley Kelly. She is not with us today, but you have an amazing team. I often am starting to where I poke my head up over the thing and I start pestering for questions.

Speaker 2:

Yes, yes, because the three of us work well together. You do, we all three want to make it a place where people want to come to work. Make it a place where people want to come to work.

Speaker 1:

Well, in my opinion, you're succeeding, so we appreciate all that you do and, again, that email address is hr at MiltonGAgov.

Speaker 1:

And, as we wrap this up, I just want to say that culture isn't something that you build once and you forget about it. It's something that lives and it evolves with people who show up every day. You guys talked a lot about showing up every day, and you guys talked a lot about showing up every day and putting your best foot forward and really enjoying what you do, and I think that's a really excellent advice for people as they're looking at opportunities across. You know North Georgia up here. Keep that in mind, and if this conversation made you smile or made you think or made you go gosh, that's the kind of place I want to work. Take a peek at the website MiltonGAgov, head over to the human resources section and you'll find our career page there. Again, questions can go directly to them and I really, really appreciate y'all taking time out of your busy day, because this is a very busy department, and I do appreciate you taking the time.

Speaker 2:

Thank you.

Speaker 3:

Thank you very much.

Speaker 1:

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