Sacramento County continually wins awards, honors and recognition for its innovation, dedication to protection of the people and the environment, outstanding building and design, use of technology and more.
The Airports Aviation Shared Use Network was one of 6 winners in the category of IT and Telecommunications. Additionally, the following received Significant Achievement Recognition for: Sacramento County VoIP in the IT and Telecommunication category; Regional Communication System for the Public Safety Technology and Emergency Management category; and the Food Inspection Mobile App was in the Web, E-government and Mobile category. Read about awards.
Sacramento County received two Green Leadership awards at a Sacramento Business Journal event in the categories of Best Government Agency and Best Collaboration. The awards are presented to those who have taken a leading role in providing a clean future for the region. Read the news release.
Sacramento County Department of Transportation (SACDOT) its Hazel Avenue Improvement Phase 1 Project has won the prestigious American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 9 Outstanding Bridge Project Award. Read news release.
FEMA will upgrade Sacramento County’s Community Rating System (CRS) ranking to a “3” for its outstanding achievements in mitigating regional flood risks. As a result, Sacramento County residents in flood prone areas will receive up to a 35 percent discount on their flood insurance premiums. Read news release.
The Park Rangers Association of California honors Sacramento County Park Ranger Christopher Kemp with the Medal of Valor for his actions off-duty to confront an extremely dangerous assailant who was viciously beating a woman. Without the selfless actions of Ranger Kemp the women would not have survived. Read the news release.
SMF was named 4th Best Airport in North America for customer service by Airports Council International (ACI), the international trade association for commercial airports. Read news release.
Sacramento County receives a national award for the fourth time by America’s Promise Alliance and ING U.S. for prioritizes youth education and well-being; increasing high school graduation rates; and preparing youth for college. List of 2012 winners.
The Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Plant is the Sacramento County Water Agency’s critical companion project to the Freeport Regional Water Project and is the largest project undertaken solely by the Water Agency with more than $200M in construction costs. The plant treats up to 50 million gallons of drinking water per day initially, and will expand to 100 million – or roughly 100,000 homes/businesses. Winning this award for the second year and advancing to a regional award from a section award recognizes the extensive planning and design, and dedicated County staff and consultants who helped construct this critical project.
The Sacramento County Department of Finance is receiving the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 22nd consecutive year from the Government Finance Officer Association for the County's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, also referred to as the CAFR. Read the news release.
Terminal B received the 2012 Regional Project of the Year for its energy efficient, $1.03B terminal modernization that boosted the local economy. Read news release.
Terminal B has received the Richard A. Griesbach Award in the 2012 Airport Concessions contest for innovative and outstanding concessions. The concessions give customers a sense of place in a uniquely designed interior. Read news release.
Of the 22,800 street lights that Transportation maintains, 1,400 were replaced with energy efficient fixtures. SMUD estimates that the fixtures will save $65,000 annually. Read the presentation for the Board Agenda
The Sacramento Business Journal named the Sacramento International Airport's Terminal B as Real Estate Project of the Year on September 21,2012. Terminal B opened in November of 2011 and has won five additional regional and national awards for engineering and construction excellence. Its many environmental features earned it Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification in April 2012.
The Sacramento County Water Agency Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Plant was recognized for the project’s extensive planning, design and construction.
Senior Deputy Probation Officer Bill Hepworth received the annual Traffic Safety Excellence award at a presentation on July 26, 2012. Hepworth was recognized by the CA Office of Traffic Safety for his work managing convicted ‘repeat’ DUI offenders on probation and helping to lower alcohol involved deaths and injuries in Sacramento County. Over 580 habitual and high-risk DUI offenders are supervised by the Probation Department’s DUI Unit. Read press release.
Rewarded for efficient use of technology for citizen engagement in the 2012 Digital Counties Survey, Sacramento County is a top U.S. technologically-advanced county government in the 500,000 or more population category.
Read News Release.
The awards honors county programs and initiatives that improve service delivery, achieve cost efficiency, provide quality customer service, and help develop a better-trained work force. Sacramento County earned NACo Achievement Awards for the following programs:
The Environmental Management Department’s Pool Team has been chosen as the recipient of the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals’ prestigious 2012 Dr. Neil Lowry Memorial Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions of public health officials in advancing safer and healthier use of recreational waters. It is awarded annually to the aquatic health program judged to be the best in the U.S. It includes a plaque and $5,000 to support educational, technical, and operational activities by the winning program.
In competition with more than 8,000 members, the Department of Waste Management and Recycling received the highest award for excellence for its Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems. This system is a comprehensive waste prevention, recycling, composting and disposal program aimed aid reducing, recycling and managing solid waste in a way that most effectively protects human and environmental health.
Sacramento International Airport won two awards at the Airports Council International – North America Conference, 1st place, Special Events, 2nd place, Print and Television Advertising Categories. Read news release.
The Sacramento International Airport’s Terminal B was recognized for excellence in California transportation. Visit the California Transportation Foundation website to read more.
A Sustainability Award was earned for leadership and outstanding contributions to clean air in the Sacramento region. View Video. View the 2012 Clean Air Awards and Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails websites.
Given to the region's people, companies and organizations that are developing and implementing the most transformative green technologies, products and services. Sacramento Business Journal
A regional award given to projects demonstrating excellence in construction management and professionalism. Construction Management Association of America
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