Mayor John Gayle and Community Development Director Mike Martin honored Sheri Johnson with the July 2013 Employee of the Month award at the July 11 City Council meeting.  Johnson received a framed certificate, a check for $200, and her name appears on a plaque that is displayed inside of City Hall. 

As a Code Compliance Investigator, Johnson investigates contractor ordinance violations, processes code violations through the court system, testifies as needed and investigates citizen complaints regarding construction codes.

In addition to performing her job responsibilities, Johnson is a model city employee who goes above and beyond to identify and assist the needs of internal and external customers. During Georgia Cities Week, Johnson helped the Public Information Office coordinate the employee luncheon, something she has volunteered to do for the past four years. She has also been instrumental in the city’s software conversion by voluntarily learning the software months before it was deployed. To ensure accuracy, she reviewed, validated, and standardized over 41,000 city addresses which were absolutely critical for the successful migration onto the new software.  Recently, Johnson also assisted the Customer Service Center by streamlining the business license application and the alcohol license application resulting in an improved process and collection of better information.

The City of Valdosta applauds Sheri Johnson for her service and dedication and for being selected as the July 2013 Employee of the Month.