The Public Service Award of Excellence recognizes employees who have demonstrated excellence in the achievement of results Open to all employees, this award highlights excellence and outstanding job performance at both individual and team levels (other than Managers and Department Heads) . It celebrates the exceptional work, commitment and creativity of employees who are making a notable contribution to the people of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
The overall purpose of the Public Service Award of Excellence is to recognize the institutional contribution made by public servants to enhance the role, professionalism, image and visibility of the public service (Economic and Social Council decision). It can be translated into the following more specific objectives:
(a) To reward service to citizens and motivate public servants to sustain the momentum of innovation and the improvement of the delivery of public services;
(b) To collect and disseminate successful practices and experiences in public administration in order to support efforts for improvements in public service delivery;
(c) Through success stories, to counterbalance any negative image of public administration, raise the image and prestige of public servants and revitalize public administration as a noble discipline on which development greatly depends;
(d) To enhance professionalism in the public service in rewarding the successful experiences in innovations and excellence in the public service.
