Florida TaxWatch Presents More Than 150 State Employees in South Florida with TaxWatch Productivity Awards
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida TaxWatch (FTW) this afternoon awarded more than 150 state employees based throughout South Florida with TaxWatch Productivity Awards (TPA) during a ceremony held at The Westin Fort Lauderdale. The TPA program is celebrating 30 years of recognizing and rewarding the dedication of the state’s workforce who find ways to improve services, increase efficiencies, and save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. The awards were presented by Kyra Solutions, Inc.
At a Thursday, August 8 press conference with Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, FTW announced nearly 200 awards to approximately 550 employees and 17 large teams from 25 different agencies for their achievements and efforts.
Florida TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro said, “Across South Florida, state workers have shown endless determination and true commitment to achieving the very best savings for families around our state through innovation and hard work. Today, Florida TaxWatch recognizes more than 120 individuals who have stepped up in their roles around South Florida to show great stewardship of our valuable taxpayer dollars, while creating a government that more effectively and efficiently serves the needs of our residents.”
Originally known as the Davis Productivity Awards and most recently the Prudential Productivity Awards, the TPA is a nationally unique program. Florida TaxWatch is pleased to have the support of its title sponsor Kyra Solutions, Inc.
Kyra Solutions, Inc. President and CEO Piyush Patel, Florida TaxWatch Treasurer said, “The 2019 Florida TaxWatch Productivity Awards has shown once again that from Escambia County, to down here in South Florida, state workers are relentless in their efforts to improve government and create efficiencies that protect the tax dollars of Florida families. The incredible individuals across South Florida recognized today show the very best of Florida’s creative and results-oriented approaches to government and Kyra Solutions is honored to join Florida TaxWatch in recognizing their efforts.”
An award ceremony for TPA winners in Central Florida will be held later tomorrow, Thursday, September 19 in Lakeland. Last week, on Wednesday, September 11, FTW was joined by Kyra Solutions and state leaders for a ceremony to recognize more than 200 Tallahassee-area TPA winners. The full list of winners and more about the program can be found here.
About Florida TaxWatch
As an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit government watchdog and taxpayer research institute for forty years, the trusted eyes and ears of Florida taxpayers, Florida TaxWatch, works to improve the productivity and accountability of Florida government. Its research recommends productivity enhancements and explains the statewide impact of fiscal and economic policies and practices on citizens and businesses. Florida TaxWatch is supported by voluntary, tax-deductible donations and private grants, and does not accept government funding. Donations provide a solid, lasting foundation that has enabled Florida TaxWatch to bring about a more effective, responsive government that is more accountable to, and productive for, the citizens it serves since 1979. For more information, please visit www.floridataxwatch.org.