Henrico County employee Baylis “B.R.” Carson, a member of the county staff for more than 30 years, has won the seventh annual Excellence in Public Service Award. County Manager Virgil R. Hazelett, P.E. presented the award during a ceremony Jan. 23.

The Excellence in Public Service Award recognizes a general government employee who consistently demonstrates and exemplifies outstanding public service. Nominees are chosen by their co-workers; only one of Henrico’s more than 3,770 general government employees receives the award each year.

Carson began his Henrico career in the Division of Police and has been a staff member of the Department of Information Technology since 1978. He currently serves as an Information Technology project manager, leading the team responsible for Police, Fire and jail operations. His work has involved the development and support of a number of key software applications for the county’s public safety agencies, including the E-911 system; Police’s reporting system and mobile data initiative; and the traffic reporting system on the county Web site.

“Although the Department of Information Technology may not interact directly with the public, everything it does affects the lives of Henrico residents,” Hazelett said. “(Carson) has always realized this fact and made it part of his work ethic.”

Carson said he draws great satisfaction from working with Henrico’s public safety personnel and from the public-service aspects of his job.

“Every time you hear a siren in Henrico, our software is being put to the test and is helping our dispatchers, detectives and emergency responders do their jobs,” he said. “It is very fulfilling to know that your work is serving the public. That’s what we strive to do.”

A total of twenty- four County employees were honored by the County Manager and their respective agencies for excellence in the performance of their duties. They are:

DEPARTMENT	OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE	TITLE
CATC “Capital Area Training Consortium”	Carla Cosby	Administrative Assistant
Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney	Nicole Mayton	Management Specialist I
Community Corrections Program	Dionne Robinson	Office Assistant III
Community Revitalization	Melvin Slough	County Planner II
County Attorney ’s Office	Karen Grizzard	Business Supervisor
County Manager 's Office	Cynthia Sharman	Administrative Assistant
Department of Finance	Jane Boone	Office Supervisor
Division of Fire	Steven Wood	Fire Battalion Chief
General Services	Cynthia Smith	Division Manager
Department of Human Resources	Rhonda Majzer	Human Resource Analyst I
Information Technology	Baylis "B.R." Carson	Project Manager
Office of Internal Audit	Joyce Aikor-Richardson	Auditor II
James River Detention	Teresa Taylor	Registered Nurse
Henrico Juvenile Detention Center	James Piercy	Custodian I
Mental Area Health/Mental Retardation Services	Jana Hadzic	Residential Counselor
The Permit Center	David Harris	Community Development Tech II
Planning Office	James Strauss	County Planner III
Division of Police	Lt. Shawn Sears	Animal Protection Supervisor
Public Library	Jennifer St.Clair	Librarian I
Public Relations and Media Services	Douglas Mayo	Television Operations Technician
Department of Public Utiltities	Lamont Fuller	Landfill Attendant
Department of Public Works	Roslyn Goode	Office Assistant III
Division of Recreation & Parks	Paul Burke	Recreation District Foreman
Sheriff's Office	Alisa Saunders	Correctional Lieutenant

Read about our 2005 Excellence in Public Service Award winners