Awards and Recognition
1999
"Distinguished Budget Presentation Award" by the
Government Finance Officers Association - Budget Department
"Innovation Award: Teen Trek Program" presented by the Texas Recreation and
Park Society - Parks and Recreation Department
"Park Design Excellence Award: Arbor Hills Nature Preserve" by the Texas
Recreation and Park Society - Parks and Recreation Department
"Tree City USA" 11th Year Designation - Parks and Recreation Department
"Excellence Award" by the Texas Association of Senior Centers - Parks and
Recreation Department
"1999 Champion of Public Service Award for Outstanding Interagency
Cooperation" presented by the Federal Executive Board - Plano Police Department
"1899-1999 Centennial Hero Medal" by the Plano Independent School District -
Plano Police Department
"Achievement of Excellence in Procurement" presented by the National
Purchasing Institute - Purchasing Department
1998
Plano Named Tree City USA
City of Plano Receives Parks Maintenance Award
l998 Team 9-1-1 Award of Merit
City of Plano Steers into Solid Waste Awards
Plano Aerobats Take Honors in Ennis and Hurst
1997
Plano Parks and Recreation Department Receives
INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Announcement of City Awards
Plano Parks and Recreation Department Receives NATIONAL
GOLD MEDAL AWARD
NATOA/PTN Awards
National Purchasing Award
Plano Wins "Keep America Beautiful National Systems
Award"
Plano Receives 1997 Excellence in Tennis Programming Award
1st Place - National Systems Award
Keep Plano Beautiful
Keep America Beautiful
lst Place - Children's Programming
Plano Television Network/Public Works
Atlanta Sweetheart Video Festival
1st Place - Documentary Category
Plano Television Network
Atlanta Sweetheart Video Festival
2nd Place - Promotional Video
Plano Television Network
National Assoc. of Telecom. Officers & Advisors (NATOA)
2nd Place - Public Service Announcements
Plano Television Network
National Assoc. of Telecom. Officers & Advisors (NATOA)
Achievement of Excellence in Procurement
Purchasing Department
National Purchasing Institute
Best Advertising Campaign for the DFW Metroplex
Plano Convention and Visitors Bureau
Texas Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
Best Meeting Facility with Food Service
Plano Centre
Inside Collin County Business People's Choice Awards
Bronze Telly Award/Music Video
Plano Television Network
Atlanta Sweetheart Video Festival
Distinguished Budget Award
Budget and Research Department
Government Finance Officers Association
Earthworks '97 Bioneer Composting Award
Keep Plano Beautiful/Solid Waste Department
Organic Recycling Institute of Texas
Excellence in Tennis Programming
Plano Parks and Recreation Department
United States Tennis Association
Glad Bag-a-Thon Award $2000
Keep Plano Beautiful for Citywide Cleanup Program
Keep America Beautiful, First Brand Products,
Ruder-Finn PR Firm
Growth Award for Achievement
Plano Parks and Recreation Department
National Arbor Day Foundation
Host City
Plano Police Department
Texas Police Olympics
Life Safety Achievement Award
Plano Fire Department
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Movers & Shakers Award
Most Alternative Fuel Vehicles Added
Equipment Services Department
Department of Energy
Municipal Excellence Award
Public Works Department
Texas Municipal League
National Certificate of Environmental Achievement
City of Plano's Integrated Solid Waste Management Program
Renew America, Inc.
National Gold Medal
Plano Parks and Recreation Department
National Sporting Goods Foundation
PTA Recognition - Educational Contributions
Keep Plano Beautiful
Plano independent School District
Texas Quality Award, Level 1
Plano Centre
Texas Quality
Tree City USA
Plano Parks and Recreation Department
National Arbor Day Foundation
Watermark Award
Public Works Department
Texas American Water Works Association
1996
"Round Tu-It" Represents Nearly 50,000 Volunteer
Hours, $423,000
Plano's Convention & Visitors Bureau Garners 3 Awards
At State Convention
PTN Wins Two Government Programming Awards
Excellence In Aquatics Award To Parks & Recreation
Department
Building Inspection Department Receives"Award of
Excellence for Large Jurisdictions"
Solid Waste & Keep Plano Beautiful Win Prestigious
Awards
Fire Department Receives Award for Excellence
City of Plano recognized with the 1996 Recycling Excellence
Gold Award
City Purchasing Division Wins National Award
1995
Governor's Community Achievement Award - Keep Plano
Beautiful
Hometown, U.S.A. Video Winner - Plano Television Network
1994-95
National Gold Medal Award Finalist - Parks and Recreation
Department
1994
All-America City
Award for Excellence -- Large Jurisdiction, Building
Officials Association of Texas
Environment Vision Award - Keep Plano Beautiful (State and
Local)
Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished
Budget Award
Highest Library Circulation per capita for Texas cities
100,000 population and up
Hometown, U.S.A. Video Winner Plano Television
Network
Lowest Crime Rate for Texas cities 100,000 population and
up
National Charter Accreditation by the Commission for the
Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies and the National Recreation and Park
Association.
National Black Caucus for Local Elected Officials (NBCLEO)
Diversity Award -- Runner-up
Tree City USA
1993-94
All-America City Finalist
Clean Texas 2000 -- Governor's Award for Environmental
Excellence
Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
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