Awards & Recognition

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City Awards

  • South Suburban Chamber of Commerce - Finalist - Pride in Premise Award (2020)
  • Discover Wisconsin Choice Destination (2019)
  • Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award - Drexel Town Square (2019)

Finance

  • GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award – City of Oak Creek (2018 - 2026)

Police

  • National Association of Town Watch - Outstanding Participant in ‘America’s Night out Against Crime’ (2021-2025)

Fire

  • Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) Accredited Agency (2017, 2022)
  • Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award (2022)

Economic Development

  • Wisconsin American Planning Association (WAPA) Implementation Award for Lakeshore Commons (2025)
  • Broadacre Apartments receive national merit award from Multifamily Executive Magazine for its garden-style apartments (2025)
  • Milwaukee Business Journal Real Estate Best Public Project Award – Lake Vista Park (2019)

Engineering & Public Works

  • National and State Award from the American Public Works Association (APWA) for Excellence in Snow and Ice Control (2026) 

Health Department

  • Certified as a Level III Health Department by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (2024)
  • Outstanding Public Health Award by the City of Cudahy Health Department (2026)
  • Certificate of Commendation by Governor Tony Evers (2022)

Marketing & Public Relations

  • Award of Excellence from The Communicator Awards for the redesign of The Current magazine (2026)

Water & Sewer Utility

  • Wisconsin AWWA  –  Best Tasting Water in Wisconsin (2021)
  • Partnership for Safe Water – Twenty-Year Director’s Award (2018)
  • Partnership for Safe Water Program – President’s Award (2015, 2022, 2025)
  • Partnership for Safe Water – Director’s Award for achieving Phase III distribution system optimization (2015, 2022)
  • Partnership for Safe Water – Fifteen-Year Director’s Award (2013)
  • Partnership for Clean Water – Founding Member (2014)
  • GFOA – Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (2016)
  • American Council of Engineering Companies in Wisconsin – State Finalist Award (2007, 2014)