Town hall’s stars put in spotlight

“From those who’d really gone the extra mile, to stories of incredible fundraising achievements and potentially life-saving work, it truly was an uplifting evening that made me incredibly proud.”

Our Stars award winners included: Customer Service Excellence – Customer Access Team; Volunteer of the Year – Early Intervention Independent Visitors; Leader of the Year – Health and Safety Manager, Martin Allingham; Partnership Award – Business/Economy Team and Leeds Beckett University; Outstanding Act of Kindness – Customer Service Apprentice, Matthew Gavan; Anti-Social Behaviour Officer, Brian Parker and the Public Health Team (joint winners); and Employee of the Year – Accreditation Project Officer, Leoni Cragie. Housing Enabling and Projects Manager, Stephanie Furness – Highly Commended.

Also, Rising Star – Trainee Procurement Officer, Paul Davis; Enterprising Employee of the Year – Post 18 Development Officer SEND, Glenn Swindell; Creating a Better Environment – Environmental Project Officer, Sam Saxby; Chief Executive’s Award – Building Control Manager, Mike Terry; The Leader’s Award – Safer, Cleaner, Greener Supervisor, Jonathan Todd; Team of the Year – Information Governance Team.

Mike Terry, who won the Chief Executive’s Award, manages the Building Control Service, which is responsible for enforcing building regulations, enforcing safety at sports grounds, dealing with dangerous buildings and structures, controlling demolition and sealing empty properties.

Mr Terry is also the council’s lead for fire safety. Since the devastating Grenfell Tower disaster in London, he has been instrumental in the review of fire safety in buildings across the borough, maintaining high levels of safety for all staff, visitors and local people who use them.