We’d be remiss not to share this city e-mail highlighting the Employees’ Choice Awards. When Toby Futrell first wheeled out the much-mocked Star Trek analogy in relation to the city budget (abridged version: all the development we’re seeing is putting staff into full-on Scotty, “She can’t take any mooooooooore!” mode), she tried to pin it on Brewster McCracken (who, growing up in Corpus Christi in-betwixt what was most likely killer waves and bong rips galore, almost certainly followed the Enterprise‘s adventures). But as the e-mail bearing Toby’s imprint makes clear, once you go Trek, you never go back. There’s no tying this back to Brewster:
The countdown isn’t over yet! There’s still two weeks left for you to seek out and recognize Austin City employees who deliver service, quality, and satisfaction to the people of Austin.
If your crewmember or captain is working at warp speed, transmit an Employees’ Choice Award nomination to ACE by Aug. 3.
For more information and a nomination form, program the following coordinates into your Web browser: inside.ci.austin.tx.us/ace/eca.cfm. There you will discover more information and a nomination form that will let you identify the brightest star in you sector.
And remember — I want everyone to beam up to the gala awards ceremony and breakfast to publicly honor these employees on Oct. 23.
Live long and prosper,
Toby
Also, check the Trek insignia above. Wow. And as the author of “Beside the Point,” I thought I knew something about beating a metaphor to death!
This article appears in July 20 • 2007.