Los Angeles County STARS! Program

The acronym STARS! stands for Special Talents for Achieving Remarkable Service. LA COUNTY STARS! is an exciting Countywide public employee recognition program that replaced Employee of the Month. This program expands the opportunity to recognize and celebrate exceptional achievements of County employees. In addition, it promotes and rewards performance consistent with three strategies from Goal 1: Operational Effectiveness of the Countywide Strategic Plan, the County of Los Angeles’ Shared Values and the importance of collaboration.

All permanent employees performing competently or higher are eligible for nomination, with the exception of Department Heads and Chief Deputies, or a team or individual that has previously been recognized within the last 12 months. The Program allows for the nomination of teams, individuals, management and non-management employees. Teams are generally defined as task forces, committees, or groups consisting of 20 individuals or less.

Nominations can be submitted using the following methods, and must include the department head’s signature or that of his/her designee:

US or COUNTY MAIL
Attention: LA COUNTY STARS!
Department of Human Resources
Talent Solutions Division
500 W. Temple Street, Suite 555
Los Angeles, CA 90012

FAX

213-613-4773

EMAIL

lacountystars@hr.lacounty.gov

PDF copies may be submitted which must include the department head or his/her designee’s signature.

LA COUNTY STARS! will receive:

• A custom-designed lapel pin.
• A letter of commendation in the awardees’ permanent personnel file from the Director of Personnel
• A personalized, decorative scroll from the Board of Supervisors presented at a Board meeting
• A framed photograph of the individual/team taken at the recognition ceremony
• Photograph in the County DIGEST
• A prominent display of the photographs in the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, on the third floor wall adjacent to the Office of Public Affairs and on electronic monitors before and/or after the televised Board of Supervisors meetings
• Display of winners on the County of Los Angeles’ LA COUNTY STARS! Web site