Human Resources /Administrative Assistant/ Office Manager

Kelli R. Patterson

** ******** ****., #***, ******* West FL 33947

419-***-****, ***************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Administration/Assistant/Office Manager with over 20 years of hands-on experience in municipal, medical, and business environments to maintain and manage all aspects of the business and or city to ensure that it runs properly. Including human resources, customer services, grants, managing staff and departments, and local, state, and federal regulations. Successful in starting projects from infancy to completion and assisting teams to reach their goals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CITY OF PUNTA GORDA

Recording Secretary

October 16, 2023 - present

Working in the City Clerk’s office, attending all City Boards, Committee, and Commission meetings and writing all of the meeting minutes for the permanent records.

Assisting with the election ballots for the City.

CITY OF BUCYRUS

Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and Service-Safety Director/HR/Council Clerk

October 2013 – November 1, 2023

Administer local, state, and federal grants, work with grant administrators, engineers, County Commissioners, State Representatives, Ohio Senators, US Congressmen to get funding for local municipal projects.

Bidding local projects over $50k, working with the engineer, foreman, and contractors to get the project completed; including keeping the media and public informed of the status of the project.

Budgeting for the municipality; including working with the foreman to ensure each department’s needs are met and the Auditor and City Council to balance the entire budget.

Human Resources: Civil Service and Non-Civil Service hiring, reporting to the State of Ohio, paperwork for OPERS and payroll. Bureau of Workers Compensation, Managed Care Organizations, claims, doctors, and hospitals, to make sure that the employees are getting the care they need to get back to work. Working with the consortium (BORMA) to ensure the employee’s benefits are explained and their claims are processed correctly.

Bicentennial Coordinator: Assembled a team to put on a year-long celebration for the City of Bucyrus that included an on-line event, Memorial Day parade and celebration, weekend-long event and parade, many smaller events and fund raisers, a Gala, a website, and Facebook page. We are continuing to build a community park that has already received state grants for almost $600k. We are continuing to fund raise with local businesses and individuals and a tribute to honor the local Veterans with banners that line the streets.

Managing the office, working with all foreman, elected officials, and three unions. Overseeing staff, helped design a state-of-the art $26 million Water Treatment Plant, help residents with day-to-day concerns, schedule appointments, reservations, and meetings. Work with civic groups, the Community Foundation and the Community Economic Development Partnership, comply with all local, state, and federal regulations.

Vice President of the City of Bucyrus Chamber of Commerce and the Bureau for Tourism and Visitors Boards.

EDUCATION

North Central Technical College, Mansfield, OH

Business Administration 1990-1992

Marion Technical College, Marion, OH

Business Administration 1992-1993

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Proficient in MS Office (Word, Exel, and Power Point.) I am a very quick study to any computer system and I have an adaptive personality. My customer service skills are top-notch because I treat people the way that I want to be treated. Kindness is always firs. People want to be treated with respect and what their concerns to be heard.

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