Richard P. O’Brien and Mary Ferrario O’Brien
Citizen of the Year Award
Selection Committee Guidelines & Criteria
Guidelines
1. The Selection Committee shall be composed of two City Councilmembers selected by the Mayor, two Planning Commissioners selected by the Planning Commission chair, Mary O’Brien or a designated family member, the President or designee of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, a representative of the Federation of San Rafael Neighborhoods and a representative of the North San Rafael Coalition of Residents.
2. The Selection Committee shall hold at least one meeting to discuss the qualifications of the award nominees and to select an award winner.
3. Nominees must be current residents of San Rafael.
4. At the committee’s discretion, two outstanding residents may be selected to receive an award in the event of a “tie”, or the award may be given to a group representing a team accomplishment.
5. If a committee member or a family member of any committee member is nominated for an award, then that committee member must withdraw from the committee and that position must be replaced. A committee member may also not be a nominator for the award.
6. Deliberations of the committee are confidential and should not be discussed. This includes any announcement of the award winner, which should be announced by the Mayor.
7. Past recipients of the award are ineligible for future nomination.
8. Selection of the award winner shall be based on the following criteria:
a) The significance of the individual’s accomplishments, whether past or present; b) The quality, scale and duration of the benefits to the community resulting from the individual’s accomplishments;
c) The amount of time and energy devoted to the community beyond the scope of normal person responsibilities;
d) The nature of the challenges faced and overcome by the individual; and e) The extent of previous recognition received by the individual (e.g., the extent to which the nominee is an “unsung hero”).
Richard P. O’Brien Citizen of the Year Award
Nomination Form
Nominee:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Nominator:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Selection Criteria:
On an attached sheet, please answer as many of the questions below which apply to the candidate you are nominating. Please provide as much information as possible to allow the selection committee to make the most informed decision possible. The selection committee may not know the person you are nominating, so please be descriptive in your answers.
1. What contributions has this individual made to the community that are beyond the scope of normal civic responsibilities?
2. What impact on the community did this individual’s activities make? How has this person made a difference?
3. Discuss the time and energy this person has devoted to community projects or efforts.
4. Discuss the challenges met and overcome by this individual.
5. To what extent has this individual’s efforts been previously recognized by the community?
Nominations must be returned to the Community Development Department and may be submitted in the following formats:
In Person Mail Email
Lindsay Lara
Room 209
1400 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
Attn: Lindsay Lara
Room 209
1400 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
[email protected]
Questions may be directed to Lindsay Lara at (415) 485-3065.