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Employee Recognition

We take pride in our highly engaged workforce. Results from the 2019 biannual employee engagement survey(PDF, 432KB) indicated that the City and County of Denver's favorable engagement rating is 75 percent. This is 5 percentage points higher than the public sector average.

Employee recognition events

Due to public health and budget reasons, our traditional recognition programs are on hold.

5281 Awards

The annual 5281 Awards ceremony is the City and County of Denver’s traditional way of recognizing and honoring city employees who exemplify the STARS values and go above and beyond expectations in their conduct, work ethic, dedication, and above all their passion for the position they hold with the city.

City Spirit

The City Spirit employee appreciation events take place once a year to honor and thank our hard-working city employees.

Project Denver Delivers

This Mayor's Office initiative is supported by the Office of Human Resources. Project Denver Delivers showcases our employees "Delivering a World Class City with a Mile High Smile."