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The City of Safford thrives because of the exceptional individuals who contribute their talents and dedication every day. We’re proud to highlight the remarkable achievements and unique journeys of our team members through our Employee Spotlight series. Each month, we highlight exceptional individuals who exemplify dedication and make the City successful. In this edition, we’re thrilled to spotlight Jessica Guzman who works as a City Clerk Administrative Assistant. In this position, Jessica handles various office errands, including ensuring that all public notices, agendas, or announcements are posted at the required physical locations. She also provides support to the City Clerk as needed, helping with various tasks to ensure everything runs smoothly in the office. Discover how she embodies our company’s values and continues to commit to excellence in her role below:

What initially attracted you to the City of Safford and what motivates you to continue working here?
I was working part time at my previous job, and it was time for me to move to something full time. I was informed about some job openings with the city and just took a shot at applying. Coming from retail into this role has definitely been a change, but I’ve enjoyed learning something completely different than what I am used to. As far as what motivates me to continue, I do really enjoy what I do, there’s been a lot to learn but my boss has made it a great working environment here and is super helpful with any and all questions I have. Also, with different things along the way it’s opened up opportunities to be more involved with the community and I have really loved stepping up in that aspect.

What is the best part of your job?
The best part of my job, I cannot say enough how much I love the atmosphere of the office I am in, there is only two of us in our department, but I love working here with everyone in City Hall. Something else I can say about my position is I’ve kind of started looking at my role as I am on the inside looking out, and what I mean by that is with our involvement with Council and the different committees we are opened to seeing the planning stages of different things taking place in the city and it just makes it that more exciting to see what’s to come within our city.

What’s the most interesting thing you’re working on right now?
There are a couple of different things I am working on right now. We in the Clerk’s Office are working on a record management process that will be helpful to all departments in the city. And I am working on and earning my educational points for the Certified Municipal Clerk Certification.

How do you approach challenges in your role, and what strategies do you use to overcome them?
Being in this role, I have jumped from one field of work to a completely different one and to some degree it has all felt like a challenge. But I try to look at it as learning and growth opportunities and keep an open mind to what I’m facing. It has been super nice though because I have a boss who is way more than helpful and makes sure I understand what I’m facing and has put me in line to utilize a wide range of resources that are offered to us through the state and through the network of help that’s offered amongst the Clerks all around the state and even the country

Thank you, Jessica, for your hard work, expertise, and unwavering commitment to the City of Safford! For more information about the City of Safford, please contact 928-432-4200 or visit us at https://www.cityofsafford.us. #SaffordAZ #CityOfSafford

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