City of Kissimmee

KPD’s Strobl touts “having an impact” as Employee of the Year

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Kissimmee Police Department Sergeant Kristy Strobl has been named the City of Kissimmee’s Employee of the Year for 2021. The Employee of the Year Award recognizes and rewards exemplary performance by City employees based on both performance of their responsibilities and their specific contributions to the mission, goals, and values of the city. Employees are nominated by and chosen solely by their fellow employees, not supervisors or managers.

Lackey overseeing “smooth” Kissimmee Parks and Recreation transition

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Despite a change at the top, residents who partake in the City of Kissimmee Parks and Recreation Department offerings will only see changes for the better from a department that’s already been Former Assistant Director Steve Lackey took over from prior director Elizabeth Harris earlier this year, and he was named the permanent director at the end of June. “The transition has been really smooth, there wasn’t much of one actually, and we’ve had no drop in customer service, which is very important to me,” said Lackey, who came from his native Michigan in 2007 when he became department’s Assistant Director.