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Awards |
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National League of Cities |
2010 All-America City |
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America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth |
100 Best Communities for Young People |
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Money Magazine |
2008 Top 100 Best Places of Live |
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AARP Magazine |
2007 Top 5 Places to Live |
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Prevention Magazine |
2007 Top 10 Best Fitness Walking Cities |
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Accounting |
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Government Finance Officers Association |
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting - 27th consecutive |
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Arts |
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Office of the Governor |
Governor's Arts Award for the Chandler Center for the Arts; Received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Arizona Citizens for the Arts |
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Budget |
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Government Finance Officers Association |
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award - 21st Consecutive |
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Government Finance Officers Association |
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award with additional recognition for "Outstanding Communication Device" |
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Cable Channel 11 |
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At Your Library |
Communicator Award of Distinction |
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CityScope |
2007 Silver Telly Award for "Lessons in Loyalty" |
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CityScope |
2005 Telly Award for segment about Household Hazardous Waste |
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Deadline City Hall |
3CMA Savvy Award |
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First Due |
Communicator Award of Distinction; Videographer Award of Distinction |
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Public Service Announcements |
Communicator Award of Distinction; Videographer Award of Distinction |
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Public Works at Work |
2007 Bronze Telly Award |
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Public Works at Work |
2005 Telly Award for editing of the Customer Service segment |
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Public Works at Work |
Telly Finalist, Videographer Award of Distinction |
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State of the City |
Videographer Award of Distinction |
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State of the City |
3CMA Savvy Award for 2005 |
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Communications and Public Affairs |
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America West Magazine |
Communicator Award of Excellence for Writing |
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City Highlights Brochure |
Communicator Award of Excellence for Publications |
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Picnic on Price |
Communicator Award of Excellence for Special Event Planning |
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Diversity |
National Black Caucus
of Local Elected Officials |
2007 Annual City Cultural Diversity Award for populations between 100,001 and 400,000 |
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History |
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Arizona Historical Society |
2007 C.L. Sonnichsen Award for "Best Journal of Arizona History" |
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Economic Development |
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Office of the Governor |
2002 Governor's "Spirit of Success" Award |
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Municipal Utilities |
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Maricopa Association of Governments |
2010 Desert Peaks Award for Regional Partnership (Santan Vista Water Treatment Plant) |
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AZ Water Association |
2010 Wastewater Project of the Year (Airport Water Reclamation Facility Expansion) |
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American Public Works Association |
2010 Project of the Year for projects costing $25 - $75 million (Airport Water Reclamation Facility Expansion) |
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American Public Works Association |
2010 Project of the Year for projects costing more than $75 million (Santan Vista Water Treatment Plant) |
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American City & County Magazine |
2009 American Crown Community Award (Santan Vista Water Treatment Plant) |
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American City & County Magazine |
2008 American Crown Community Award (Chandler Heights Community Facilities) |
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Arizona Consultant Engineers Association |
Achievement Award (Reverse Osmosis Plant) |
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Valley Forward Association |
Environmental Excellence Merit Award for Education for the 2004 Make A Splash Water Festival |
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Public Works Magazine |
2006 Department of the Year Award - Honorable Mention |
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Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies |
2005 Gold Award for Competitiveness Achievement |
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Arizona Water & Pollution Control Association |
2005 Wastewater Treatment Facility of the Year Award for the Airport Water Reclamation Facility |
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Arizona Consulting Engineers Association |
1999 Merit Award (Tumbleweed Park Recharge Facility) |
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Arizona Consulting Engineers Association |
1999 Merit Award (Airport Water Reclamation Facility) |
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Neighborhood Resources |
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WalletPop! |
2010 Best Neighborhoods for the Money |
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Parks and Recreation |
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Arizona Parks and Recreation Association |
2009 Outstanding Active Adult 50+ Program (Chandler Senior Center Patriotic Program) |
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Arizona Parks and Recreation Association |
2009 Outstanding Community Special Event Award (Woofstock) |
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Arizona Parks and Recreation Association |
2009 Outstanding Facility Award (Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center) |
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Arizona Republic |
2009 Reader's Choice Award - Runner up for Best Kids Water Park or Pools (Hamilton Aquatic Center) |
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Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals |
2009 MarCom Award (Web Video Tour of Tumbleweed Recreation Center) |
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American Association of State and Local History |
2009 Award of Merit (History in Your Own Back Yard program) |
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Phoenix New Times |
2009 Best Playground in the Valley (Playtopia) |
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Arizona Tree Council |
2009 Arizona Tree Council Award (Tree Salvage Program) |
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KaBOOM! |
2009 Playful City USA Community Award |
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American Public Works Association |
2009 Project of the Year - Structures Category costing $5 - $25 million (Chandler Heights Community Facility) |
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Valley Foward Association |
2008 Crescordia Award for Environmental Excellence - Park Site Development and Landscape Category (Chandler Heights Community Facility) |
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American City & County Magazine |
2008 American Crown Community Award (Chandler Heights Community Facilities) |
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Office of the Governor |
2008 Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor (McCullough-Price House) |
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Southwest Contractor Magazine |
2008 Arizona's Best of 2008 for Masonry (Tumbleweed Recreation Center) |
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Arizona Parks and Recreation Association |
2008 Adaptive Program Award (You Look Marvelous Fashion Show) |
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Phoenix New Times |
2008 Best Skateboard Park (Chandler Skate Park at Snedigar Sportsplex) |
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Arizona Parks and Recreation Association |
2007 Outstanding Educational Program Award for the "Leaders in Training" (L.I.T.) program |
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Arizona Parks and Recreation Association |
2006 Outstanding Educational Program Award for the "History in your Own Backyard" kiosk program |
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Hamilton Aquatic Center |
2001 Arizona Parks and Recreation Association - "Outstanding Facility" |
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Hummingbird Habitat |
2001 Arizona Municipal Water Users Association Xeriscape Award of Special Recognition |
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Hamilton Aquatic Center |
Arizona Parks and Recreation Association - "Best of Arizona" |
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Skate Park |
Arizona Parks and Recreation Association - "Best of Arizona" |
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Skate Park |
New Times - "Best of Phoenix" |
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Dog Waste Stations |
2005 Natural Resources Award - "Dog Waste Stations & Plastic Bag Recycling Project" - Arizona Parks and Recreation Association |
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Citizen Participation |
2001 3CMA Savvy Award for the Skate Park |
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Police |
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Volunteers in Policing Services |
2010 James R. Snedigar Public Service Award from the Chandler Chamber of Commerce |
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International Association of Chiefs of Police |
2009 Top 20 Finalist - IACP/West Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation |
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American Public Works Association |
2009 Top 20 Finalist - IACP/West Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation |
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International Association of Law Enforcement Planners |
2009 Top 20 Finalist - IACP/West Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation |
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International Association of Law Enforcement Planners |
2009 Top 20 Finalist - IACP/West Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation |
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Public Works |
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Maintenance Superintendents Association |
2010 Arizona Chapter's Annual Roads and Streets Maintenance Rendezvous
- First Place: Concrete Crew, Asphalt Crew, Front End Loader and Backhoe
- Second Place: Forklift and Motor Grader
- Third Place: Master Equipment Operator and 10-Wheel Dump Truck |
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League of American Bicyclists |
2009, 2006 and 2004 Bicycle Friendly Community Award |
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Roads & Bridges Magazine |
2009 Asphalt Recycling Award |
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Intelligent Transportation Society of Arizona |
2009 Past President's Award (Arterial ITS Expansion Plan) |
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Public Works Magazine |
2006 Department of the Year - Honorable Mention |
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American Public Works Association |
2006 Innovation Award for alternative contracting methods used to accelerate construction schedules while maintaining high quality projects at a reasonable cost |
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City of Chandler |
2005 Architectural Merit Award for the Chandler Fashion Center Transit Station |
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Best Workplaces for Commuters |
2004 Valley of the Sun Best Workplaces for Commuters |
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American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona |
2004 Honor Award (Integrated Master Plan) |
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Valley Metro's Annual Clean Air Campaign Awards |
Bicycle Friendly Community Award for 2004 and 2005 |
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League of American Bicyclists |
2000 Golden Spoke Award for a Public Company |
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Maintenance Superintendents Association |
Arizona Chapter's Annual Roads and Streets Maintenance Rendezvous for 2004
- First place in the street sweeping competition
- Second place in the 10-wheeler dump truck event
- Second place in the concrete and asphalt team events |
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Purchasing |
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Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council |
Sterling Agency Award for maintaining a fully certified procurement staff for 3 consecutive years. 2006-2008. |
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National Purchasing Institute |
Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 |
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Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council |
Excellence in Achievement award in 2008. 2007, 2006 for a fully certified Purchasing staff |
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National Institute of Governmental Purchasing |
Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement for 2006 |
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National Institute of Governmental Purchasing |
Reaccreditation - Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement Award for 2006 - three-year term |
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National Institute of Governmental Purchasing |
Accreditation - Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement Award for 2003 - three-year term |
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Technology/Web site |
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Sunshine Review |
2010 Sunny Award for Web Transparency - Among the top 1% among 5,000 state and local Web sites |
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Center for Digital Government |
2009 Top Ten Digital Cities - For populations of 250,000 or more |
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National Association of Government Webmasters |
2007 Sponsor's Award - Top 1% Award - One of only 17 sites in the nation to receive an A+ rating for Web site usability |
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National Policy Research Council |
2007 E-Government Rating: A+ for cities with populations between 50,001 and 250,000 |
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Project Management Institute |
2005 PMI's Eric Jennett Project Management Excellence Award |
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Center for Digital Government |
2004 Top Ten Digital Cities - For populations between 125,000 and 249,999 |
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International Association of Web Masters |
2002-03 Golden Web Award of Excellence for Human Resources Web site |