There isn’t a lot that Jase Kinsey hasn’t done in his career as a public service worker for Miles City, Montana. In his 15 years, Kinsey has been a water meter reader, plowed roads, maintained parks, fixed equipment, paved asphalt, repaired sewers, and done a whole lot more.
Though his current title is heavy equipment operator, according to Alexandria Butcher, who nominated Kinsey for AFSCME’s Never Quit Service Award, a better title might be: “Jack-of-all-trades, master of all of them.”
Butcher, who works in City Hall, says she’s in “awe” of Kinsey’s flexibility and the easygoing way with which he wears many different hats.
“He always goes above and beyond,” says Butcher, who also happens to be Kinsey’s sister-in-law.
Butcher points out that when the city went through cuts to public services, Kinsey had to take on many more responsibilities.
“You didn’t hear a word of complaint from Jase,” she says. “He leaves in the middle of dinners to shut down the pool; he’s trustworthy, timely. He’s a super-good public service role model.”
