Every day, local government workers serve tirelessly to make our communities great places to live. They keep our lights on, parks clean, streets safe, neighbors healthy, cities vibrant, and so much more. Missouri LAGERS knows that while these men and women don’t wear capes, they are the true heroes among us. The Local Government Hero Award is annually bestowed upon an outstanding LAGERS member who has consistently acted above and beyond their call of duty in service to making their community a better place.
Congratulations, Tracy Prost, LAGERS 2024 Local Government Hero Winner
Nominations are accepted each year from the LAGERS’ active membership. A committee of LAGERS’ staff reviews all nominations and selects a single winner. The winner is announced and honored at LAGERS’ annual meeting.
Nominees are evaluated using the following criteria:
- Demonstrated willingness to go above and beyond the daily duties of a public servant.
- Personally and positively impacted their community as a whole.
- Personally and positively impacted their co-workers, place of work and/or field of work.
- Acknowledged for activities or accomplishments that brought distinction to the employee, their employer and/or community they serve.
- Demonstrated LAGERS’ values through their words and actions.
Please be sure to review the 2024 Nomination Guidelines for judging criteria!
Nomination form works best on a desktop computer.
About Our 2024 Hero, Tracy Prost:
Tracy Prost has served the city of Perryville for 42 years. Serving as the city clerk since 2006, she played an instrumental role in improving the city for its citizens and demonstrating exceptional leadership to her colleagues.
In her role as city clerk, Tracy worked with the Board of Aldermen to develop meeting agendas and has served in numerous roles for the city, including as legal counsel while reviewing contracts and insurance paperwork to ensure all is in order; city engineer, where she developed and recorded easements and oversaw bid openings; communications director, where she polished speeches for the mayor, as well as proclamations and letters for the city. She also took on the role of training new city administrators throughout her career.
Several of Tracy’s accomplishments have been the addition of a park system, miles of walking trails, splash pads, and an accessible playground. She was also instrumental in improving the sewer and water systems. “I’m not by any means the one who’s digging the holes, but I get them what they need to dig the holes,” Tracy said. Although Tracy notes her job is often in the background, you don’t have to look very far in the city of Perryville to see the tremendous impact she has made on her community.
Past Winners:
2023 – Jamey McVicker, City of St. Joseph
2022 – Janye White, Andrew County Health Department
2021 – Dan Burns, Battlefield Fire Protection District
2020 – Darold Donathan, City of Branson
2019 – Brent Mullins, City of Sikeston
Local Government Hero Media Coverage:
Assistant fire chief earns award for leadership, community efforts
Three Missouri Public Servants Honored at LAGERS’ Local Government Hero Award Ceremony
Branson police officer finalist for award _ KOLR – OzarksFirst
Branson Officer Named Finalist for Government Hero Award
Branson police officer receives statewide award
Monettan nominated for state honor – The Monett Times