February 2021 Employee of the Month - Randy Spadafora
Randy Spadafora has been a staple employee in the Santaquin Community Development Department as a Building Inspector for nearly 23 years. As the current Building Official, he helped lead the efforts to manage the incredible growth that happened this past year. Despite the various challenges that came during the year 2020, 675 permits were issued of which 430 were new multifamily and single residential permits. That is the most growth that Santaquin City has ever experienced in one calendar year and it is expected to continue. Randy was an integral part of ensuring that each and every one of those buildings were constructed properly. His efforts protect most resident’s biggest investment and most important material possession — their homes. Randy’s attention to detail and efforts as a building inspector to ensure proper construction of buildings in our community can sometimes be misunderstood and unacknowledged. We hope everyone can recognize the important work that Randy and the other inspectors do behind the scenes on their behalf during the construction of their homes, businesses, and other building structures. Qualities that Randy’s co-workers have used to describe him are; dedicated, patient, and humble. Randy has a great sense of humor and he helps make work in a busy office enjoyable.
Randy and his wife have lived in Spanish Fork for the past 12 years and before then, lived in Santaquin for about 12 years. They are a blended family with Randy’s 5 children and his wife’s 4 children. Together they have 13 grandchildren. Randy enjoys activities such as camping, archery hunting, road trips on his motorcycle and oil painting. He grew up in Green River, Utah, and attended college at what is now known as UVU. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in general education with an emphasis in drafting and design. Randy spent part of his career working for engineering firms in Orem, Price and Las Vegas doing drafting work. He loves his job at Santaquin and looks forward to working for the city for many more years to come.
We are grateful for all the great work that Randy has done to help Santaquin City grow into what it is today.
