In a ceremony, Lord Mayor Frank Frühauf, colleagues and staff representatives congratulated the couple on this special occasion. It is not known that married couples have ever celebrated such an anniversary together in the Idar-Oberstein city administration.
Stefani Brill began her training as an office assistant in the central typing service on August 1, 1984 and also successfully completed employee training course I a few years later. "At that time, it was still unusual to be able to learn at the 'city' - so I was proud, happy and very grateful for this opportunity," reported Stefani Brill. She is also grateful for the stability in the early years thanks to clear personnel management, but also for the clear communication and interpersonal interaction with her superiors. In addition to the housing benefit office, her career has taken her to the social welfare office, the sports department, the social affairs department, the municipal archive and the cultural office. In between, she was seconded for a few months to the ARGE of the Birkenfeld district, which was newly created in 2005 for unemployment benefit II. Employees from the employment agency, the city administration and the district administration were brought together for this purpose. Since December 2019, Stefani Brill has been working in the tax department of the treasury.
Sascha Hahn, the deputy head of the finance department, congratulated the two of them: "Together, you have accumulated a huge wealth of experience over the years, from which we all benefit in the company." As Stefani Brill's line manager, he emphasized how well she has integrated into the team in the Finance Department, how well they treat each other and her exemplary work performance.
Also on August 1, 1984, Michael Brill began his training as an administrative assistant at the Idar-Oberstein municipal administration, after which he was initially employed in the census office. He then worked for almost 10 years at the social welfare office in various departments. During this time, he also successfully completed the employee training course II. He was then transferred to the City Development Office in the Economic Development and City Marketing department before becoming press spokesman in 1999. "I am happy about the development opportunities that were offered to me in the city administration," explained the jubilarian. As Michael Brill's senior office official and superior, Wolfgang Petry said: "The knowledge he has gained over the last 25 years in the field of press and public relations work is irreplaceable for us." He wished the couple continued good health.
Afterwards, Volker Poes emphasized the collegial commitment of the two over the years: "Both Stefani and Michael are very popular among the staff." He had collected photos of the two from various occasions and put them together as a collage.
Finally, Lord Mayor Frank Frühauf congratulated the two once again: "For the challenges of the coming years, we as a city administration must move even closer together and work together - the always professional, reliable and extremely collegial manner of Stefani and Michael Brill is exemplary, which is why I congratulate you very warmly on your service anniversary." He also presented the jubilarians with certificates of thanks and gifts.