Resolution to Create a County Employee Recognition Program

Model Bill Info
Bill Title	Resolution to Create a County Employee Recognition Program
Date Introduced	July 25, 2024
Type	Model Resolution
Status	Draft
Task Forces	American City County Exchange
Keywords	local issues

Resolution to Create a County Employee Recognition Program

Purpose: Benefits of an Employee Recognition Program:

   Improved employee engagement
   Improved workplace environments, employee sentiments
   Increased sense of ownership relative to work and outcomes
   Increased sense of opportunity, purpose, and accomplishment
   Increased visibility by the public to the accomplishments of our outstanding employees

Eligibility: Nomination Criteria:

   Nominee must be:
       A full-time employee
       Employed by County for at least 2 years
       All full-time employees are eligible, except non-union management
   Nominations should be submitted with a focus on:
       Quality performance over a significant period of time (be specific)
       Improvements in systems, office/department efficiency, contributions to office
       Completion of large or special project(s); and/or
       Positive attitude in receiving and completing assigned work
   Nominators will remains anonymous to the public
   Selected employee may not receive a second award within five years

Selection Committee:

   Composed of five employees covered by a union agreement *(CSEA, PCSEA, PBA, PuMA)
   Committee members would independently rate each nominee:
       Ex: If there are three nominees, each committee member would independently rate each nominee on a points scale as follows: first 3 points, second 2 points, third 1 point
   All employees, including Committee members, can nominate an employee
   Non-Union Managers are ineligible to be selected and may not be part of the Selection Committee

Award Elements:

   Awarded annually
   County Executive will issue an award letter to be emailed to the selected employee, and added to their Personnel file
   Email distributed to county employees celebrating selected employee
       “Peer-to-Peer” recognition increases motivation
   Award ceremony hosted in County Office Building, attended by County Executive, and/or his/her representatives, appropriate Department Head, and Personnel Officer
   Photo of employee award ceremony posted in lobby of County office building until next selection is made
   Name with year added to a plaque to be displayed in the lobby of the County Office Building
       Public displays encourage employee involvement in the program

• The County Executive, the County Clerk, the District Attorney, the County Sheriff and the Chair of the Legislature will each appoint 1 member to the committee.