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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator F Costa
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DATE: July 19, 1994 °sr `
SUBJECT: Restoration of County Service Award Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the County Administrator to reinstate the County employee service awards
program.
FISCAL E"ACT
The cost of approximately $22,000 per year will be equitably distributed throughout the
County in that each department will continue to be responsible for the costs of awards
provided to their eligible employees.
BACKGROUND
On December 31, 1992, the services awards program was suspended due to reductions in the
Personnel Department's budget. At that time, each department was asked to develop and
implement a substitute program which resulted in uneven service recognition.
After eighteen month's review and monitoring, it is recommended that a centralized service
award program be reinstated. By the departments continuing funding responsibility for the
awards given to their employees, the cost of the program will be equitably distributed. The
Personnel Department will continue to administer and coordinate the program.
We further recommend the program be reinstated effective January 1, 1993 and that those
employees who did not receive their awards during the period of the program's suspension
be given the opportunity to participate at this time.
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ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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CONTACT: Eileen K. Bitten (6-4064)
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County Administrator PHIL BATCH# OR,C RK OF THE BOARD OF
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DATE: July 14, 1994
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
By: Eileen K. Bitten, Acting Director of Personnel
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SUBJECT: Report on Restoration of County Service Award Program
Prior to suspension of the County Service Award program on December 31, 1992, for
budget reasons, the Personnel Department coordinated the County's recognition of
the long-term service of about 700 employees each year at a cost of about $22,000.
Since January 1, 1993, each department -has taken responsibility for operating a
departmental service recognition program for their employees, with programs
varying by department. .
During- these difficult times, the County department heads considered at their
May 20, 1994 meeting how the County could recognize the efforts of its employees
and better cultivate employees'pride in their long-term service to the County. The
County department heads overwhelmingly recommended. the reinauguration of a
centralized County service award program.as the best way to equitably recognize
and reward long-service employees.
In order to be fair to all employees, it is also important to provide service
recognition to those 1100 employees whose service anniversary came up during the
period the program was suspended and whose departments could provide only the
most minimal service recognition.
With the July 1, 1,994 reinstatement of the County service award program, the
departments will continue to administer their own programs and will be invoiced
directly by the vendor for.those awards selected by their employees. The Personnel
Department will again provide centralized administration of the program.
The Board order being presented to the Board for approval acknowledges the
importance of recognizing employee service and reinstating a centralized County-
wide service award program.
EB/YBA/SB
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