Item F37r' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: November 1„6,._201 1 Division: Employee Services
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Department:
Staff Contact PersonlPhone#:Teresa Ajzuiar X4458
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a resolution establishing an Employee Suggestion
Program for employees to contribute suggestions that will enhance the effectiveness of the County in
terms of cost savings and improved services.
ITEM BACKGROUND: At the 2011 budget hearing(s), the Commission discussed the possibility of
creating a program to incentivize ideas which contribute to cost savings and improved services.
PREVIOUS REYELANT BOCC ACTION: NIA
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: NIA
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval.
Staff time/review
TOTAL COST: OOO r. INDIRECT COST: of suggestions,by„committee BUDGETED: Yes No X
COST TO COUNTY: $10,000 yr. SOURCE OF FUNDS: Ad Valorem
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes o X AMO NT PER MONTH Year
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APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purc asing Risk Management_.
DOCUMENTATION:
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2I27I01
Included X To Follow Not Required
AGENDA ITEM #
RESOLUTION NO, -- 2011
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING AN EMPLOYEE
SUGGESTION PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES TO CONTRIBUTE
SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
COUNTY IN TERMS OF COST SAVINGS AND IMPROVED SERVICES,
WHEREAS, The County Administrator will establish guidelines for employees to
follow in order for them to contribute suggestions that will provide cost savings and/or
improved services; and
WHEREAS, the program will incentivize ideas by providing monetary awards to the
employees who provide the suggestions in a lump sum payment; and
WHEREAS, all county employees shall be eligible to participate in the program with
the exception of the County Administrator, County Attorney and Deputy County
Administrator; and
WHEREAS, a resolution shall be established to allow for an annual total budget of
$10,000 to be available to draw from when the employees' suggestions area roved to be
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implemented by the County Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the effective date of this program shall be as soon as specific
guidelines are established by the County Administrator in the form of an Administrative
Instruction and distributed to staff.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
That an Employee Suggestion Program is approved and that guidelines are to be
established by the County Administrator to allow participation by all employees in addition
to appropriating $10,000 in the form of a resolution in order to award employees for their
suggestions upon implementation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, ty,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of
2011.
Mayor Heather Carruthers
Mayor Pro Tern David Rice
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Commissioner Kim Wigington
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L. KOHLAGE, Clerk
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