Employee Recognition & Suggestion Award Programs

Contents

• Legal Reference
• City and County Ordinance Provisions
• Related MRSC Pages
  • Merit Pay

Legal Reference

• "Matters of Current Interest--Update on Article VIII, Section 7--Municipal Bread and Circuses,"
  ( 527 KB) by James K. Pharris, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington Section I, "May Cities Spend Public Monies on Employee Awards, Prizes and Other Tangible Symbols of Special Recognition?" from Legal Notes, Municipal Research and Services Center, Information Bulletin No. 446, January 1988.
• AGO 1995 No 013 Cities and Towns - Municipal Corporations - Public Employees - Compensation - Authority Of Cities and Towns To Establish Employee Incentive Programs
• Provisions for State Employees (Used as model by local governments)
  • Ch. 41.60 Revised Code of Washington, relating to the State Employees' Suggestion Awards and Incentive Pay Program
  • Chs. 383-06 and-07 Washington Administrative Code, relating to the "guidelines for the employee suggestion program," and the "teamwork incentive program."

City and County Ordinance Provisions and Policies

• Anacortes
  • Memo to City Council from Human Resource Administrator Regarding Pride in Service Awards ( 20 KB), 3-29-02
  • Anacortes Ordinance No. 2586 ( 14 KB) - Authorizes Service Award Recognition Program for Employees
  • Anacortes Personnel Manual ( 417 KB, page 59 of File) - Policy 507 Employee Recognition and Service Awards
• Bellingham Municipal Code, Chapter 3.32.060 - Incentive Plan
• Clallam County Code, Chapter 3.16 - Employee Suggestion Program
• Everett Municipal Code, Chapter 2.103 - Establishing an Employee Suggestion Award Program.
• Issaquah Municipal Code, Chapter 2.88 - Program of Suggestion Awards for Employees.
• King County Code,Chapter 3.13 - Quality Improvement Employee Awards Program. (Word file)
• Lacey
  • Lacey Municipal Code, Section 2.56.105 - Employee Recognition Program (Scroll down)
  • City of Lacey Policy Manual - Employee Recognition Program, 1997 ( 734 KB)
• Oak Harbor Municipal Code Chapter 2.35 - Monetary Awards for City Employees
• Pasco Municipal Code, Chapter 2.43 - Program of Monetary Awards for City Employees.
• Pierce County
  • Pierce County Code, Sec 3.52.085 ( 331 KB, page 59 of file) - Employee Incentive and Recognition
  • Pierce County Employee Suggestion Award, Employee Handbook ( 68 KB, page 17 of file)
• Port Angeles Resolution 4-98 ( 115 KB) - Consolidates City's Various Employee Awards and Incentives Programs.
• Port Townsend Municipal Code, Chapter 2.42 ( 141 KB) - Program of achievement, valor recognition, and longevity of service awards
• Pullman Municipal Code, Chapter 1.15 - Employee Award Programs.
• Seattle
  • Seattle Municipal Code, Chapter 4.86 -- Seattle Works! Excellence Awards Program
  • Seattle Municipal Code, Chapter 4.88 -- Service Award Program
  • Seattle Municipal Code, Chapter 4.94 -- Safety and Performance Awards
• Snohomish County Ordinance No. 02-084 ( 34 KB)- Taxpayer Relief Award Program
• Spokane
  • Spokane Ordinance No. C-33460 ( 240 KB) - Ambassador Incentive Program passed 7-04.
  • Spokane Administrative Policy and Procedure - Customer Service Employee Award Program ( 1.10 MB)
• Tacoma
  • Tacoma Municipal Code, Sec. 1.12.345 - Employee Recognition ( 1.45 MB, Page 81 of file)
  • Tacoma Municipal Code, Sec. 1.12.650 -- Suggestion Award Program ( 1.45 MB, Page 98 of file)
  • Tacoma Suggestion Program, Quality Action Team Final Report, September 1996. MRSC Library Loan
• Tumwater - Employee Recognition Procedures and Guidelines, February 2008 ( 34 KB)