HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1995, 02/27) - J-4 - AmendedEMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
THE DOROTHY PALEN AWARD)
PURPOSE:
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The Dorothy Palen Award will be awarded annually to the City employee who
best exemplifies the characteristics of its first recipient, Dorothy Palen. This
employee must demonstrate, over the 1 -o -n -g haul, the characteristics of
dependability, loyalty, honesty, industry, adaptability, accuracy, creativity, and
compassion.
PROCEDURE:
A nomination committee of three department heads shall be established to
develop two or more nominees for consideration from whom one shall be
selected for the award. The committee shall be comprised of the Personnel
Director and two other department directors appointed by the City Manager. In
October of each year, the Personnel Director will solicit recommendations from
all City employees for nominations. All recommendations must be accompanied
with written justification which specifies how the employee meets the criteria
stated above. In November of each year, the nominations committee will
consider all of the recommendations brought forward from employees as well as
any individuals who they deem to be deserving of consideration. Two or more
employee's names shall be presented to the senior management staff, at the first
management staff meeting each December. The award shall be presented to the
employee who receives the plurality of votes cast by the senior management staff
present at that meeting. The award shall be presented personally to the selected
employee by the Mayor at the first City Council meeting following the City's
Employee Recognition Banquet.
Adopted - January, 21, 1994
Amended - February 27,1995