(1997, 02/24) - J-4 - Amended - Laserfiche WebLink

lI EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR THE DOROTHY PALEN AWARD) PURPOSE: J-4 To establish the award criteria and selection process for the Dorothy Palen Award, City Employee of the Year. BACKGROUND: Dorothy Palen retired from the City of Newport Beach Finance Department in 1993, after 47 years of dedicated service. Every year since her retirement, a Newport Beach City employee who best exemplifies the characteristics of Dorothy Palen has been selected as the Employee of the Year. This City Council policy specifies the award criteria and selection process to insure a deserving employee is selected as the Employee of the Year. PROCEDURE: Between October 1s' and November 301h of each year, all City employees may submit a nomination to the Human Resources Manager for Employee of the Year for the current calendar year. All nominations must include a brief justification describing how the nominee specifically meets the established award criteria on a form available from Human Resources. A Committee composed of the Human Resources Manager, two Department Directors, and two other employees selected by the City Manager, will review the nominations and narrow the field of candidates to five employees. The committee shall identify the reasons for the candidate recommendations. The names of the finalists shall be presented to the Cit /s senior management staff at the first Director's staff meeting in January for final selection. The selected employee shall be recognized at the annual Employees Awards Dinner and awarded a plaque commemorating his /her recognition as Employee of the Year. A press release shall indicate the award and the reason why they were selected for the prestigious honor. To be nominated for the award, the recommended employee should be a role model for all City employees. The Award Committees evaluation will be 1