Common use of Service Award Program Clause in Contracts

Service Award Program. The City provides a service award program for its employees to honor their continuous service to the City and the community and to recognize their meritorious service. Under this program, employees can receive an award for each 5 years of continuous service after the first 10 years of continuous employment. In order for an employee to be eligible to receive a service award, and except as otherwise established in this section, the employee must be a full-time regular employee with the City on the employee's anniversary date. The anniversary date is generally defined as the anniversary of the employee's date of appointment as a regular, full-time employee with the City. Effective July 1, 2014, the City shall amend the employee Service Award Program as indicated in the following table. A service award is presented to the employee for each 5 years of completed service to the City after the first 10 years of continuous employment. To be eligible for the specified service award, and except as otherwise provided for in this section, an employee must have completed the specified years of full-time, continuous service with the City that are contiguous to and immediately precede, his/her anniversary date. 10 $ 500 15 $ 1,000 20 $ 1,500 25 $ 2,000 30 $ 2,500 35 $ 2,500 40 $ 2,500 Eligible employees must have received "meets standards" or higher for all rating categories in each annual performance evaluation issued during the eligibility period. An employee receiving less than "meets standards" ratings shall have his/her eligible anniversary date changed by adding an additional year for each performance evaluation issued during the eligibility period in which 1 or more ratings appear that were below "meets standards." The anniversary date of an employee shall not be changed for failure of the supervisor to issue a performance evaluation for a rating period. In the absence of any one of the evaluations due during the eligibility period, the City Manager or City Council/Personnel Committee shall conclude that "meets standards" would have applied for each rating category. If in the future the service award amounts increase, the City Manager reserves the right to implement the provisions and intent of this paragraph in full or in part. The service award for eligible management employees shall be prorated based on consecutive years of service to the City and consecutive years of service in the management group; e.g., an employee with 30 consecutive years of service, of which 1 full year is served as a management employee shall have the 30-year service award prorated to $2,100; with 2 full years as a management employee, the service award would be prorated to $2,200; with 3 full years as a management employee, the service award would be prorated to $2,300; with 4 full years as a management employee, the service award would be prorated to $2,400; and with 5 full years as a management employee, the service award would be equivalent to the maximum level indicated in this section for a management employee based on consecutive years of service to the City. Thereafter, having reached at least 5 full years of service as a management employee, the service award shall be paid at the maximum level indicated in this section for a management employee based on consecutive years of service to the City. The City shall include an eligible employee's service award on a payroll in the month following his/her anniversary date, or as soon as practical thereafter. 90-8 An employee leaving full-time City employment, for whatever reason, prior to his/her eligible anniversary date shall be ineligible to receive the service award. An employee leaving full-time City employment prior to his/her eligibility for a service award, for whatever reason, and returning after an absence of 30 days or more, but no more than 365 consecutive days, shall have his/her anniversary date permanently changed to reflect the number of days of absence plus 1 year. A person returning to City employment after an absence of more than 365 consecutive days shall be required to wait a minimum of 10 years from the date of rehire before service award eligibility is reestablished. Except as may otherwise be impacted by performance evaluations and other relevant provisions of this Agreement, the date of rehire shall be established as the base for determining the employee's anniversary date. An employee placed off work for 30 days or more for disciplinary action (unless such disciplinary action is reversed on appeal) or leave without pay shall, for the purposes of this program, have his/her anniversary date permanently changed to reflect the number of days of absence. An employee off work for LTD, Labor Code Section 4850 time, or any leave of absence where the employee's performance evaluation is delayed or otherwise cannot be issued pursuant to this Agreement, including Article 24: Performance Appraisal, shall, for the purposes of this program, have his/her anniversary date permanently changed to reflect the number of days of absence. Part-time employees are not eligible for participation in the employee Service Award Program. In the event that a part-time employee becomes full-time, his/her part-time service shall not count towards full-time service under the meaning and terms of the employee Service Award Program. The City's employee Service Award Program is not a longevity program. It is based on recognition of satisfactory service for the eligibility period. Monetary awards made under this program are subject to taxation and are not PERSable.

Service Award Program. The City provides a service award program for its employees to honor their continuous service to the City and the community and to recognize their meritorious service. Under this program, employees can receive an award for each 5 years of continuous service after the first 10 years of continuous employment. In order for an employee to be eligible to receive a service award, and except as otherwise established in this section, the employee must be a full-time regular employee with the City on the employee's anniversary date. The anniversary date is generally defined as the anniversary of the employee's date of appointment as a regular, full-time employee with the City. Effective July 1, 20142022, the City shall amend the employee Service Award Program as indicated in the following table. A service award is presented to the employee for each 5 years of completed service to the City after the first 10 5 years of continuous employment. To be eligible for the specified service award, and except as otherwise provided for in this section, an employee must have completed the specified years of full-time, continuous service with the City that are contiguous to and immediately precede, his/her anniversary date. 5 10 $ 500 1,000 $ 1,500 15 $ 1,000 2,000 20 $ 1,500 2,500 25 $ 2,000 3,000 30 $ 2,500 3,000 35 $ 2,500 3,000 40 $ 2,500 3,500 Eligible employees must have received "meets standards" or higher for all rating categories in each annual performance evaluation issued during the eligibility period. An employee receiving less than "meets standards" ratings shall have his/her eligible anniversary date changed by adding an additional year for each performance evaluation issued during the eligibility period in which 1 or more ratings appear that were below "meets standards." The anniversary date of an employee shall not be changed for failure of the supervisor to issue a performance evaluation for a rating period. In the absence of any one of the evaluations due during the eligibility period, the City Manager or City Council/Personnel Committee shall conclude that "meets standards" would have applied for each rating category. If in the future the service award amounts increase, the City Manager reserves the right to implement the provisions and intent of this paragraph in full or in part. The service award for eligible management employees shall be prorated based on consecutive years of service to the City and consecutive years of service in the management group; e.g., an employee with 30 consecutive years of service, of which 1 full year is served as a management employee shall have the 30-year service award prorated to $2,100; with 2 full years as a management employee, the service award would be prorated to $2,200; with 3 full years as a management employee, the service award would be prorated to $2,300; with 4 full years as a management employee, the service award would be prorated to $2,400; and with 5 full years as a management employee, the service award would be equivalent to the maximum level indicated in this section for a management employee based on consecutive years of service to the City. Thereafter, having reached at least 5 full years of service as a management employee, the service award shall be paid at the maximum level indicated in this section for a management employee based on consecutive years of service to the City. The City shall include an eligible employee's service award on a payroll in the month following his/her anniversary date, or as soon as practical thereafter. 90-8 An employee leaving full-time City employment, for whatever reason, prior to his/her eligible anniversary date shall be ineligible to receive the service award. An employee leaving full-time City employment prior to his/her eligibility for a service award, for whatever reason, and returning after an absence of 30 days or more, but no more than 365 consecutive days, shall have his/her anniversary date permanently changed to reflect the number of days of absence plus 1 year. A person returning to City employment after an absence of more than 365 consecutive days shall be required to wait a minimum of 10 years from the date of rehire before service award eligibility is reestablished. Except as may otherwise be impacted by performance evaluations and other relevant provisions of this Agreement, the date of rehire shall be established as the base for determining the employee's anniversary date. An employee placed off work for 30 days or more for disciplinary action (unless such disciplinary action is reversed on appeal) or leave without pay shall, for the purposes of this program, have his/her anniversary date permanently changed to reflect the number of days of absence. An employee off work for LTD, Labor Code Section 4850 time, or any leave of absence where the employee's performance evaluation is delayed or otherwise cannot be issued pursuant to this Agreement, including Article 24: Performance Appraisal, shall, for the purposes of this program, have his/her anniversary date permanently changed to reflect the number of days of absence. Part-time employees are not eligible for participation in the employee Service Award Program. In the event that a part-time employee becomes full-time, his/her part-time service shall not count towards full-time service under the meaning and terms of the employee Service Award Program. The City's employee Service Award Program is not a longevity program. It is based on recognition of satisfactory service for the eligibility period. Monetary awards made under this program are subject to taxation and are not PERSable.