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Municipality of the County of Richmond "Awards of Recognition" Policy
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Title
Awards of Recognition Policy
Approved by Council
Date: Nov. 28, 2022
Policy Review Notification
Date: Oct. 25, 2022
Policy Review
Date: Sept. 26, 2022
I certify this to be a true copy of the Awards of Recognition Policy as adopted by the
Council of the Municipality of the County of Richmond at a Public Meeting held
November 28, 2022.
______________________
Shelley David
Municipal Clerk
1.
Policy Statement
It is the policy of the Municipality of the County of Richmond, to provide recognition
of employee loyalty and dependability over a period of years, and also to
recognize excellence in service delivery and high-quality work performed by our
employees.
2.
Objective(s)
a)
Encourage management to recognize employee loyalty, excellence and
innovation.
b)
Create employee interest in loyalty, dedication, and innovation in the area of
workplace improvement.
c)
Improve and recognize employee commitment and morale.
d)
Ensure that loyalty, dedication, achievement, and high-quality work of
employees are appropriately recognized.
3.
Definition
a)
Employee - Employee in this policy will collectively include all Full Time, Part
Time and Seasonal employees. Casual, Term and Temp employees are not
covered in the provisions of this policy.
i.
Full time Employee - one who occupies a regular position in the
organization and works the regular hours of 35 hrs per week.
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ii.
Part Time Employee - one who occupies a regular position in the
organization and normally works less than 35 hrs per week.
iii.
Seasonal Employee - means an employee who was a regularly
scheduled lay-off period each year. Seasonal Employees work full time
hours during their season(s) of engagement.
iv.
Casual Employee - means one who is employed on a day-to-day basis
as required, or for short term work not performed by a full or part time
employee. Casual employees will not be continuously employed for
more than 10 weeks.
v.
Term Employee - one who is hired for a specific purpose and period of
time.
vi.
Temp Employee - one who is hired between May 01 and Oct 15 to
assist employees of the organization or to perform additional short term
work assignments.
4.
Qualification
a)
The Municipality shall annually recognize those employees who are retiring
and those employees who have been employed in the Municipality for an
extended period of time:
i.
Employees who are retiring shall be recognized with an appropriate gift,
together with the retirement benefits as specified in Council
remuneration policies.
ii.
Employees who demonstrate dedication and loyalty, through long
service with the Municipality will be recognized as follows:
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5 years
- Certificate and pin
- suitable gift of
$ 50.00
-
10 years
- Certificate and pin
- suitable gift of
$100.00
-
15 years
- Plaque with municipal crest
- suitable gift
$150.00
-
20 years - Plaque with municipal crest
- Appropriate gift
$200.00
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25 years
- Plaque with municipal crest
$ 300.00
- Gold watch, ring or pendant
-
30 years
- Plaque with municipal crest
- Painting or remembrance significant to municipal
unit
- Gift
$ 500.00
-
35 years
- Plaque with municipal crest
$ 750.00
- Gift
-
40 years
- Plaque with municipal crest
$1000.00
- Gift
iii.
The Municipality will provide awards for special achievement to
employees, in recognition of contribution in the following areas:
iv.
the successful achievement of a specific project or program, by an
individual/or department/or entire staff;
v.
achievement of safety milestones, by department, or entire staff;
vi.
in recognition of an innovation or idea submitted by an individual, or
department staff;
vii.
The award for this category will be evaluated by the C.A.O., from a
recommendation from the Department Head, and the award will be a
suitable gift/certificate/recognition as determined by the C.A.O.
5.
Responsibilities
a)
Municipal Council will be responsible to:
−
review, amend and adopt the awards of recognition policy;
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support the C.A.O. and staff, in implementation of policy;
b)
The C.A.O. will be responsible to:
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implement the awards of recognition policy;
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consider, and make decisions, regarding the award of special
achievements,
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Provision of appropriate recognition, and organization of recognition and
event.
c)
The Department Heads will be responsible to:
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make employees aware of the awards for service, and the awards for
special achievements;
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recommend recognition to the C.A.O. for awards of long service or
special achievements.
d)
All employees will be responsible to:
−
be familiar with the awards of recognition policy, and provide
suggestions to their Department Head.
6.
Timing
The recognition of retirement, long service and special achievement awards will be
made at an annual awards function determined by Council and CAO.
Policy Review/Amendment Schedule
This Policy was last reviewed
:
Date of Review
Formally advertised and amended by Council
Sept 26 - Oct 25, 2022
November 28, 2022
May 8, 2006
June 19, 2006
Next Scheduled Review is Fall of 2025.