HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 95-040RESOLUTION NO.95~40
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.81-65
(PRIDE PROGRAM
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13
and 14 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,AMENDING THE
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN DAILY EFFORT (PRIDE)
PROGRAM RESOLUTION NO.81-65,AS AMENDED,
RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHING MONETARY REWARDS FOR
COST-SAVING IDEAS AND PROVIDING FOR
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM
The Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13
and 14 of Orange County,California,
DO HEREBY RESOLVE,DETERMINE AND ORDER:
Section 1 That monetary rewards for suggestions that result in both ongoing and
one-time savings be equal to 10 percent of the initial year’s savings,but not less than
$150 nor more than $1500.
Section 2 That the General Manager be authorized to approve payment for
awards below $1000,and that the Finance,Administration and Human Resource
Committee continue to approve payment for awards of $1000 to $1500.A copy of the
PRIDE proposal form is attached as Exhibit “A”.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held April 26,1995.
Personal Responsibility In Daily Effort Proposal
The PRIDE Program recognizes that many of the most effective ideas for enhancing procedures,
processes,and improving safety and working conditions come from the employees who work with
these issues on a daily basis.Employees are encouraged to extend their creative thoughts beyond
the boundaries of their own job,and suggest ways to make operations more efficient,effective or
responsive to our needs.
If you have a suggestion,please complete this form,adding any additional information you feel would
be helpful in understanding and evaluating your proposal,and submit it to the Personnel Office.You
will receive acknowledgement of receipt of your proposal within ten days,including notification of the
date your proposal will be considered by the PRIDE Review Committee.
1.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Your name Additional name
Date submitted Additional name
2.Describe your idea or suggestion in sufficient detail to permit an evaluation of its potential for
savings or improvement.Attach additional sheets or drawings as necessary.
3.What prompted your suggestion or idea?
4.How will implementation of your proposal improve or benefit the Districts?
5.What is your best estimate of the savings that might be realized through implementation of
your proposal?
Personal Responsibility in Daily Effort
POLICY.The “Personal Responsibility In Daily Effort’Program recognizes that many of the most
effective ideas for enhancing Districts’procedures or improving safety or working conditions come from
employees.The program encourages all employees to extend their creative thoughts and influence
beyond the boundaries of their own job and present their ideas to the Districts’management for
consideration.
Awards of up to $1500 and special recognition will be given to employees whose ideas and suggestions
are adopted and result in improved efficiency or lower costs.The actual amount of the award will depend
upon the amount of savings.
PRIDE forms are available through the Personnel Office.Completed forms must be delivered to the
Personnel Office for submittal to the PRIDE Review Committee.
PROCEDURE.All suggestions or ideas must be submitted on a PRIDE Proposal form,and include
specific information describing how the proposal could be accomplished.This information must be
sufficiently detailed to permit an evaluation of the proposal.A separate form should be submitted for each
idea.
Suggestions are encouraged that save time,labor,material,money,supplies or other resources,and that
improve service,methods,procedures or safety and work conditions.For an idea to be considered,it
must offer an original solution as well as identifying an opportunity for improvement,and must not have
been under active consideration during the previous twelve month period.Only those proposals that do
not affect Districts’administrative policies or decisions and are clearly beyond the scope of the
presenters normal duties and responsibilities will be considered for an award.
EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS.All proposals are logged in upon being received at the Personnel
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Office.After being reviewed for completeness,they are routed to the affected department for evaluation
of both feasibility and savings.The presenter may be contacted at this point for further information if
necessary.Within fourteen days of receipt of the proposal,the affected department will submit their
evaluation findings to the PRIDE Review Committee for consideration.
The PRIDE Review Committee,consisting of representatives from each department,will meet once a
month to evaluate proposals and suggestions submitted during the previous month.Proposals that are
determined to merit awards will be submitted to the General Manager for approval.Those proposals
recommended for an award of over $1000 will be submitted to the Finance and Personnel Committee
for consideration of presentation of the award before the full Board.
All employees who present proposals will be informed of the Committee’s decision regarding their idea
as soon as possible,including those instances where the proposal is determined to be ineligible for an
award.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION.All successful proposals will receive a minimum cash award of $150.
Successful proposals that offer cost savings will be entitled to an award equivalent to 10 percent of the
initial years’projected savings,up to a maximum of $1500,but not less than $150.The names of all
individuals receiving awards will be placed on a special plaque in the Board Room Lobby.Those
individuals who receive the highest award of $1500 will also be presented a special certificate before the
Boards of Directors.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
)SS.
COUNTY OF ORANGE
I,PENNY KYLE,Secretary of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County,California,do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No.95-40 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said
Boards on the 26th day of April,1 995,by the following vote,to wit:
AYES:John Collins,John C.Cox,Jr.,Jan Debay,Barry Denes,Shirley
Dettloff,Burnie Dunlap,Norman Z.Eckenrode,James M.Ferryman,
James H.Flora,Don R.Griffin,Victor Leipzig,Wally Linn,Pat
McGuigan,Chris Norby,Margie L.Rice,Thomas R.Saltaretti,Sal A.
Sapien,Sheldon S.Singer,Charles E.Sylvia,Daniel T.Welch
NOES:None
ABSENT:Cecilia Age,George Brown,Barry Hammond,Mark A.Murphy,Roger
R.Stanton,William G.Steiner,Bob Zemel
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
County Sanitation District No.1 on behalf of itself and Districts Nos.2,3,5,6,7 and 11
of Orange County,California,this 26th day of April,1 995.
Penny Kyle,S,E~etar
Boards of Dirèe~ors,unty Sanitation Districts
Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County,
California
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