As Introduced                            1            

122nd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                                  S. B. No. 110  5            

      1997-1998                                                    6            


                        SENATOR BLESSING                           8            


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                           A   B I L L                                          

             To enact section 325.25 of the Revised Code to        12           

                authorize a county agency, common pleas court,     13           

                county court, or county-operated municipal court   14           

                to recognize outstanding employee performance.                  




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        16           

      Section 1.  That section 325.25 of the Revised Code be       18           

enacted to read as follows:                                        19           

      Sec. 325.25.  UPON NOTIFYING THE BOARD OF COUNTY             21           

COMMISSIONERS, ANY APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF A COUNTY OFFICE,        22           

DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR BODY, OR OF A COMMON PLEAS       23           

COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR COUNTY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL COURT AS         24           

DEFINED IN SECTION 1901.03 OF THE REVISED CODE, MAY ESTABLISH A    25           

PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.  THE        26           

PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, CASH AWARDS,           27           

ADDITIONAL PAID LEAVE, OR OTHER ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AS THE         28           

APPOINTING AUTHORITY CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE, SO LONG AS THE COSTS   29           

OF THE PROGRAM DO NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION      30           

FIXED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE OFFICE,         31           

DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR BODY OR FOR THE COMMON PLEAS     32           

COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR COUNTY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL COURT.           33