As Reported by the Senate State and Local Government         1            

                 and Veterans Affairs Committee                    2            

122nd General Assembly                                             5            

   Regular Session                              Am. S. B. No. 110  6            

      1997-1998                                                    7            


                    SENATORS BLESSING-GARDNER                      9            


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             To enact sections 325.25 and 505.05 of the Revised    13           

                Code to authorize a county agency, common pleas    14           

                court, county court, or county-operated municipal               

                court, or a township office or department, to      15           

                recognize outstanding employee performance.        16           




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        18           

      Section 1.  That sections 325.25 and 505.05 of the Revised   20           

Code be enacted to read as follows:                                21           

      Sec. 325.25.  UPON NOTIFYING THE BOARD OF COUNTY             23           

COMMISSIONERS, ANY APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF A COUNTY OFFICE,        24           

DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR BODY, OR OF A COMMON PLEAS       25           

COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR COUNTY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL COURT AS         26           

DEFINED IN SECTION 1901.03 OF THE REVISED CODE, MAY ESTABLISH A    27           

PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.  THE        28           

PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, CASH AWARDS,           29           

ADDITIONAL PAID LEAVE, OR OTHER ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AS THE         30           

APPOINTING AUTHORITY CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE, SO LONG AS THE COSTS   31           

OF THE PROGRAM DO NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION      32           

FIXED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE OFFICE,         33           

DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR BODY OR FOR THE COMMON PLEAS     34           

COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR COUNTY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL COURT.           35           

      Sec. 505.05.  UPON NOTIFYING THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP           37           

TRUSTEES, ANY APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF A TOWNSHIP OFFICE OR         38           

DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING        39           

EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.  THE PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT         40           

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LIMITED TO, CASH AWARDS, ADDITIONAL PAID LEAVE, OR OTHER                        

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AS THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY CONSIDERS          41           

APPROPRIATE, SO LONG AS THE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM DO NOT EXCEED     42           

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FIXED BY THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP    43           

TRUSTEES FOR THE OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT.