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 11 A B I L L 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 2 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.