As Passed by the Senate                       1            

122nd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                              Am. S. B. No. 110  5            

      1997-1998                                                    6            


           SENATORS BLESSING-GARDNER-LATTA-FINAN-WHITE             8            


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             To enact sections 325.25 and 505.05 of the Revised    12           

                Code to authorize a county agency, common pleas    13           

                court, county court, or county-operated municipal               

                court, or a township office or department, to      14           

                recognize outstanding employee performance.        15           




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        17           

      Section 1.  That sections 325.25 and 505.05 of the Revised   19           

Code be enacted to read as follows:                                20           

      Sec. 325.25.  UPON NOTIFYING THE BOARD OF COUNTY             22           

COMMISSIONERS, ANY APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF A COUNTY OFFICE,        23           

DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR BODY, OR OF A COMMON PLEAS       24           

COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR COUNTY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL COURT AS         25           

DEFINED IN SECTION 1901.03 OF THE REVISED CODE, MAY ESTABLISH A    26           

PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.  THE        27           

PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, CASH AWARDS,           28           

ADDITIONAL PAID LEAVE, OR OTHER ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AS THE         29           

APPOINTING AUTHORITY CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE, SO LONG AS THE COSTS   30           

OF THE PROGRAM DO NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION      31           

FIXED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE OFFICE,         32           

DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION, BOARD, OR BODY OR FOR THE COMMON PLEAS     33           

COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR COUNTY-OPERATED MUNICIPAL COURT.           34           

      Sec. 505.05.  UPON NOTIFYING THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP           36           

TRUSTEES, ANY APPOINTING AUTHORITY OF A TOWNSHIP OFFICE OR         37           

DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING        38           

EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE.  THE PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT         39           

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

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ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AS THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY CONSIDERS          40           

APPROPRIATE, SO LONG AS THE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM DO NOT EXCEED     41           

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FIXED BY THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP    42           

TRUSTEES FOR THE OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT.