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 10 A B I L L 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 2 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.