5-302: Service Awards

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to recognize the contributions that all employees make to Sacramento County (County) and to the citizens of Sacramento County through their tenure and employment service.

Authority

Board of Supervisors approval 11/16/1987.

Scope

This policy applies to all regular County employees and members of the Board of Supervisors.

Policy

It is the policy of the County to recognize employee loyalty, dedication and service to the organization by presenting employee service awards to eligible employees.

Service awards are awarded to eligible employees upon completion of ten (10) years of service and at the end of every additional five years of service thereafter. An employee who terminates before a service award anniversary date will not receive their award/certificate.

Awards are contingent on available County funding. The specific type of service award to be issued under this policy may be temporarily limited or modified (e.g. certificate) due to budgetary or other financial constraints.

Eligibility

The following County employees and elected officials are eligible for Service Awards:

Regular Full Time Employees
Regular Part Time Employees
Elected Department Heads
Members of the Board of Supervisors

Temporary employees are not eligible to receive service awards.

Awards

At each service level, employees are eligible for a selection of a service award specific to that level of service. Awards are presented to the employee by their supervisor or respective department head. Service awards will be presented as close as possible to the employee’s actual service anniversary date.

Upon receiving an award, employees must select a service award specific to their level of service within 90 days. Employees must notify their department as soon as possible if they are unable, for whatever reason, to make a selection within 90 days to avoid the risk of their award being forfeited.

Employees whose service awards are lost or stolen may purchase a replacement by contacting DPS.

25 Years of Service

Employees receiving awards for 25 or more years of service may receive their service award/certificate at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors, if they choose. Employees should notify their departmental service award coordinator of this request, so the coordinator can schedule the presentation for the employee on the Board of Supervisor’s agenda.

Employees who elect this method of presentation are entitled to take the remainder of the day off with pay. Employees who do not elect this method of presentation may be awarded release time up to the total number of daily hours they are regularly scheduled to work, at the discretion of their appointing authority, to be used within 60 days of receiving the award.