Common use of Merit Award Clause in Contracts

Merit Award. The department may make awards to current or retired State employees who: A. Propose procedure or ideas which hereafter have been adopted and which will result in eliminating or reducing State expenditures or improving operations; provided, the proposals are placed in effect; or B. Perform special acts or special services in the public interest; or C. By their superior accomplishments, make exceptional contributions to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement in the operations of the State government. Awards for superior accomplishments shall be made in accordance with procedures and standards established by the department. Any award made by the department under the provisions of this section may be paid from the appropriation available to the State agency affected by the award. The director may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, and may appoint merit award boards made up of State officers, employees, or citizens to consider employee proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments, and to make recommendations to the department as to the merits of the proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments, and whether or not the proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments justify an award. Any award granted under the provisions of this section shall be limited to five thousand dollars ($5,000) unless a larger award is approved by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. Any expenditures made or costs incurred heretofore or hereafter by the director for the purposes of this section may be paid from funds available for the support of the department.

Merit Award. A. The department may make awards to current or retired State employees who: A. 1. Propose procedure or ideas which hereafter have been adopted and which will result in eliminating or reducing State expenditures or improving operations; provided, the proposals are placed in effect; or B. 2. Perform special acts or special services in the public interest; or C. 3. By their superior accomplishments, make exceptional contributions to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement in the operations of the State government. . B. Awards for superior accomplishments shall be made in accordance with procedures and standards established by the department. Any award made by the department under the provisions of this section may be paid from the appropriation available to the State agency affected by the award. . C. The director may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, and may appoint merit award boards made up of State officers, employees, or citizens to consider employee proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments, and to make recommendations to the department as to the merits of the proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments, and whether or not the proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments justify an award. . D. Any award granted under the provisions of this section shall be limited to five thousand dollars ($5,000) unless a larger award is approved by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. Any expenditures made or costs incurred heretofore or hereafter by the director for the purposes of this section may be paid from funds available for the support of the department.

Merit Award. The department may make awards to current or retired State employees who: A. a. Propose procedure or ideas which hereafter have been adopted and which will result in eliminating or reducing State expenditures or improving operations; provided, the proposals are placed in effect; or B. b. Perform special acts or special services in the public interest; or C. c. By their superior accomplishments, make exceptional contributions to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement in the operations of the State government. Awards for superior accomplishments shall be made in accordance with procedures and standards established by the department. Any award made by the department under the provisions of this section may be paid from the appropriation available to the State agency affected by the award. The director may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, and may appoint merit award boards made up of State officers, employees, or citizens to consider employee proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments, and to make recommendations to the department as to the merits of the proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments, and whether or not the proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments justify an award. Any award granted under the provisions of this section shall be limited to five thousand dollars ($5,000) unless a larger award is approved by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. Any expenditures made or costs incurred heretofore or hereafter by the director for the purposes of this section may be paid from funds available for the support of the department.

Merit Award. ‌ A. The department may make awards to current or retired State employees who: A. 1. Propose procedure or ideas which hereafter have been adopted and which will result in eliminating or reducing State expenditures or improving operations; provided, the proposals are placed in effect; or B. 2. Perform special acts or special services in the public interest; or C. 3. By their superior accomplishments, make exceptional contributions to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement in the operations of the State government. . B. Awards for superior accomplishments shall be made in accordance with procedures and standards established by the department. Any award made by the department under the provisions of this section may be paid from the appropriation available to the State agency affected by the award. . C. The director may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, and may appoint merit award boards made up of State officers, employees, or citizens to consider employee proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments, and to make recommendations to the department as to the merits of the proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments, and whether or not the proposals, special acts, special services, or superior accomplishments justify an award. . D. Any award granted under the provisions of this section shall be limited to five thousand dollars ($5,000) unless a larger award is approved by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. Any expenditures made or costs incurred heretofore or hereafter by the director for the purposes of this section may be paid from funds available for the support of the department.