(a) The Director of Finance shall establish and institute an incentive compensation program for the purpose of encouraging the submission by all salaried officers, employees and regular hourly employees other than Directors, Commissioners and heads of the various departments, divisions and offices, and the assistants of the various Directors, Commissioners and heads of the various departments, divisions and offices of such suggestions as relate to the operations of the department, division or office to which an officer or employee is assigned which will reduce the cost of, without a reduction in the quality of, such City operations, or which will improve the quality of such City operations.
(b) Incentive compensation paid to a City employee shall be based upon the demonstrated cost savings for the twelve month period following the implementation of such suggestion. The Director shall provide, in writing, all information to the Board of Control which demonstrates the cost savings. The Board shall determine the amount, if any, of such incentive compensation which will be paid, provided that the amount, if any, of such incentive compensation to be paid for such suggestion shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the demonstrated cost savings, or two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), whichever is less. The determination of the Board is final and not appealable.
(c) Incentive compensation shall be paid in one lump sum and shall be in addition to all other compensation paid to a City employee. The amount of incentive compensation as determined by the Board pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, shall be divided share and share alike for any suggestions submitted by two or more City employees either jointly or severally, but dated and submitted to the Director prior to the implementation thereof.
(Ord. 86-29. Passed 11-17-86.)