Suggestion Awards Program

The Employee Suggestion Awards Program has been rewarding employees for their suggestions for almost four decades.

The program awards cash to employees for ideas that improve productivity and cost effectiveness.

• Suggestion Awards Form
• Program Rules
• Cash for Your Ideas - Meet Juan Arosemena and Dean Galate of Solid Waste whose cost saving idea saved Pinellas County $300,000.

Who is eligible?

All employees in the classified service including temporary and part time employees are eligible to participate in the Employee Suggestion Award Program. Exempt employees are not eligible.

How will my suggestion be rewarded?

Employees who submit a suggestion that is adopted may receive a cash award of 10% of the estimated cost savings for the first year, up to $2,500.

What suggestions are eligible?

The suggestion should identify a problem or area which could be improved and recommend a remedy or improvement.

What suggestions are not eligible?

Certain suggestions are not eligible for award consideration, including:

• duplicate of an idea previously suggested or under consideration
• suggestions related to one's normal job duties, e.g. an electrician cannot suggest energy saving light bulbs.
• suggestions not submitted within two years of the implementation, or within three years in unusual cases

For a complete list of non-eligible items, see Guidelines.

How do I submit a suggestion?

• Complete the Employee Suggestion Awards Program Form
• Print the completed form and send it with any supporting documentation (such as photos or sketches) to Human Resources, Attn: Employee Communications via interoffice mail

What about group suggestions?

Group suggestions will be considered on the same basis as if the suggestion had been submitted by one employee. Any cash award will be divided equally among the employees in the group. All group suggesters must sign the Suggestion Form.

How will my suggestion be evaluated?

Employee suggestions are reviewed three times per year by the Employee Suggestion Awards Committee which includes representatives from the Clerk of the Circuit Court, County Administrator, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, Employees’ Advisory Council (two members) and the Director of Human Resources. For information on the evaluation process, see the Employee Suggestion Awards Program Rules and Procedures.

Questions?

Contact Employee Communications at (727) 464-3367 or by email.

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