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_25�2w� <br />MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: CLERK -ADMINISTRATOR <br />) V <br />DATE: OCTOBER 9, 1989 <br />SUBJECT: SERVICE AWARDS <br />As you know, the City currently provides a pin to each <br />employee after having worked for the City 5, 10, 15 and 25 <br />years. Although these pins are appreciated by staff and <br />worn by many with great pride, I have continued to look for <br />other forms of recognition or appreciation for employees <br />continuing service with the City. Recently I was approached <br />by a salesman handling what is known as the "Amagift <br />Albums". These albums are essentially a catalog of gifts <br />that can be ordered by an individual who has received a gift <br />certificate from someone. While employed in the private <br />sector my employers used this type of a system to recognize <br />employees for service as well as for Christmas gifts and it <br />is my understanding that several cities in the Metropolitan <br />Area, including Richfield, provide these gifts to their <br />employees as awards for anniversaries recognizing length of <br />service. The gift certificates and albums range from a <br />price of $9.99 to $500 per gift item. <br />Although I am not suggesting that this be the system the <br />City uses to recognize length of service by our employees <br />besides the City pin, I thought that the Council would be <br />interested in looking at it and considering the possibility <br />of such an award. Should the Council decide to do some- <br />thing like this and place a value of say $10.00, $15.00, <br />$20.00, $25.00, $30.00 and $40.00 for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and <br />30 years of service respectively between now and the year <br />2000 the cost to the City would average $150.00 per year <br />with the highest year being 1997 at $285.00. <br />I will bring the Amagift Album to the October 16 Agenda <br />Session and simply request that we discuss the philosophy of <br />providing an award to employees for length of service <br />besides the current practice of providing service pins and, <br />if it is your desire to look into this matter, direction <br />regarding dollar value and type of gifts you would be <br />interested in providing. <br />DFP/MJS <br />