Section 6-B1999. DEFINITIONS

 

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed:

 

Agency head - the head of an office, agency or department who reports directly to the head of a personnel authority, or in the case of the Mayor’s personnel authority, to the Mayor or City Administrator.

 

Agency Incentive Awards Committee - a committee chaired by the agency head (or designee) plus at least two (2) to four (4) other members appointed by the agency head for the purpose of reviewing and approving incentive awards at the agency level as specified in this chapter. Each committee member must be a Management Supervisory Service or Excepted Service employee and shall serve in the committee for a two-year (2-year) period.

 

Aggregate salaries - the total amount budgeted for gross salaries at the beginning of the fiscal year that awards are paid. Budgeted gross salaries include all funding sources as long as the funding source permits use of allocated funds for incentive awards.

 

Agency goals - operational, program, departmental outcome measures that are linked to the agency strategic plan, operational improvement plans, special projects or agency accomplishment reports.

 

Approving authority - the agency head (or designee) and an agency Chief Financial Officer.

 

Contribution - (a) for purposes of employee awards, an idea, suggestion, or invention that brings tangible or intangible benefits to the District government in the administration and operation of programs; or (b) work performance that consists of specific job-related accomplishments beyond planned or anticipated performance standards or goals.

 

Employee - a current employee of the District government, or a former employee or his or her legal heirs or estate for a contribution made while the individual was an employee of the District government.

 

Exemplary performance - accomplishments that contribute to the agency goals or objectives included in the agency strategic plan, management accountability requirements, agency scorecard or other agency expectation agreements that exceed the satisfactory or meets expectations level of performance and within the performance evaluation process warrants a performance rating of “4” or “5” (or equivalent).

 

Fiscal year - the period of October 1 to September 30 of any given year.

 

Group award - an award earned by the combined efforts of a group or team. It is anticipated that the group or team will achieve or exceed group performance goals that are established in planning at the beginning of the fiscal year. Awards are granted to recognize and reward a significant contribution to the financial or operational success of the District government that is the result of a team effort, granted in accordance with section 1909 of the chapter. Group awards may be monetary or honorary, or both.

 

Group Awards Steering Committee - committee chaired by the agency head (or designee) plus at least two (2) to four (4) other members appointed by the agency head for the purpose of reviewing and approving group awards at the agency level as specified in this chapter. Participation in the Committee shall be based on first hand knowledge of the work of the team or the specific project within the agency’s organizational component; and shall be limited to senior level employees, Management Supervisory Service or Excepted Service employees.

 

Honorary award - a certificate or emblem of recognition that is granted to a citizen or to an employee in accordance with section 1905 of this chapter.

 

Intangible benefits - benefits that accrue to the District government that may not be quantifiable or measurable but which are broadly acknowledged. Examples include an idea, system innovation or policy that improves the overall efficiency of the District government.

 

Independent agency - any entity, agency, department, commission, or instrumentality that is exempt from the human resource management authority of the Mayor by regulation, statute or law, in whole or in part.

 

Personnel authority - the Mayor, and other agencies authorized to carry out personnel regulations for employees under their respective jurisdictions, as specified in D.C. Official Code § 1-604.06 (b) (2006 Repl.).

 

Safe driving award - a monetary award to recognize safe driving, that may be granted in accordance with this chapter to an employee whose primary function is driving a motor vehicle.

 

Tangible benefits - monetary savings or measurable improvement in a District operation that benefits the District government as a direct result of an innovation or suggestion made by an employee.

 

Tangible Measurable Goals - performance expectations that are linked to agency strategic plans, operational improvements, or other agency outcome measures.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 8102 (October 6, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 2244 (March 14, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 4430 (May 6, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 4352 (April 18, 2008).