3.16.060 Amount of awards.
(1) No cash award shall be for less than $25 or for more than $1,000, allowable under RCW 41.60.040. Within these limitations the following guidelines shall be used in recommending monetary awards:
(a) Suggestions as defined in CCC 3.16.050(B): One percent of the amount saved by Clallam County over a period of one year’s implementation may be the recommended monetary award to the suggester.
(b) Suggestions as defined in CCC 3.16.050(A):
(i) Improvement of physical working conditions: $25 to $500;
(ii) Improvement of County services and products: $25 to $500;
(iii) Improvement in reliability: $25 to $500;
(iv) Safety suggestions: $25 to $500;
(v) Morale improvement suggestions: $25 to $500.
(2) Normally, employees shall receive the full amount of their awards when the suggestions are implemented. The management team may recommend withholding part of an award pending full implementation of a suggestion by the department.
(3) Cash awards shall be in addition to regular compensation for work performed.