Vote: approved

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21. EMPLOYEE AWARDS FOR REWARDING IDEAS PROGRAM Authorize and approve the employee awards from the Rewarding Ideas program in the amount of $6,880 and present awards on August 18, 2010. The Rewarding Ideas Merit Award Board met on June 23, 2010, and approved and recommended the employee awards. (C-20-11-022-M-00)

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5. EMPLOYEE AWARDS FOR REWARDING IDEAS PROGRAM Award Donna McNamara , $203.50 and Jasper Altaha , $203.50: Elections Department : Proposed transferring all Voter Registration Reports to an electronic filing system. Resulted in a tangible savings of $1,787, intangible savings, $673. Award Lisa Marie Rivera , $1,353: County Attorney’s Office . Proposed eliminating the step of giving a copy of the evidence to the prosecutor at prelims (consisting of thousands of pages, CD’s, DVD’s, cassette tapes, binders, and pocket folders). Resulted in a tangible savings of $6,265, intangible savings, $3,710. Award Barry Thiem , $1,250 and William Newlon , $1,250: Sheriff’s Office : Proposed inmate mattress refurbishing for additional lifespan instead of replacement of entire mattress when deemed practical. Resulted in tangible saving of $43,600 annually. Award Lisa Ryan , $120: Air Quality : Proposed redesigning the Inspection Reports to a more user-friendly format, which saved labor hours. Resulted in an intangible savings of $3,200; tangible savings of $100. Award Lisa Nash , $833, Brian Walsh , $833, and Tom Campbell , $833: Materials Management : Proposed rightsizing equipment and standardizing contract terms in the copier fleet management program. Resulted in a tangible savings of $457,885. (C-20-11-022-M-00)