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| Overview |
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| Kern County's Employee Recognition Award Program is designed to motivate, recognize, and reward exemplary performance that supports the County's overall organizational goals. Recognition is an effective method for motivating employees by endorsing their high quality performance in highly visible programs and ceremonies, and helps employees identify which skills and behaviors are of priority value to Kern County. |
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| Employee Recognition Awards will be conferred each year at the annual awards event. Individual and team winners will be selected by the Recognition Review Committee. |
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| The Employee Recognition Awards Program is funded by the County of Kern with the goal of realizing improved customer service and increased efficiency through an investment in its human resources. |
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| Nomination Requirements/Process |
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| Nomination Requirements: |
- Any County employee may nominate him/herself or any other permanent County employee
- Individual employees or workgroups/teams may be nominated
- The following are not eligible for an award:
- Members of the Employee Recognition Award Committee (ERAC)
- Members of the Recognition Review Committee (RRC)
- The Board of Supervisors
- Members of the public
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| Nomination Process: |
- Fill out the
Employee Recognition Award Nomination Form (PDF)
Note: if desired, you can fill out this form online - instructions (PDF)
- Submit the filled-in form and any supporting documentation (charts, graphs, printouts, etc) to:
- Mailing address:
Employee Recognition Award Committee (ERAC)
County Administrative Office
1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fifth Floor
Bakersfield, CA 93301
- FAX #: (661) 868-3190
Questions may also be addressed to the ERAC at (661) 868-3198.
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| Evaluation Process |
- Members of the Recognition Review Committee (RRC) will evaluate the nominations and select the top individual and team candidates
- RRC will forward the top candidates to the ERAC to begin the award process
- If nominees are equally qualified for the award, more than one award per category may be presented
- All nominees will receive recognition in some fashion
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| Award Winners |
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| Since its inception in May 2008, the Employee Recognition Award Committee has processed 191 nominations and presented 14 awards. |
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| View November 2009 Awards Ceremony (Windows Media Video) |
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| View 2009 Award Winners and Nominees (PDF) |
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| View November 2008 Awards Ceremony (Windows Media Video) |
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| View 2008 Award Winners and Nominees (PDF) |
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