![](media/image1.wmf){width="1.9284722222222221in" height="1.375in"}

***This is our moment!***

**TICKET SALES PROCEDURES**

**2009 FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR LUNCHEON**

**Tickets are \$45.00 each.**

All ticket sales are on a **first come/first served** basis. Emphasize
to your employees that those who purchase tickets early will have the
benefit of selecting a table with the best location and view. Encourage
your agency head to promote interest and sales within your agency.

Encourage employees to make payments by check or money order made
payable to: ***Federal Employee of the Year 2009**.* If necessary,
accept cash. Arrangements for cash delivery can be made by contacting
Vernon Spears at 312-886-1298.

If a group of employees wish to sit at the same table, full payment for
a party of 10 (\$450.) must accompany the ticket sales payment form.
Tables will not be reserved without full payment.

When receiving payments from employees, we encourage you to issue them
an Interim Payment Receipt.

Submit your ticket Payment Sales Form with payment to the FEOYA Ticket
Coordinator via mail or in person. Send payments via mail to:

**Vernon Spears**

**US Department of Labor OASAM**

**230 S. Dearborn Street RM 1086**

**Chicago, IL 60604**

Please ensure the information provided on the form is legible. Refer to
the seating chart and remember to fill in the table preference. The
seating chart is enclosed with this mailing and can be found at
**chicagofeb.gov**. Inquiries regarding table availability can be made
by calling the FEOYA Hotline, at **312-886-1298**. An attempt to
accommodate each request will be honored. If the table request cannot be
accommodated, the next available table in close proximity to the
requested table will be assigned. Please share this information with all
interested employees.

Upon receipt of your Ticket Sales Form, the table assignment will be
made and tickets issued. You will receive a Ticket Sales Receipt Form
along with the tickets, which will be annotated with the table number.

Special requests and other questions may be directed to the FEOY
Hotline,

312-353-1298 or <feoya2009@dol.gov>

**2009 FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR LUNCHEON**

# **TICKET SALES PAYMENT FORM** 

**Vernon Spears**

**US Department of Labor OASAM**

**230 S. Dearborn Street RM 1086**

**Chicago, IL 60604**

***[PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT:]{.underline}***

Enclosed are check(s) or Money Order(s) in the amount of
\$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ as payment for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ tickets at
\$45.00 each for the Federal Employee of the Year Luncheon to be held at
the Hyatt Regency Chicago Grand Ballroom on May 12, 2009.

***[ALL PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE PAYABLE TO:]{.underline}***

### **FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR - 2009** 

ALL CASH (CURRENCY) MUST BE HAND-DELIVERED

NAME OF AGENCY:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

CONTACT PERSON:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

ADDRESS:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

CITY/STATE/ZIP:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

TELEPHONE NO:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

PREFERRED TABLE NO: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Please refer to the seating chart)

Full tables, which seat 10, may be reserved only if payment of \$450. is
received on a first come basis.

SPECIAL NEEDS: (Vegetarian, Special Diet, Hearing-Impaired, Wheelchair,
etc.)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

AGENCY TICKET COORDINATOR:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Comptroller General Decision

*Matter of Career Service Awards Program*

*Comptroller General of the United States*

*October 9, 1990*

> As a general rule, an employee may not be paid a per diem allowance or
> actual subsistence expenses for meals or lodging expenses at the
> permanent duty station as such expenses are considered personal to the
> employee. However, the Government Employees Incentive Awards Act
> authorized an agency to pay a cash award and incur necessary expenses
> for the honorary recognition of employees who meet the stated criteria
> for such awards (5 USC 4503). If an agency determines that a reception
> with refreshments, as provided in the Federal Personnel Manual, would
> materially enhance the effectiveness of an awards ceremony conducted
> under authority of the Incentive Awards Act, the cost of these
> refreshments may be considered a "necessary expense". As such, the
> costs may be charged to operating appropriations without regard to
> "receptions and representation" limits.