Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Rule 004.00.90-004 - Annual Employee Awards

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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Annual Employee Awards
I. POLICY:
		  It shall be the policy of the Department of Correction to provide an awards
		  program whereby different categories/ranks of employees are recognized for
		  meritorious service to the Department.
II. EXPLANATION:
Each member of the Employee Awards Committee shall meet with
			 his/her staff to determine that division's or unit's nominations. Nominations
			 may or may not come from- that particular division or unit. Nominations may
			 include up to two nominations for each award.
The Employee Awards Committee may be made up of the following
			 employees or as identified by the Director and they shall be responsible for
			 polling the listed groups:
1.
		  Director's Designee - Public Information and Legislative Liaison staff.
		  Administrative Assistant to the Board and Director, Director's office staff,
		  Internal Affairs and Hearing Officer staff, and EEO/Grievance
		  Officer.
2. Deputy Director -
		  Agriculture, Classification, Commodity Management, Communication, Extradition,
		  Industry, Interstate Compact and OES Coordinator staffs.
3. Assistant Director of Administrative
		  Services - Accounting, Budget, Information Systems, Central Services,
		  Personnel, Purchasing and Training staffs.
4. Assistant Director of Field Services -
		  Parole and Centers staff.
5.
		  Assistant Director of Institutions - As defined by the Director.
6. Assistant Director of Treatment Programs -
		  Staff of Chaplaincy Services, Education, Medical Services, Mental Health and
		  Volunteer Services.
7.
		  Administrator of Construction and Maintenance - Staffs of Construction and
		  Maintenance.
8. Benton Unit Warden
		  - All staff members.
9. Cummins
		  Unit Warden - All staff members.
10. Diagnostic Unit Warden - All staff
		  members.
11. Maximum Security Unit
		  Warden - All staff members.
12.
		  Tucker Unit Warden - All staff members.
13. Varner Unit Warden - All staff
		  members.
14. Women's Unit Warden -
		  All staff members.
15. Wrightsville
		  Unit Warden - All staff members.
New units will be added to the Employee Award Committee as the
			 new units open and become operational.
The Employee Awards Committee meeting will be called at the
			 discretion of the Director, at least two weeks after the call for the meeting.
			 The nominations will be made known to other members during the meeting.
			 Employees of the Department's School District may be considered for
			 awards.
The names of the nominees will be displayed visibly in category.
			 After all nominations are made, the respective staff members will be
			 responsible to state justifications for his/her nominations. After discussions
			 of individuals nominated by category, the committee will then vote by secret
			 ballot, each committee member will have one vote per category.
If a nominee receives a simple majority of the votes, he/she will
			 be the recipient of the award. If no one nominee receives a simple majority
			 then the top three nominations will be in a run-off, with the person receiving
			 the simple majority vote winning. Nominees receiving tie votes among the top
			 three will be placed in the run-off. If no simple majority is reached during
			 the first run-off then the top two (and ties) will be in a run-off with the
			 person receiving the most votes being declared as the recipient of the
			 award.
As the Director states the votes from the secret ballot, the
			 votes will be placed by the nominee's name.
Past recipients will not be eligible for another award except for
			 the Citation of Excellence Award.
The awards will be as follows:
A.
Employee of the
		  Year
This award will be given for meritorious service. It is for those
			 employees who do not have primary security duties and who are not
			 supervisors.
B.
Correctional Officer of the Year
This award is to be given for outstanding service. Any employee
			 who is either a CO I or CO II and primarily perform security duties is eligible
			 to receive this award.
C.
Correctional Supervisor of the Year
This award is to be given for outstanding service. Any employee
			 who is the rank of sergeant and above through major is eligible to receive this
			 award.
D.
Supervisor of the Year
This award is given to a supervisor who has shown exemplary or
			 meritorious service. A supervisor is defined as an employee who supervises one
			 or more freeworld employees and who has line responsibilities. Security
			 personnel above the rank of major can receive this award.
E.
Director's Outstanding Service
		  Award
This award is to be given to an employee for commendable or
			 exceptional service. Any employee, other than the Director of the Department of
			 Correction, is eligible to receive the award. The Director may select a person
			 from the committee's nominations or may choose any other employee within the
			 Department of Correction.
F.
Citation of Excellence
		  Award
This award is to be given by the Director and the Board to an
			 employee for service above and beyond the call of duty or for an employee who
			 lost his/her life in the line of duty. This is to be an optional award and may
			 or may not be given out each year. This award may be given to a past recipient
			 of any other award.
G.
Board of Correction Service Award
This award is to be given to an employee for exceptional or
			 meritorious service. The Director will forward nominations from the Employee
			 Awards Committee to the Board. The Board may select from the nominations or
			 choose any other eligible employee within the Department for the award.
Board of Correction Approval Date: 3/30/90
Attorney General Review Date: 3/30/90
Date Filed Secy, of State: 4/2/90
Supersedes: AR 223
Dated: 4/24/89