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Uity of <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Pat Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Employee Appreciation Event Evaluation <br />Committee ~ <br />Michele McPhersorf~)irector of Planning <br />Sandy Peine, City Clerk <br />David Potvin, Liquor Store Manager <br />Debbie Huebner, Planning Secretary <br />Bob Kluntz, Police Investigator <br /> <br />DATE: June 28, 2000 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Recommendations for Changes to the <br />Employee Appreciation Event <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Employee Appreciation Event Evaluation Committee has been meeting monthly <br />since March to prepare a series of recommendations for your consideration for changes <br />to the Employee Appreciation Event. Our goal was to present options for inclusion in <br />the budget discussion with the City Council. We completed a number of tasks, <br />including surveying other communities, surveying employees for their opinion, and <br />reviewing costs for dinner, lunch and "other" options such as a boat cruise. This event <br />could be combined "holiday" event depending on the time of year that it is scheduled. <br /> <br />Other Cities' Programs <br />The Committee surveyed communities of similar or slightly larger population to <br />determine if there was any clear trend for employee appreciation events. Unfortunately, <br />no clear trend emerged. Some cities pay for their program, others do not, some hold <br />lunches, other dinners, and budgets ranged from $100.00 to $6,000.00. Attached, as <br />Exhibit A is the table summarizing the results of the survey. <br /> <br />Employee Opinions <br />The Committee next surveyed the employees to determine their opinions regarding the <br />current program. The results are attached as Exhibit B. The employees were surveyed <br />regarding a lunch versus dinner event, the evening of choice, whether they would like to <br />bring a guest, and whether they would be willing to pay a small fee for their guest. <br />They were also asked to comment on the quality of the gifts they receive. One hundred <br />and thirteen employees were surveyed (all regular full and part-time employees and the <br />Police Reserves) and fifty responses were returned. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />