Common use of Incentive Increases Clause in Contracts

Incentive Increases. Any full-time Employee may become eligible and qualify for an incentive pay increase for the successful completion of certain education programs in the following manner: A. The Educational Program must be recommended by the Communications Center Committee or, if the Committee does not exist, the Board of Selectmen or its designee and approved by the Board of Selectmen prior to the start of the program. Said recommendation shall be in writing, with a copy to the Board of Selectmen and shall include a detailed description of the course and reasons why it should be considered for an incentive increase. B. Upon successful completion or receipt of grades of each approved program, the Employee must submit within fourteen (14) days an application in writing to the Communications Center Committee or, if the Committee does not exist, the Board of Selectmen or its designee for an incentive increase. Said application shall include documentation of the successful completion of the course, with the marks attained in the course. C. The Communications Center Committee or, if the Committee does not exist, the Board of Selectmen or its designee must present the application to the Board of Selectmen. D. Approval for the incentive increase must be by vote taken at a meeting of the Board of Selectmen. E. No incentive increase may be granted unless there are adequate funds available in the Department Budget to cover the cost of such increase. F. No Employee shall receive more than two (2) 1% incentive increases in any calendar year. G. Items A, B, and F may be waived in unusual circumstances, by a unanimous vote of the three (3) parties involved as outlined in Item D. The incentive increase is to be 1% of the Employee's base salary for each educational program approved. Each Employee who successfully qualified for an incentive increase shall have the incentive increase added to her or his regular salary rate throughout her or his tenure as a Town Employee. Any approved incentive increase shall become effective on the first day of the month following completion of the particular approved Educational Program. The word completion, in this section, shall mean the date of the last scheduled class of an approved program.

Incentive Increases. Any full-time Employee may become eligible and qualify for an incentive pay increase for the successful completion of certain education programs in the following manner: A. The Educational Program must be recommended by the Communications Center Committee orappropriate Department Head, if either the Committee does not existHighway Surveyor or the Cemetery Superintendent, the Board of Selectmen or its designee and approved by the Board of Selectmen prior to the start of the program. Said recommendation shall be in writing, with a copy to the Board of Selectmen and shall include a detailed description of the course and reasons why it should be considered for an incentive increase. B. Upon successful completion or receipt of grades of each approved program, the Employee must submit within fourteen (14) days an application in writing to his Highway Surveyor or the Communications Center Committee or, if the Committee does not exist, the Board of Selectmen or its designee Cemetery Superintendent for an incentive increase. Said application shall include documentation of the successful completion of the course, with the marks attained in the course. C. The Communications Center Committee or, if Highway Surveyor or the Committee does not exist, the Board of Selectmen or its designee Cemetery Superintendent must present the application to the Board of Selectmen. D. Approval for the incentive increase must be by vote taken at a joint meeting of the Board of SelectmenSelectmen and the Highway Surveyor or the Cemetery Superintendent, with the Board and the Highway Surveyor or the Cemetery Superintendent each having one (1) vote. E. No incentive increase may be granted unless there are adequate funds available in the Department Budget to cover the cost of such increase. F. No Employee shall receive more than two (2) 1% incentive increases in any calendar year. G. Items A, B, and F may be waived in unusual circumstances, by a unanimous vote of the three (3) parties involved as outlined in Item D. The incentive increase is to be 1% of the Employee's base salary for each educational program approved. Each Employee who successfully qualified for an incentive increase shall have the incentive increase added to her or his regular salary rate throughout her or his tenure as a Town Employee. Any approved incentive increase shall become effective on the first day of the month following completion of the particular approved Educational Program. The word completion, in this section, shall mean the date of the last scheduled class of an approved program.