Suggestion Award Board Minutes

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 9382-01

Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of Board established in 1951 to encourage employee suggestions that benefit the City. The minutes include a brief description of the suggestion, who submitted it, the department responsible for reporting on its feasibility, whether the suggestion was adopted, the estimated savings involved if adopted, and the award amount for the employee. Minutes from 1951 through 1969 are in bound volumes; minutes from 1970 to 1977 are in folders.

Dates

Creation: 1951-1977

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). Suggestion Award Board (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The Suggestion Award Board was established in 1951 to encourage employee suggestions for efficiencies and safety devices that would result in monetary savings for the City. Submitted suggestions were forwarded to the appropriate department for review and then reported back to the Board. If a suggestion was adopted and implemented, the responsible employee would receive ten percent of the projected annual savings. The Board was comprised of representatives from various City departments and was staffed by the Personnel Department.