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133.01 Program.
(a) Purpose. The Merit Performance Award Program (hereinafter
"program") is designed to recognize and reward employees
of the Unified Court System for meritorious conduct on the
job or in the community.
(b) Eligibility. All employees of the Unified Court System
shall be eligible for nomination for an award under this section.
Such nomination may be made by any person.
(c) Program coordinator. There shall be a Merit Performance
Award Program Coordinator who shall be responsible for operation
of the program. The coordinator shall:
(1) ensure that nomination forms are made available;
(2) receive nominations;
(3) solicit comments thereon from appropriate authorities;
and
(4) transmit to the Merit Performance Award Program Committee
each nomination that he or she believes should be subject
to consideration for an award.
(d) Merit Performance Award Program Committee; review of
nominations. There shall be a Merit Performance Award Program
Committee, consisting of the Deputy Chief Administrative Judges
and the Deputy Chief Administrator for Management Support.
At appropriate intervals, the committee shall review nominations
received from the program coordinator and shall recommend
to the Chief Administrator those that it believes merit an
award under the program. The Chief Administrator then shall
make a final determination thereon.
(e) Awards. Each nomination that is approved for an award
by the Chief Administrator shall receive a certificate of
commendation signed by the Chief Judge of the State of New
York and a Unified Court System medallion.
Historical Note
Sec. added by renum. 131.1, filed Dec. 2, 1987 eff. Dec. 1,
1987. |
