Date Issued: September 22nd, 2004
DATE REVISED: FEBRUARY 27TH, 2008
Date Effective: FEBRUARY 27TH, 2008
Subject: PSAP Telecommunicator Award Program
Policy: The
Enhanced 9-1-1 Authority shall sponsor a recognition program for telecommunicators
in the PSAPs, awarding a quarterly winner and the overall yearly winner.
Purpose: To provide the guidelines that
will be used to efficiently operate the Telecommunicator awards program
Quarterly Award process:
1) A person may be nominated be a co-worker or
supervisor supported with a narrative (not to exceed 200 words) on why this
nominee should be recognized.
2) The above required information shall be submitted to
the 9-1-1 System Manager by the second week of the second month of the quarter.
3) The PSAP Managers group shall meet and determine from
the submittals the person who will be awarded the telecommunicator of the
quarter.
4) The quarterly award winner will be awarded a small
plaque and fifty dollars towards the purchase of 9-1-1 apparel through the
Authority or a fifty-dollar gift certificate to a restaurant of their choice.
Yearly Award process:
1)
The Authority
Board shall choose the yearly winner from the four quarterly winners.
2)
The yearly
winner shall receive a plaque and will be given the opportunity to attend the
national conference of their choice from the following:
a. National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
b. Association of Professional Communications Officers
(APCO)
c. Navigators Emergency Dispatch Conference
d. Tri-tech Visicon Conference
e. HI-TECH CAD CONFERENCE
3)
The yearly
winner shall make travel arrangements through the 9-1-1 System Managers office.