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Commissioners agree in principle to expand annual $0.25 evaluation bonus to most full‑time staff; HR to refine scale
Summary
Adams County commissioners voted to include most full‑time employees (excluding elected officials) in an annual $0.25/hour evaluation bonus pending HR revisions to the evaluation scale; the change would affect about 80–90 additional employees and add roughly $45,000–$50,000 to the budget if adopted.
County HR Director Shannon proposed expanding an existing $0.25‑per‑hour evaluation bonus to more full‑time employees and presented a revised evaluation form that uses a 3–up scale (3 is baseline) rather than the previous 5‑down form.
Shannon told commissioners the county currently has 177 full‑time employees; roughly 80 are already eligible for the bonus and expanding eligibility would add about 80–85 more full‑time employees. She provided an approximate additional annual cost of about $45,000 (spread across the added employees) if the board included the change in the upcoming budget.
Commissioners said they supported expanding eligibility in principle but asked HR to tighten the scoring thresholds so the bonus would reward clearly better‑than‑average performance. Shannon agreed to rework the scale and “send you a couple options” before the board finalizes the salary ordinance; she told the board she will adjust the evaluation scale and return in July with specific language and examples.
Commissioners approved a motion to proceed with including full‑time employees (excluding elected officials) in the evaluation bonus program and directed Shannon to present revised scales and the budget impact at the next meeting. The change will not take effect until the approved salary ordinance is published and the effective date specified (the director noted any ordinance would be effective January 1 of the following year).
