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Arapahoe County staff propose earlier, automated employee service awards with lapel pins and ‘Wish List’ fulfillment
Summary
County HR recommended shifting service recognition from a 10-year to a 5-year schedule, replacing desk plaques with lapel/anniversary pins, automating awards through a vendor called Wish List, and folding retiree recognition into HR’s process; staff estimated an ongoing $7,800 annual increase plus a one-time implementation fee.
At a study session of the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners, human resources staff recommended changing the county’s employee service recognition program to begin at five years, automate award delivery, and replace desk plaques with wearable pins.
The proposal, presented by Dusty Sash and Patrick Hernandez of county HR, would recognize employees at five-year intervals (5, 10, 15, 20, etc.), offer lapel/anniversary pins instead of desk plaques, and use a fulfillment vendor referred to in the presentation as “Wish List” to automate award letters and delivery on employees’ anniversary dates. The presenters said the change is intended to increase timeliness of recognition and reduce per-item markup by moving to the vendor platform.
County staff told commissioners that the existing combined budget for service and retirement awards has…
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