ORDINANCE NO: 2024-598 Sponsored by: Honorable Ronald Christopher Glenn L. Ariosa "AN ORDINANCE INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PROGRAM ON AWARDS AND INCENTIVES FOR SERVICE EXCELLENCE (PRAISE) IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF PAGADIAN" BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Pagadian City that: Section 1. Title. - This ordinance shall be known as Pagadian City PRAISE Ordinance. Section 2. Declaration of Policies. - It is hereby declared policies of the City Government of Pagadian; To encourage creativity, innovativeness, efficiency, integrity and productivity in the public service by recognizing and rewarding the city government officials and employees, individually or in groups for their suggestions, inventions, superior accomplishments and other personal efforts which contribute to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement in government operations, or for other extraordinary acts or services in the public interest; To adhere to the principle of providing incentives and awards based on results of the employee's performance evaluation/assessment, innovative ideas and exemplary behavior; To give emphasis on the timeliness of giving award or recognition. Aside from conferment of awards during the traditional or planned awarding ceremonies, the spirit of on-the-spot grant of recognition shall be institutionalized; To provide both monetary and non-monetary awards and incentives in recognition, acknowledgement and reward the productive, creative, innovative and ethical behavior of employees through formal and informal mode; Section 3. Objectives. - Guided by the aforementioned policies, the City Government of Pagadian shall pursue the attainment of the following objectives; To cover all employees in the career and non-career service of the City Government of Pagadian; To encourage, recognize and reward employees, individually and in groups, for their suggestions, innovative ideas, inventions, discoveries, superior accomplishments, heroic deeds, exemplary behavior, extraordinary acts or services in the public interest and other personal efforts which contribute to the efficiency, economy and improvement in government operations, which lead to organizational productivity; To establish a mechanism for identifying, selecting, rewarding and providing incentives to deserving employees at the start of each year; To identify outstanding accomplishments, best practices of employees on a continuing basis; To recognize and reward accomplishments and innovations periodically or as the need arises; To grant incentives and interventions to deserving employees who have contributed ideas, suggestions, inventions, discoveries, superior accomplishments and other personal efforts. Section 4. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of uniformity, the following terms/Phrases shall be construed as follows; Award - recognition which may be monetary or non-monetary conferred on individual or group of individuals for ideas, suggestions, inventions, discoveries, superior accomplishments, exemplary behavior, heroic deeds, extraordinary acts or services in the public interest which contribute to the efficiency, economy, improvement in government operations which lead to organizational productivity. Career - positions in the civil service characterized by (1) entrance based on merit and fitness to be determined as far as practicable by competitive examination, or based on highly technical qualifications: (2) opportunity for advancement to higher career positions; and (3) security of tenure. Contribution - any input which can be in the form of an idea or performance (See also Idea type and Performance type contribution). Discovery - is the uncovering of something previously existing but found or learned for the first time which will improve public service delivery. Idea type contribution- refers to an idea, a suggestion or an invention or discovery for improvement to effect economy in operation, to increase production and improve working conditions. Incentive - monetary or non-monetary motivation or privilege given to an official or employee for contributions, suggestions, inventions, ideas, satisfactory accomplishment or demonstration of exemplary behavior based on agreed performance standards and norms of behavior. Invention - the creation of something previously non-existent which will benefit the government. Non-career - positions expressly declared by law to be in the non? career service; or those whose entrance in the service is characterized by (1) entrance on bases other than those of the usual tests of merit and fitness utilized for the career service and (2) tenure which is limited to the duration of a particular project for which purpose employment was made. Performance type contribution - refers to performance of an extraordinary act or service in the public interest in connection with, or related to one's official employment; or outstanding community service or heroic acts in the public interest; or sustained work performance for a minimum period of one year which is over and above the normal position requirement of the individual or group. Suggestion - idea or proposal which improves work performance, systems and procedures and economy in operations that will benefit the government. System - the LGU's awards and incentives program for employees. Section 5. Operational Structure. - A policy and advisory body under the Office of the City Mayor to carry out the implementation of this Ordinance shall be established; The PRAISE Committee shall have the following composition: City Mayor or authorized representative who shall act as Chairperson; Vice Mayor as Co-Chairperson Members: City Administrator City Budget Officer City Treasurer City Legal Officer City Planning & Dev't. Coordinator Human Resource & Management Officer SP Member, Committee Chairman on Good Governance Two (2) representatives from the Pagadian City Government Employees' Association (PACIGEA President and Board of Trustees; Secretariat: Human Resource Management Office Power, Duties and Functions: The City Mayor or his authorized representative shall be responsible in overseeing the System's operation. Shall ensure that productivity, innovative ideas, suggestions and exemplary behavior can be identified, considered, managed and implemented on a continuing basis to cover employees at all levels. Develop, administer, monitor and evaluate the awards and incentives system of the City Government of Pagadian. It may, however, employ an external or independent body to assist the PRAISE Committee to judiciously and objectively implement the system of incentives and awards; Establish its own internal rules, procedures and strategies. Membership in the Committee shall be considered part of the members' regular duties and functions such as; Formulate, adopt and amend internal rules, policies and procedures to govern the conduct of PRAISE which shall include among others the guidelines and mechanisms; Establish feedback mechanisms to monitor implementation of the approved suggestions and ideas; Prepare plans, identify resources and budget proposal annually; Develop the PRAISE manual for awareness and distribution; Post practices, innovative ideas, and success stories to serve as encouragement to sustain interest and enthusiasm in any applicable platform; Acts on issues/concerns relating to awards and incentives within fifteen (15) days from the date of submission; Evaluate the PRAISE implementation and make necessary adjustments to improve the process; Submit annual report of the awards and incentives to the Civil Service Commission. Section 6. Types of National Level Awards. - The following National Awards which shall be given by other government agencies, private entities, GOs and other award giving bodies shall be included in the search and screening of candidates for awards of deserving employees such as: Presidential or Lingkod Bayan Award - conferred on an individual for consistent, dedicated performance exemplifying the best in any profession or occupation resulting in the successful implementation of an idea or performance, which is of significant effect to the public or principally affects national interest, security and patrimony. Outstanding Public Official/Employee or Dangal ng Bayan Award - granted to any public official or employee in government who has demonstrated exemplary service and conduct on the basis of his or her observance of one or more of the eight (8) norms of behavior described under Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Government Officials and Employees. Civil Service Commission or the PAGASA Award - conferred on a group of individuals or team who has demonstrated outstanding teamwork and cooperation, which resulted? in the successful achievement of its goal or has greatly improved public service delivery, economy in operation, improved working conditions or otherwise benefited the government in many other ways. Other Awards - given by other government agencies, private institutions or NGOs to an individual or team for contributions of an idea or performance that directly benefited the government. Section 7. Types of Local Level Awards. - The City Government of Pagadian shall recognize annually or at any given time whichever is applicable all deserving government officials and employees and award any of the following; Section 10. Repealing Clause. - Any order and/or pronouncement that is in contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance is hereby superseded or repealed accordingly. ENACTED AND APPROVED by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (14th City Council) during its 101st Regular Session held on 11 December 2024 at the SP Session Hall, 4th Floor City Commercial Center Building, Santiago District, Pagadian City.