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Ethics Commission OKs Incentives For State Employees
Tuesday, 16 December 2008 10:54
State agencies can use taxpayer dollars to purchase incentives or parting gifts for government employees, the West Virginia Ethics Commission ruled Dec. 4.

The commission recommended that agencies spend no more than $25 per person per year on incentives such as thank-you lunches or key chains and other gifts. It also recommended that agencies spend no more than $100 on gifts for retiring employees.

The commission took up the issue because commission staff have received numerous questions about what supervisors could do to boost morale and reward employees, said Lewis Brewer, the commission's executive director.

The $25 spending limit was picked because that is the amount state employees can receive in gifts from the public, such as vendors they work with, Brewer said.
Supervisors can choose to spend their allotments all at once. For example, they could spend up to $250 on catering for a lunch for 10 employees, given they're allowed to spend $25 per employee.

The commission's recommendations don't apply to working lunches or  expenses incurred by employees for doing their jobs.  Agencies are under no obligation to report their expenses to the commission, Brewer said. The commission's decisions are just advisory opinions, not law.
 

2012 State Holiday Calendar

January 2 – New Year’s Day

January 16 – Martin Luther King’s Birthday

February 20 – President’s Day

May 8 – Primary Election

May 28 – Memorial Day

June 20 – West Virginia Day

July 4 – Independence Day

September 3 – Labor Day

October 8 – Columbus Day

November 6 – General Election Day

November 12 – Veteran’s Day

November 22 & 23 – Thanksgiving Holiday

December 25 – ½ day Christmas Eve*

December 25 – Christmas Day

December 31 – ½ day New Year’s Eve*

 

*Not included in listing of legal holidays per WV Code 2-2-1

 

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