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Suggestion Award Board Annual Reports, 1952-1991

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
Title
Suggestion Award Board Annual Reports
Dates
1952-1991 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 cubic foot, (1 box)
Collection Number
1802-I8
Summary
Annual reports of the Suggestion Award Board, 1952-1983. Summary lists of suggestions, as well as narrative and statistics documenting each year's events, are included in the reports.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Employee Suggestion Award Program was created in 1951 by Ordinance 79944 to provide a means whereby employees could submit ideas which might result in more efficient City operation. A seven-member Suggestion Award Board, comprising members from different city departments and employee organizations, reviewed suggestions made by City employees. In some cases, employees whose suggestions were accepted received monetary awards. To be eligible for award, a suggestion had to extend public service without incurring additional City expense or to reduce City expenditure without reducing the quality of service.

The program was discontinued in 1997 and replaced with the Seattle Works! Excellence Program.

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Content Description

Annual Reports for the Suggestion Award Board date from 1952 to 1991, although reports do not exist for every year. Reports include narrative describing the year's highlights and Board membership as well as statistics documenting the year's activities. The 1952 report includes a summary list of suggestions: the suggestion, suggester, department, and the outcome of the suggestion are listed. Beginning in 1953, only accepted suggestions are listed; these lists include the suggester's name, a description of the suggestion and amount of award, and an estimation of the yearly savings resulting from implementation. A sample Employee Suggestion Form and other information publicizing the program are found in many reports.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Suggestion Award Board Annual Reports, Record Series 1802-I8. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Annual reports are arranged chronologically by year.

Custodial History

Records were originally filed with the City Clerk in the Comptroller/Clerk's Files (CFs) and were removed to create this record series.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Suggestion systems--Washington (State)--Seattle

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government

Form or Genre Terms

  • Annual reports

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Seattle (Wash.). Suggestion Award Board (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Anne Frantilla
2004

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