[Town of Marana] TOM Award info and nomination form

TOM Awards Information

The TOM Awards recognize employees who embrace the Town of Marana’s Cultural Values:

Dedicated Service

We are dedicated to Service Excellence.

Respect

We treat everyone in our community (both employees and citizens) like family.

Teamwork

We trust and value each other.

Innovation & Leadership

We do what it takes to make the Town of Marana better.

Cultural Value Award

The Cultural Value Award recognizes a single event or situation that shows an employee has demonstrated excellence through one of our Cultural Values. These on-the-spot moments of recognition are important in developing the brand and culture of the Town. We not only embrace and encourage these behaviors but we recognize and reward them. Cultural Value Award nominations will be reviewed bi-weekly and recipients will be able to choose the award that best suits them (Cultural Value coin, Town merchandise, Town apparel voucher). Nominations should be submitted as soon as possible following the event.

Innovation and Exemplary Performance Award

The Innovation and Exemplary Performance Award is to recognize employees who continuously go above and beyond the call of duty or have engaged in innovative processes to develop an organization of excellence. This employee has not just demonstrated a single event or situation but rather has an accumulation of attitudes, actions and behaviors that innovatively create an organization of excellence or that demonstrate exemplary performance through one or more of the Town’s Cultural Values. The Innovation and Exemplary Performance nominations will be reviewed quarterly and recipients will be able to choose a monetary award of $250 or 8 hours of MTO credited to their accruals. Nominations are due by the last day of each quarter- March, June, September and December.

Please complete the following nomination form and return it to Human Resources.

TOM Awards Nomination

Choose one:

Cultural Value Award

Innovation and Exemplary Performance Award

Department

Employee excellence contributes to the overall mission of the Town. Please indicate the demonstrated excellence from the following categories:

DEDICATED SERVICE - Nominee consistently produces work of high quality and provides outstanding service. The nominee invests oneself in the job and exhibits a high level of commitment; often makes personal sacrifices in order to get the job done or to handle a temporary increase in workload.

RESPECT - Nominee treats everyone in our community like family with respect and dignity. Nominees exemplifies and lives our Culture Values.

TEAMWORK - Nominee enhances cooperation, morale, and teamwork; displays courtesy, diplomacy, and flexibility; and is responsive to others in all interactions.

INNOVATION & LEADERSHIP - Nominee displays a willingness to try and to offer new and creative ideas that improve the Town's functions or enhances our services. Nominee is a good problem solver, is resourceful, and is a good steward of Town resources. Nominee consistently provides effective and sensitive leadership through knowledge, example, and attitude and works well under pressure.

Please verify the following:

I acknowledge that the behaviors being recognized don't represent any violations of Town policies and procedures or safety measures and protocols.

Please describe the event or situation to be recognized by the Cultural Value Award or describe examples of above and beyond call of duty and/or innovative behaviors, actions, and processes for the and Innovation and Exemplary Performance Award.