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EXHIBIT 1 CITY OF COLTON EMPLOYEE COMPUTER PURCHASE PROGRAM INTRODUCTION Program Purpose and Overview The goal of this program is to improve organizational productivity by encouraging employees to purchase and use home computers by providing them with a modest financial incentive to do so. in striking a reasonable balance between the benefits to the City and the employee, the loan program places the primary financial obligation on the employee for the purchase price of the computer hardware, software and related support equipment, with financial assistance from the city in the form of a no interest loan repaid through automatic payroll deductions. Program Benefits to the City While the City is committed to an ongoing program of formal training, the reality is that skill development will be much faster, and will occur in greater depth, if employees have computers at home with the same software that the City uses. This allows employees (on a voluntary basis) to use these applications more frequently, explore their features in greater detail, and to do so at their own leisure and pace in a comfortable environment. From a City cost perspective, it would be extremely expensive for employees to devote this kind of time to training during work hours, and as a practical matter, it will never be available. By providing an incentive for employees to have a computer at home with applications similar to those at work, the City will benefit significantly in making more effective use of information technology resources. PROGRAM FEATURES • Maximum loan amount. The City will loan employees up to $2,500 for the purchase of computer hardware, software and related support equipment. The loan does not have to be funded all at once but can be made in increments over a 24 month period, provided the aggregate amount loaned does not exceed $2,500, and no more than three separate disbursements occur in a 24 month period. • Loan repayment. Repayment will be made through equal bi-weekly payroll deductions over a maximum period of 24 months. Repayment in full will be accepted at any time without penalty to the employee. If the employee elects to purchase equipment in increments with corresponding loan advances (subject to the aforementioned limits), the loan payment will be recalculated upon each advance to repay the aggregate loan balance within 24 months of the first advance. • Interest. No interest will be charged by the city on loans under this program. • Payment upon termination. Any remaining loan balance is due and payable upon termination, and will be deducted from the employee's final check. • Eligibility. Only full-time employees who have passed their first probationary period are eligible to participate in this program. • Usage. The predominate use of any computer equipment or software purchased under this program is restricted to participants and their immediate family members. Any items so purchased will not be sold or otherwise transferred for the use of others until such time as the City's loan is repaid in full.