2000 AGN MAR 21 I02_Employee Computer Purchase

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CITY OF COLTON EMPLOYEE COMPUTER PURCHASE PROGRAM PURPOSE Exhibit 1 The purpose of the Employee Computer Purchase Program is to improve employee productivity and encourage employees to increase their computer skills through the purchase and use of home computers. To achieve this purpose, the program offers a modest financial incentive to eligible employees for the purchase of a home computer. The program balances the benefits to the City and employees by placing the primary financial obligation on the employee for the purchase of the computer hardware and software, with financial assistance from the City in the form of a no - interest loan repaid through automatic payroll deductions. 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 and explore their features in greater detail 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. POLICY A. Eli ig bility. All full-time employees who have successfully completed their initial probationary period and have completed at least six (6) months of continuous City service are eligible to participate in this program. Employees serving a probationary period following a promotion are also eligible to participate, so long as they have completed at least six (6) months of continuous City service. All participating employees must have and maintain a minimum balance of forty (40) hours of accrued vacation leave within one year from the time the loan is granted to assure that sufficient funds will be available to cover any outstanding loan balance in the event of leave of absence without pay or separation from City service.