7-4-501. Establishment of program — award value limited. (1) A governing body may develop and administer an employee incentive award program to appropriately recognize and monetarily reward local government employees in a timely manner for:

Terms Used In Montana Code 7-4-501

  • Governing body: means the legislative authority of a local government. See Montana Code 7-4-502
  • Local government: means any city, town, county, consolidated city-county, or school district. See Montana Code 7-4-502

(a)suggestions or inventions that contribute to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of local government by reducing costs of governmental operations; or

(b)participation in or successful completion of a program designed to improve employee health or enhance employee safety.

(2)An award to an individual under this part may not exceed $50 in value.