Nomination Forms/Instructions for 2012

Please contact your Agency Coordinator for information on submitting a Prudential - Davis Productivity Awards nomination. Nominations will only be accepted through the Online System.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, September 16, 2011. (Note: Individual agency deadlines may vary; therefore, please verify your respective agency's submission deadline date with your Agency Coordinator.)

Cash awards of $200 to $2,750, commemorative plaques, and certificates of commendation will be presented to state employees in June 2012. Please nominate individuals, teams, work units and agencies that exceeded their job descriptions and performance expectations in ways that improved service delivery and added value for Florida taxpayers and businesses between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011 or other comparable period.

Please Review the Following Instructions:

• General Information/2012 Nominations
• Priority Characteristics/2012 Nominations
• Scott/Carroll Administration Priorities

Please submit ALL nominations for this year's competition using the Online Nomination System.

Through the Online Nomination System, you will be able to create nomination forms, save your work for future editing and expedite the review and approval process by your manager, agency awards coordinator and agency head.

Should you have any questions regarding how to use this system, please contact your agency awards coordinator.

For reference and review, below are samples of each of the nomination forms in pdf format, as well as the instructions on how to fill out each of the forms.

Individual Nomination – This form is to be used to nominate a single State of Florida employee for their achievement.

• Individual Nomination Form
• Instructions for Individual Nomination

Team, Work Unit or Partnership Nomination – This form is to be used to nominate two (2) or more State of Florida employees from the same agency, or from multiple agencies working together on the same achievement.

• Team, Work Unit or Partnership Nomination Form
• Instructions for Team, Work Unit or Partnership Nomination

Exemplary Achievement of a State Agency Nomination -- This forms are is to be used to nominate an Agency, Division, District, Institution or comparable organization.

• Exemplary Achievement of a State Agency Nomination
• Instructions for Exemplary Achievement of a State Agency Nomination

Adapting and Implementing Nomination -- These form is to be used to nominate an individual, team, or work unit for adapting or implementing a previous Prudential - Davis Productivity Award, or for assisting others in adapting and implementing a previous achievement.

• Adapting and Implementing Nomination Form
• Assistance with Adapting and Implementing Nomination Form
• Instructions for Adapting and Implementing Nomination Form

Sustained Exemplary Performance Nomination -- This form is to be used to nominate previous DPA winners who have demonstrated exemplary performance for five years or longer. There are separate forms for nominating an individual versus nominating a team, work unit, district, institution or comparable organizational unit.

• Sustained Exemplary Performance by an Individual Nomination Form
• Sustained Exemplary Performance by a Work Unit, District, Institution, or Comparable Organizational Unit
• Instructions for Sustained Exemplary Performance

Recognition Of Long Time Nominators - This form is to be used to nominate individuals who have submitted nominations to the Davis Productivity Awards program over a period of ten or more years.

• Long Time Nominator Nomination Form
• Instructions for Long Time Nominators Nomination Form

If your nominee moves to another job within your agency, or another agency, or leaves state employment between the time your nomination is submitted and the awards presentations, or if there is any other significant change in the status of the nominee or the nomination, disbursement of the award will be at the discretion of the agency.

For more information on the awards process, please contact Executive Director Clarissa Dunlap via email cdunlap@floridataxwatch.org or at Florida TaxWatch (850)222-5052.