[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sands Point 6-20-1989; amended in its entirety 3-19-1990. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Added 12-1-2025 by L.L. No. 12-2025]
The following terms shall have the meanings as defined in § 1-100 of the Village Code: Village, Village Board, and Village Code.
[Added 12-1-2025 by L.L. No. 12-2025]
A. 
The Mayor or the Village Board shall be solely vested with the authority and responsibility to adopt, establish, amend, or repeal any policy or procedure governing the operation, administration, or personnel matters of the Village.
B. 
No individual officer, employee, department head, committee, or other entity shall have the authority to enact or modify any policy or procedure unless expressly authorized to do so by the Mayor or by resolution duly adopted by the Village Board.
C. 
All policies and procedures implemented within the Village must be in accordance with and subordinate to the directives of the Mayor, or the resolutions and laws adopted by the Village Board.
[Added 7-23-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019; amended 12-1-2025 by L.L. No. 12-2025]
A. 
Purpose. The Village Board finds that it is important for Village employees to be motivated to higher levels of achievement in their respective employment positions. Additionally, there are situations that arise during the course of employment that present an employee with an opportunity to provide exceptional services to those doing business with the Village. The Village Board wishes to incentivize exceptional employee behavior by creating an employee bonus compensation program.
B. 
Employee eligibility. All nonunion, at-will Village employees are entitled to participate in the employee bonus compensation program.
C. 
Evaluation. The performance of the department head shall be evaluated by the Village Board based upon the following criteria:
(1) 
Quality of work: produces results and/or provides services consistent with the duties of the position.
(2) 
Productivity: continually completed the duties and responsibilities of the position.
(3) 
Initiative: successfully fulfilled additional work requirements and achieved exceptional results in the past year.
(4) 
Reliability/accountability: demonstrates reliability, dependability and accountability in all aspects of the defined role.
(5) 
Integrity/ethics: operates in accordance with Village policies and applicable laws.
(6) 
Communication: is effective in interpersonal interactions as well as communicating both verbally and in writing.
(7) 
Constituent service (if applicable): effectively applies knowledge of departmental service or product to best satisfy the needs and expectations of Village residents.
(8) 
Problem solving/decision making: builds a logical approach to address problems and/or manage the situation at hand by drawing on one's knowledge and experience, calling on other references and resources as necessary.
(9) 
Creativity/innovation: thinks and operates creatively; seeks out new responsibilities; acts on opportunities; has significant impact in creating breakthrough products or services that fulfill an institutional need.
(10) 
Teamwork/collaboration: interfaces and works with internal and external team members in ways that foster optimal team and interaction and results.
(11) 
Management: manages projects, resources, individuals and teams to effectively accomplish defined goals and objectives within all applicable ethics and compliance standards.
(12) 
Leadership: establishes the vision, strategic directions and high-performance culture within his/her area of responsibility and exhibits the ability to build trust, influence outcomes, and inspire others to effectively deliver results that positively impact the institution.
(13) 
Demonstrates effort above and beyond the basic requirements of the job description.
D. 
Evaluation period. The evaluation period shall be June 1 of the previous year through May 31 of the current year.
E. 
Discretionary bonus. Bonuses pursuant to this section shall be awarded at the sole discretion of the Village Board, who shall take into consideration the performance evaluation criteria, personal observations, and any such other information the Village Board finds illustrative and indicative of employee performance that exemplifies the purposes of an award pursuant to this section.
F. 
Bonus amount. At the sole discretion of the Village Board and pursuant to a duly adopted resolution, the Village Board may award a bonus in an amount determined by the Village Board based on the employee's fulfillment of the criteria set forth herein, not to exceed 10% of the employees' base compensation.
[Added 7-26-2022 by L.L. No. 14-2022]
A. 
The term of Office of the Village Clerk is one year.
B. 
The term of Office of the Deputy Village Clerk is one year.
C. 
The term of Office of the Village Treasurer is one year.
D. 
The term of Office of the Deputy Village Treasurer is one year.
E. 
The term of Office of the Registrar is one year.
F. 
The term of Office of the Deputy Registrar is one year.