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<p class="MsoNormal">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Program Director, Communications/Special Projects, for distribution to all Department Representatives.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="232" height="45" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.png@01D4C768.8A532CE0" alt="Florida TaxWatch"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">2019 TaxWatch Productivity Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 2019 TaxWatch Productivity Awards (formerly known as the Prudential Productivity Awards) program is underway and nominations are being accepted until April 8, 2019.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="color:#782F40">What It Is<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This annual award program recognizes state employees for innovation, creativity, and work products that significantly increase productivity in the delivery of state services. Over the course of the 30-year program, more than 16,000 nominations
have been received, and awards have been given to state employees for saving or maximizing state dollars to the tune of approximately $10 billion.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The winners are expected to be announced in early July 2019<b>,</b> followed by local and regional award ceremonies in late August/September. Award recipients will be presented with a cash prize or a commemorative plaque.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="color:#782F40">Who to Nominate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may nominate individuals (including yourself), teams of up to 5 members, or an entire department whose efforts, performance, creativity, and ideas have resulted in measurable productivity gains and/or cost savings to an FSU service
or product. Nominees must be full-time or OPS FSU employees. If you are aware of an individual or team that deserves recognition for their outstanding contributions to FSU, you are encouraged to submit a nomination.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="color:#782F40">How to Nominate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nominations must be submitted through the <a href="https://tpa.floridataxwatch.org/">
Florida TaxWatch Productivity Awards website</a> <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">and are due by
<b>5:00 p.m. </b>on<b> April 8, 2019</b></span></span>. Please note that cost saving estimates and FTE reductions will be verified by Florida TaxWatch staff. Remember to submit any appropriate supporting documentation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Questions?</b> Please contact the FSU Agency Coordinator, Janet Fryman, at
<a href="mailto:hr-ppacoordinator@fsu.edu">hr-ppacoordinator@fsu.edu</a> or (850) 644-4579.<o:p></o:p></p>
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