Section 99-E:6 - Extraordinary Service Award StandardI. A departmental award evaluation committee shall recommend such monetary or non-monetary recognition as it, within its discretion, concludes is appropriate for extraordinary service in the interest of the state that is either: (a) Outside of or beyond the scope of an employee's regular job responsibilities or functions and involves circumstances where only immediate action by the employee could avoid or avert probable harm to an individual, to property, or to the financial interests of the state; or (b) Within the scope of an employee's regular job responsibilities or functions and involved the demonstration of abilities or efforts greatly above and beyond any standard of performance expected of the employee.II. The state suggestion and extraordinary service award evaluation committee shall recommend to the governor and council such monetary awards as it, within its discretion, concludes are appropriate for extraordinary service that meets the criteria of paragraph I. The state suggestion and extraordinary service award evaluation committee shall either recommend to the governor and council such non-monetary recognition as the committee, within its discretion, concludes is appropriate for service that meets the criteria of paragraph I, or itself issue appropriate non-monetary recognition for such service. 2005, 258:1, eff. Sept. 14, 2005.