The Kentucky Employee Suggestion System is an incentive program designed to encourage employees to participate in good management by sharing their ideas on improving the productivity and the services offered by our state. Awards may range from a minimum of $100 to ten percent (10%) of the first year's documented or estimated savings, up to a maximum of $2,500. One hundred dollars ($100) may be given for ideas that are adopted and have intangible savings.

An employee in the classified service  and employees falling under KRS Chapter 16 may be recognized and rewarded for submitting a suggestion that results in the improvement of state service or in the realization of financial savings by the state. Under KRS 18A.110, KRS 18A.202 and 101 KAR 2:120, employees in the unclassified (non-merit) service are not eligible.

Cash awards are given when a suggestion has been implemented, approved by the ESS Council and results in cost reductions, cost avoidance, or for ideas that would improve the operations of a process or program, improve public relations, safety or effectiveness of operations.

Employees now have the ability to submit suggestions electronically.  By using the new on-line system, employees can track their suggestion from submission to completion.

Debbie Bohannon, Chairperson
Kentucky Employee Suggestion System
3rd Floor, State Office Building
501 High Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: (502) 564-5954

Send an E-mail to Debbie Bohannon