Guidelines - Overview
The following outlines general guidelines for using Healthy Workplace Funding Initiative (HWFI) monies as well as provides suggestions for acceptable and unacceptable uses of HWFI funds.
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- Individually distributed incentives. Using the Healthy Workplace Funding Initiative funds to purchase items for individuals is acceptable, but with a caveat. Items may be purchased for individuals to use, but not distributed as personal property. For example, you can buy 10 pedometers for 15 employees to share. Or you can purchase one pedometer per person and assign them to employees as the county assigns other equipment, such as cell phones and pagers.
- Group incentives. The purchase of incentives for group use is okay as long as everyone has equal access to the incentive. For example, if you form walking groups, you could buy a number of pedometers that walkers could use when they go for a walk. the pedometers may not be distributed to individuals as personal property.
- Donated incentives. King County Code Chapter 2.80 describes the requirements to receive gifts, donations, and bequests. The requirements are quite stringent so you should not pursue donations for incentives unless your department supports the process to comply with the code. For example, all donations must be accepted on behalf of King County by motion of the council, except for an exception for parks and recreation purposes under $50,000. There are other requirements regarding handling donated funds. For more information, see Chapter 2.80 Gifts, Bequests, and Donations at http://www.metrokc.gov/mkcc/Code/05-Title%202.pdf.
Healthy Workplace Funding Guidelines - print version
