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,~ Gayle Wilson said that in the past the County has been timely with the plans and they did not realize there would be a problem with their plan in 2006 until it was being considered for adoption in May and June of that year. Chair Jacobs said that when Orange County tries to be collaborative, it makes things complicated. He said that Orange County goes so far to bring people in that it may have delayed the process of making decisions. A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve proceeding forward with development of an interim plan for referral to each of the Orange County local governments for adoption and then to be submitted to the State in order to achieve compliance with State law. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Report: Revision to Personnel Ordinance Article III, Section 3.0 Overtime Compensation The Board received a report on a proposed revision to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance, Article III, Section 3.0 Overtime Compensation. Laura Blackmon said that the Chair and Vice-Chair thought it would be good to discuss this and put it on the next meeting agenda for approval. Policy and Compliance Officer Annette Moore said that last year the Board of County Commissioners asked the staff to look at overtime compensation and compliance issues. Staff reviewed the ordinance and discussed overtime compensation with departments. The feedback received indicated that the language in the ordinance did not provide enough guidance to ensure compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. The feedback was that departments required more information about this issue and how to calculate overtime compensation. Based on the review of the ordinance and feedback from the department, staff proposed to revise this ordinance and to direct the Manager to devise a set of informational guidelines that would be consistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act. The ordinance would always direct the Manager to comply with the laws that apply to overtime compensation, create a place where changes in State or Federal law would be dealt with quickly, enable the County to look at best practices, and keep the language of the ordinance and the rules and regulations up to date. The proposal was reviewed by the County Manager, the County Attorney, the department directors, and interested staff. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the proposed revision of Article III, Section 3.0 Personnel Ordinance. She asked if the entire 3.0 would be replaced by the single paragraph and Annette Moore said yes. Commissioner Gordon verified that the Board would be asking the Manager to develop the Administrative Rules and Regulations. Commissioner Gordon asked if there was any stipulation to notify the Commissioners if the Manager changes the rules and regulations. Annette Moore said that it is not in there yet, but it could be in another section of the ordinance. Commissioner Gordon said that in another organization to which she belongs, the Manager reports back at the next meeting when changes occur in the rules and regulations. She would like the same thing for Orange County. Geof Gledhill said that when this is brought back for Board of County Commissioners' action, then that is the time to make amendments to the ordinance and report requirements. Commissioner Gordon agreed to discuss her amendments when this is on the agenda again. This item will be brought back in January 2008.