ORD-2009-115 - Fiscal Year 2009-10 Personnel Ordinance Changes

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oa4~ aoo°I ! 15 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 16, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. ~ " a " b SUBJECT: Approval of Fiscal Year 2009-10 Personnel Ordinance Changes DEPARTMENT: Human Resources PUBLIC HEARING: (YlN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Attachment 1. Resolution Declaring Financial INFORMATION CONTACT: Attachment 2. Personnel Ordinance Changes FY 2009-10 Michael McGinnis, 245-2552 Attachment 3. Budget Description of Retirement Incentive Program PURPOSE: To approve the Personnel Ordinance Changes required in the FY 2009-10 Budget BACKGROUND: At the June 11, 2009 budget work session, the Board of County Commissioners made a decision regarding the County's FY 2009-10 budget requiring changes in the Orange County Personnel Ordinance. • Attachment 1 Resolution Declaring Financial Crisis • Attachment 2 Changes to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance effective with the FY 2009-10 Budget. These include: o Article IV Section 24.0 Voluntary Furlough (Voluntary Unpaid Leave) o Article IV Section 9.4 Supplement Retirement Employer's Contribution o Article V Section 21.0 Retirement Incentive Program • Attachment 3 Description of Retirement Incentive Program The North Carolina G.S. §153A-45 provides that in order for an ordinance to be adopted on its first reading it "must receive the approval of all the members of the board of commissioners. If the ordinance is approved by a majority of those voting but not by all the members of the board... it shall be considered at the next regular meeting of the board." The Board then has 100 days after introduction of the ordinance to adopt the change to the ordinance. If the Board does not unanimously approve the above amendments to the Personnel Ordinance, the amendments if approved by a majority of the Board members present, must be considered at the next regular board meeting on June 25th to go into effect on July 1, 2009.