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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 20, 2010 Action Agenda Item No. w7- b SUBJECT: Amended Article IX, Section 3.2 Reduction In Force of the Orange County Personnel Ordinance DEPARTMENT: Human Resources Department ATTACHMENT(S): 1) Amendment Orange County Personnel Article IX, Section 3.2 2) Proposed Administrative Rules and Regulations for Reduction In Force PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) NO INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McGinnis, Human Resource Director, 245-2550 Annette Moore, Staff Attorney, 245-2317 PURPOSE: To approve an amendment to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance Article IX, Section 3.2, Reduction In Force ("RIF"). BACKGROUND: The Orange County Personnel Ordinance was adopted it in 1985. Since its adoption, laws affecting the rights of employees and the responsibility of employers have changed significantly. The County has kept up by amending the Ordinance as some of these laws became effective. The RIF section of the Personnel Ordinance has not been changed since its inception. Amending Article IX, Section 3.2 of the Personnel Ordinance, Reduction In Force will update the language of the Ordinance to reflect not only the changes in the law, but will also provide a systematic method of implementation of a reduction In force should it become necessary. The amended language is also consistent with the majority of the language used by the State Personnel Policy and its Guidelines for Reduction in Force, which applies to some of employees. The current language in Article IX, Section 3.2 provides the following: In the event that a reduction in force becomes necessary, consideration will be given to the quality of each employee's past performance, the need for the services, and seniority in determining those employees to be retained. Employees who are to be laid off because of the reduction-in-force will be given at least one pay period notice of anticipated layoff. The duties performed by an emp{oyee laid off may be reassigned to other employees already working who had positions in the appropriate classes. No permanent employee will be laid off while another person is employed on a part-time or temporary basis in the same class, unless the permanent employee is not willing to transfer to the position held by the temporary employee.