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Personnel Hearing Board Sunset this Advisory Board for the present. Discussion from March 4�h work session— <br /> Commissioner Gorclon asked what this does and Frank <br /> If a reconfiguration of the personnel regulations achieves Clifton said that it reviews personnel decisions that the <br /> 'substantiai'equivalency with NC rules applied to county Manager makes and then advise the Manager. <br /> employees falling within the State Personnel Guidelines, a <br /> restructured Personnel Board of Appeals could be considered. Human Resources Director Michael McGinnis said that this <br /> board has met once in the last ten years. It is in the <br /> As now constituted,this Advisory Board has a limited role applied Personnel Ordinance and it is the last step in a grievance <br /> to a limited number of eligible county employees. I am not process. <br /> certain how many times the current board actually has met or <br /> under what circumstances. But it is not applicable to personnel Chair Foushee said that she would feel uncomfortable if there <br /> actions involving those employees falling under the State was not a Personnel Hearing Board. <br /> Personnel Act(Health and Social Services)or those employees ' � <br /> under the direction of the County's elected officials(Sheriff and Commissioner Yuhasz asked if it could be appointed as � <br /> Register of Deeds),thus its realm is limited in scope. needed and Frank Clifton said that there is a timing issue. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Chair Foushee. <br /> Frank Clifton said that emp�oyees still have a process through <br /> the courts. <br /> Chair Foushee said that this is not about the Manager,but <br /> about due process. <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that the County <br /> Commissioners could be the Personnel Hearing Board. <br /> Commissioner Nelson said that it would not be appropriate <br /> for the County Commissioners to be the Personnel Hearing <br /> Board. Frank Clifton agreed. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said that she does not see how this <br /> board can help someone in a grievance process since it is <br /> only an advisory board. <br /> Frank Clifton said that there is due rocess for rievances. <br /> w <br /> N <br />