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Butch Kisiah said that they schedule this field by rental agreement or if it is open. He <br /> said that they are trying to accommodate the soccer community at-large. As space and time <br /> allow, they talk with other clubs. He said that Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation uses East <br /> Chapel Hill for their football field and they want to reciprocate. <br /> Commissioner Gordon verified that, as far as the contract goes, the money will be <br /> transferred only if Chapel Hill gets the PARTF grant. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Gordon <br /> to approve the request for Soccer Superfund assistance and re-appropriate the $623,000 in <br /> existing funds for this project, pending further action by the town to secure all needed funds as <br /> noted above. Funds would be transferred to Chapel Hill consistent with the conditions of an <br /> Interlocal agreement subject to approval by the County Attorney. If grant funds are not <br /> received, a modified proposal may be developed for subsequent Board consideration. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to see the agreement before it is <br /> executed. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> b. Amended Article IX, Section 3.2 Reduction In Force of the Orange County <br /> Personnel Ordinance <br /> The Board considered approving an amendment to the Orange County Personnel <br /> Ordinance Article IX, Section 3.2, Reduction in Force ("RIF"). <br /> Human Resources Director Michael McGinnis was with Staff Attorney Annette Moore <br /> and Organizational Development Manager Katherine Cathey from Human Resources. He said <br /> that the County Commissioners have the most recent revision of a draft for rules and <br /> regulations related to this item. He said that a reduction in force has been and will remain a <br /> last resort. He said that all have been working closely with the Manager with options to avoid <br /> RIF. He said that they have put together another retirement incentive and they are looking at <br /> eliminating vacant positions. The policy has not been amended since its inception. The <br /> language in the current policy is limited and vague. Attachment 2 included the new language <br /> for the policy. He said that the new language does not change the Board of County <br /> Commissioners' authority to determine whether or not there should be a reduction in force, but <br /> it holds the Manager capable and responsible for developing the process by which that would <br /> occur. <br /> Frank Clifton said that the problem with not having a policy is that if the State acts after <br /> the Board of County Commissioners adopts its budget and if there needs to be further <br /> reductions, then this will allow the Board to move forward with this option. He said that he will <br /> present a balanced budget by the middle of May and it will probably not make anyone happy. <br /> Commissioner Gordon made reference to the first sentence in 3.2.3 and said that the <br /> statement, "layoffs that improve or maintain County services," is confusing. It sounds like the <br /> layoffs have something to do with improving or maintaining County services. <br /> Annette Moore suggested the following language: "The County Manager, or other <br /> hiring authority, shall be authorized to develop appropriate alternatives to layoffs." <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz suggested taking the phrase, "to avoid possible layoffs," and <br /> begin the sentence with that phrase. <br /> The Board agreed. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs thanked the staff for giving staff more notice of a reduction in <br /> force. Annette Moore said that this makes it consistent with the State policy. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the front of Attachment 2, IV-B, and the last <br /> line, "eliminating overtime hours, job sharing, and reducing work hours." He asked about the <br /> ordinance that was changed last year regarding furloughs. Annette Moore said that furloughs <br />