ORD-2007-219 - Human Resources - Provisional Status Employees Amendment to Personnel Ordinance Article 1 Sections 2.0 & 4.0

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i U6. REVISED ABSTRACT ONLY 11/2/07 Staff is recommending that the Board amend the Personnel Ordinance to confer "provisional' status on local government employees covered by the State Personnel Act who have successfully completed their probationary period but who have not yet obtained career state employment status under the State Personnel Act. Currently, the Ordinance refers to "provisional" status employees in Article II, Section 6.3.5 (see above); however, provisional status is not defined. Staff requests that the Board define provisional status as follows: The Orange County Personnel Ordinance, Article 1, Section 4.0, can be amended to include proposed section 4.33: 4.33 Provisional Emvlovee - a Derson covered by the State Personnel Act aDDointed to a position approved by the Board of County Commissioners, who has completed the designated probationary period but has not obtained career service status under the State Personnel Act. A provisional employee will have access to the full County health and leave benefits package, as provided to permanent employees, as well as access to the County Grievance Process except for decisions to dismiss, demote, or suspend without pay and to appeals of those decisions to the Orange County Personnel Hearing Board. Provisional employees will obtain a Property interest in their position and the right to appeal any decision to dismiss, demote, or suspend without pay to the Office of State Personnel or Office of Administrative Hearings only after they have obtained career status as defined by the State Personnel Act. In addition, the current sections of Article 1, Section 4.33 — 4.39 would be renumbered to include the amended section. (See Attachment 3) In addition, amend Article I, Section 2.0 to add: 2.6 All employees subject to the State Personnel Act to the extent that Orange Counter has not obtained substantial equivalency under the G. S. 126, Article 3 and to the extent not otherwise provided for in this Ordinance. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATIONS: The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the amendments to Article I, of the Orange County Personnel Ordinance to add Sections 2.6 and 4.33, renumber sections 4.33 -4.39, and confer the status of Provisional Status employee on all employees who qualify under these sections.