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Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Action Agenda Item Abstract <br />Meeting Data: June 22, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />tam No. �£ <br />Subject: Employee Assistance Program Contract Renewal <br />Department: Personnel Public Hearing: yes No X <br />BudgetAmendment <br />Nettled: Yes No X <br />Attachment(s): Information Contact: <br />1 - 1998 -99 EAP Contract Amendment Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />2 - Draft Memorandum of Agreement Extension 2550 <br />with Town of Hillsborough Telephone Number: <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill 9684501 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane 227 -2031 <br />Purpose: To approve continuation of the Employee Assistance Program <br />(EAP) contract with Human Affairs International for the period <br />July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999, <br />Background: The PAP provides Orange County employees and their <br />dependents with confidential face -to-face assessment and <br />counseling services, 24 -hours a day emergency service , referral <br />to community resources as needed, coverage for any personal <br />problems and follow -up on all cases. The types of problems <br />which may be addressed through the EAP include drug and <br />alcohol abuse, mental health including depression, parent/child <br />issues, marital issues and job stress. The EAP also provides <br />supervisory consultation for dealing with employee personal <br />problems, and provides consultation an a variety of mental <br />health topics such as stress management, depression and <br />conflict management. <br />The EAP currently serves as Orange County's referral agency <br />for any employee problems related to substance abuse. The <br />County's Drug and Alwhol Testing Policy, which complies with <br />the Federal government's drug and alcohol testing requirements, <br />requires the County to have a referral agency for an employee <br />who tests positive for substance abuse. The EAP is the required <br />