ORD-2011-001 Amendment-Personnel Ordinance, Article IV, Section 6.0; Article VI, Sections 5.1 & 5.2

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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 20, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. ~ -- SUBJECT: Amendment to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance, Article IV, Section 6.0, ' Sick Leave and Correction of Previous Amendment to Article VI, Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of The Position Classification Plan DEPARTMENT: Human Resources PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1. Amendment to Article IV, Section 6.0, Sick Leave, of the Personnel Ordinance and Rules and Regulations 2. Correction of Amendment to Article VI, Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of The Position Classification Plan of the Personnel Ordinance INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McGinnis, Human Resources Director, 245-2552 Katherine Cathey, Organizational Development Manager, 245-2553 County Attorney's Office, 245-2320 PURPOSE: To consider an amendment to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance, Article IV, Section 6.0, Sick Leave, to align Sick Leave accrual and usage with Annual Leave and to correct the September 2, 2010 amendment to Article VI, The Position Classification Plan, Sections 5.1 and 5.2. BACKGROUND: As the County moves toward implementation of an automated timekeeping program, staff proposes changes to Sick Leave that correspond to the way employees accrue and use Annual Leave. Effective January, 29, 2011, eligible full-time employees would earn 3.7 hours of Sick Leave on a bi-weekly basis, for a total of 96.2 hours of Sick Leave per year, and would be able to use Sick Leave in increments of 15 minutes. Eligible full-time employees currently accrue 8.0 hours of Sick Leave per month, for a total of 96.0 hours per year, and are able to use Sick Leave in increments of 30 minutes. Attachment 1 provides the proposed changes to the Personnel Ordinance with corresponding Rules and Regulations proffered by the County Manager. The proposed amendment to Article VI, The Position Classification Plan, Sections 5.1 and 5.2 was presented to the Board on September 2, 2010 for approval on second reading. The attachment did not accurately reflect the language of the amendment originally approved by the Board on August 17, 2010. Attachment 2 corrects the language presented in the September 2, 2010 attachment. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Leave is already incorporated into annual salaries, and all reclassifications of positions are funded through approved appropriations in the annual operating budget for each fiscal year.