ORD-2001-001 Personnel Ordinance Revisions Acting Appointments and Position Coverage, Administrative Leave and Funeral Leave

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a� - "�Z)-/^ ��/ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 18, 2001 Action Agea Item No. 6 SUBJECT: Personnel Ordinance Revisions — Acting Appointments and Position Coverage, Administrative Leave and Funeral Leave DEPARTMENT: Personnel ATTACHMENT(S): Draft Personnel Ordinance Revisions - 1 - Acting Appointments and Position Coverage 2 — Administrative Leave 3 Funeral Leave PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) F7N o INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, Extension 2550 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 968 -4501 Durham 688 -7331 Mebane 336- 227 -2031 PURPOSE: To consider revisions to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance to: Provide additional policy direction on acting appointments and position coverage when a • department or division head position becomes vacant or the department or division head is on extended leave. Clarify in the Administrative Leave policy that it is the Manager who makes the decision whether to modify County operations in the event of hazardous weather. Update and clarify the Funeral Leave policy. BACKGROUND: Acting Appointments and Position Coverage The Orange County Personnel Ordinance section covering acting appointments presently only addresses situations that arise when a department or division head position becomes vacant, yet position coverage also is needed whena department or division head is on extended leave. The Attachment 1 draft Personnel Ordinance Apply to extended leave situations (absence more than one month) as well as position vacancies. Clarify the roles of the County Manager, Board of Health and Board of Social Services.