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

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J Attachment 1 Draft Revision to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance Acting Appointments and Position Coverage (Changes shown in bold type) Article II, Section 5.0, Appointments Types of Appointments 5.6 Acting Appointment in ^ OtiFIR De9kinn and Position Coverage When a department or division head position becomes vacant or the department head or division head is absent on leave for more than one month, the County Manager (or in the case of the Health Director or Social Services Director, the Health or Social Services Board) assesses the position coverage needs and may make an acting appointment or other position coverage assignments to provide for coverage of essential duties. is ma le wi In making an acting appointment, the County Manager (or in the case of the Health Director or Social Services Director, the appropriate Board) may designate internal staff, or hire an external candidate to provide the acting coverage. The Acting Department or Division Head may be asked to serve up to six (6) months. This may be extended up to six additional months with the County Manager's (or Health or Social Services Board, as appropriate) approval. In lieu of or in addition to making an acting appointment, the County Manager (or in the case of the Health or Social Services Director, the appropriate Board) also may choose to distribute duties and coverage assignments among internal staff and /or hire external staff or contractors to enable services to continue. If a current permanent employee is designated as acting for a position at a higher salary grade than his or her current position, the salary paid to the employee selected to serve -a peskien shall be adjusted to the hiring rate of the new range assigned, or to a step within the range that provides a minimum of five percent increase in pay. If a department head or division head continues on leave beyond six months, the County Manager or designee (or in the case of the Health or Social Services Director, the appropriate Board) initiates discussions s to work and department to develop lop a more head on leave as to long term outlook for return definitive long term coverage plan based on this information. Article I, Section 4.0, Definitions 4.1 Acting P-esitiens Appointment - any appointment of an internal candidate or external candidate to provide coverage in the vacancy of a department head or division head position or absence on leave of a department or division head for more than one month.