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<br />Information Item <br />Orange County Human Resources Department <br /> <br />200 South Cameron Street Nicole M. Clark, SPHR, IPMA-CP Tel (919) 245-2550 <br />Post Office Box 8181 Director Fax (919) 644-3009 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 www.orangecountync.gov <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: <br />Frank Clifton, County Manager <br />From: <br />Nicole Clark, Human Resources Director <br />Date: <br />October 9, 2012 <br />Subject: <br />Ban the Box <br />At the May 15, 2012 Regular Board Meeting, Mr. Hank Elkins representing the Partnership to End <br />Homelessness brought forth a petition asking that the Board of Commissioners revise the county <br />employee recruitment/application process to delay and/or possibly eliminate asking questions of <br />applicants regarding criminal history. <br />A review of job postings since May 15, 2012 shows that a question regarding criminal history was <br />asked on three separate postings. Since the beginning of September, there have been no postings <br />and this <br />that require an applicant to indicate whether or not they have a criminal background <br />question will not be asked going forward. <br />Please let me know if you have any questions. <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer <br />