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' 1 ORANGECOUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 26, 1996 Action Agenda Item# SUBJECT: Employee Assistance Program Contract Renewal DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: _Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1 - 1996-97 Contract Amendment Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director 2 -Draft updated Memorandum of Agreement Extension 2550 with Town of Hillsborough TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough- 732-8181 Durham- 688-7331 Mebane- 227-2031 Chapel Hill-967-9251/968-4501 PURPOSE: To approve continuation of the Employee Assistance Program(EAP) contract with Human Affairs International(HAI) for the period July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997. BACKGROUND: The Employee Assistance Program contract was initially approved by the Board of County Commissioners in February 1990. The EAP provides Orange County employees and their dependents with confidential face- to-face assessment and counseling services, 24-hour a day emergency service, referral to community resources as needed, coverage for any personal problems and follow-up on all cases. The EAP also provides supervisory consultation for dealing with employee personal problems, and provides training and consultation on a variety of mental health topics such as stress management, depression and conflict management. The Employee Assistance Program currently serves as Orange County's referral agency for any employee problems related to substance abuse. The County's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which complies with the Federal government's drug and alcohol testing requirements, requires the County to have a referral agency for an employee who tests positive for substance abuse. The EAP is the required referral service for drug and alcohol treatment under the Drug and Alcohol Testing requirements.