ORD-1999-019 Personnel ordinance Addition - Multi-Lingual Recruitment and Hiring

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-9i 4' CVX�D - 1449 — ca l r � -P g_ Amendment to Policy Governing Appointments to Boards and Commissions The Board approved amending the policy governing boards and commissions to allow citizens serving in two appointed positions to also serve on one short-term task force. h. Board of Commissioners Meeting Calendar for Year 2000 This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda. I. Benefits for County Commissioners This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda. L Change in Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Schedule The Board amended its regular meeting schedule to add a joint meeting with the school boards December 13, 1999, 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill. VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA a. Budget Amendment#4 The Board considered budget ordinance amendments and capital and grant project ordinances for fiscal year 1999-2000 included herein by reference. Commissioner Jacobs asked about one of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro School Systems' capital projects, specifically the one regarding athletic facilities. He was unclear as to where this matter was left when it was discussed in the spring. He said that there were concerns about whether this project could be coordinated with the development of the facilities of the Smith Middle School. He asked for some more information. Bill Mullin said that the Smith Middle School project specifications and plans are out for bid at this time. He said that the project mentioned in budget amendment#4 is not as far along as the Smith Middle School project. He said that the timing of the two projects is not on the same track, so they could not be coordinated. Commissioner Jacobs asked if more efficiency was achieved by combining anything for the two sets of athletic facilities. Bill Mullin said that the two projects were operating on independent tracks. Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to see what has changed in this project since the adoption of the budget in June. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve budget amendment#4. VOTE: UNANIMOUS f. Personnel Ordinance Revision - Multilingual Recruitment and Hiring The Board considered adding a multilingual hiring policy to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance. Commissioner Jacobs made a correction to the Personnel Ordinance Revision. He said that it is repetitious to say, "bilingual language skills." He referred to item 3.12 and said that"language" should be deleted in the last sentence. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the multilingual hiring policy in the Orange County Personnel Ordinance with the above change. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Jacobs would like a report from Elaine Holmes on how many applied at the booth at Fiesta del Pueblo. h. Board of Commissioners Meeting Calendar for Year 2000 The Board considered adopting its calendar of meetings for the 2000 calendar year. Commissioner Jacobs suggested postponing this item until Commissioner Carey is in attendance. He has problems with February 15th and March 1St Commissioner Halkiotis has a problem with April 4 th This item will be on the next agenda. I. Benefits for County Commissioners The Board considered adopting a policy providing that the County will make the same contributions for benefits for County Commissioners that it makes for permanent employees, effective July 1, 2000. 6