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1 <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: November 19, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. �r <br /> Subject: Personnel Ordinance Revision - Petty Leave <br /> Department: Personnel Public Hearing: Yes No X <br /> Budget Amendment <br /> Needed: Yes No X <br /> Attachment(s): Information Contact: <br /> Draft Revision to the Orange County Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br /> Personnel Ordinance, Article IV, Extension 25:50 <br /> Section 10.0, Petty Leave <br /> Telephone Number: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Purpose: To consider amending the Orange County Personnel Ordinance, <br /> Article IV, Section 10.0, Petty Leave to clarify coverage and <br /> permit more than two hours of earned, unused Petty Leave to be <br /> used for necessary absence in periods of hazardous weather. <br /> Background: Attached is a draft revision to the Petty Leave section of the <br /> Orange County Personnel Ordinance. The draft changes are <br /> shown in boldface type on the attachment and provide for the <br /> following: <br /> • Clarification that Petty Leave earning is; prorated for a <br /> permanent part time employee. <br /> • Provision that, when hazardous weather conditions occur, <br /> the employee may use earned, unused Petty Leave in <br /> excess of the two hour limit for necessary absence. <br /> Currently the maximum amount of Petty Leave which may be <br /> used at any one time is two hours. This change would <br /> provide the employee an additional option, with the <br /> supervisor's approval, to cover necessary absence due to <br /> hazardous weather conditions. <br />