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8 <br /> Orange County Personnel Ordinance Issue Date:August 5, 2011 <br /> scheduled at least 20 hours each workweek). This includes an employee <br /> appointed to a permanent position serving a probationary period. <br /> 6.1.2 Repealed Effective January 28, 2011. <br /> 6.1.3 Employees of the Sheriffs and Register of Deeds' departments Amended <br /> are covered by the Sick Leave section of the Personnel 101129,11 <br /> Ordinance in the same manner as other County employees. The <br /> Sheriff and Register of Deeds themselves may voluntarily elect to be <br /> covered by this section of the Ordinance. Such election may be made upon <br /> initial adoption of this section of the Ordinance or upon election to a term <br /> of office and is in effect for the term of office. If the Sheriff or Register of <br /> Deeds elects to be covered and exhausts available Sick Leave then his or <br /> her compensation is reduced by being placed on leave without pay for any <br /> additional Sick leave period. This constitutes a voluntary reduction in <br /> compensation under GS153A-92b(1). <br /> 6.2 Using Sick Leave <br /> Repealed Effective January 28, 2011. <br /> 6.3 Earning Sick Leave <br /> 6.3.1 Each Permanent, Provisional or Time-Limited employee earns Amended <br /> Sick Leave based on the regular work schedule. 01/29/11 <br /> 6.3.2 A Permanent, Provisional or Time-Limited Full Time Amended <br /> employee regularly scheduled to work 40 hours each 01/29/11 <br /> workweek earns Sick Leave at a rate of 3.7 hours each pay <br /> period or 96.2 hours each year. <br /> 6.3.3 Sick Leave earning is prorated for Permanent, Provisional or Amended <br /> Time-Limited employee working a regular work schedule 01/29/11 <br /> other than 40 hours. <br /> 6.3.4 Sick Leave is earned during any pay period in which the Amended <br /> employee works or is on paid leave one-half or more of the 01/29/11 <br /> work days in the pay period. <br /> 6.3.5 In addition to Sick Leave earned, any accumulated Annual Amended <br /> Leave in excess of 240 hours as of January 31 of each year is 01/29/11 <br /> converted to Sick Leave. This converted Sick Leave is used in <br /> the same manner as earned Sick Leave. As with other Sick Leave, any <br /> unused converted Sick Leave is counted toward creditable service at <br /> retirement as authorized by the N.C. Local Government Employees <br /> Retirement System. <br /> Article IV-Page 7 <br />