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12 1 another issue with the departments was just bringing this matter to their attention and looking at 2 the hours to consider whether a full time position was needed. 3 Commissioner Dorosin asked what conclusion should be drawn. 4 Brenda Bartholomew said she brought the positions that were of concern to the 5 directors, and there was direction to follow the ACA and the County's policy. She said anyone 6 seasonal or part time is called a temporary employee. She said a part timer is some one that 7 works 20 hours or less on a regular basis, while a seasonal worker is employed only for a 8 certain season, and then they are terminated once that season over. She said staff can look at 9 better classifying these employees by title. 10 Commissioner Dorosin asked about the large variation of the wages listed in attachment 11 B. He asked how the hourly wage is set, and whether the salaries are related to the duties and 12 the equivalent full time position. 13 Brenda Bartholomew said a lot of the lower wages are for the seasonal workers or 14 interns. She said the job responsibilities do measure up to the rates, and some are very 15 specialized and may be done under a grant. She said the salaries are driven by the job 16 Commissioner Dorosin asked if someone working for the Department of Environment, 17 Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) would make an hourly wage that would be 18 equivalent pay to the full time salary. 19 Brenda Bartholomew said yes. She noted that these figures represent wages from 20 2013 -14, and the living wage was implemented in 2014 -15. She said part time workers are 21 paid nearly as much per hour as a permanent worker. 22 Commissioner Rich asked how to ensure that employees and seasonal workers know 23 about approved wage increases. She cited a specific instance of poll employees being 24 unaware of an increase that had occurred. 25 Brenda Bartholomew said she did send a memo out to all employees on this issue. 26 Commissioner Price asked if there are ever issues with overtime. 27 Brenda Bartholomew said only employees who work over 40 hours would be eligible for 28 overtime. She said even employees hired for 20 hours, who work more than that are not 29 eligible for overtime. She said these employees should not be consistently working over part 30 time hours, and she would address issues like that to make sure there is no violation of the 31 Affordable Care Act. She thinks that overall, temporary employees are being used 32 appropriately. 33 Chair Jacobs said it may be good to revise the language. 34 Brenda Bartholomew said she would be in favor of that recommendation. 35 Chair Jacobs said another issue is the 12 month definition. He said a department might 36 try to help their budget by telling someone not to come in for a month. 37 Brenda Bartholomew said you still look at 12 months past that employment. 38 Chair Jacobs said he just does not want to use the 12 month definition to disadvantage 39 the part time employees. 40 Brenda Bartholomew said that is not the intent. She said the point is to look at the 41 seasonal employees, and to insure them. 42 Chair Jacobs said there may be a philosophical way of looking at whether or not there is 43 some advantage to having permanent part time employees. He said there is a lot of time spent 44 chopping down on personnel costs in a recession, and this would be an option where you don't 45 have to go back and fill those open positions. He said the permanent part time employees may 46 be a good way to provide a more equitable workplace. 47 Annette Moore said there used to be permanent part time employees with benefits, and 48 most of those were converted to full time positions, so that level was taken away. She said the 49 ordinance can be changed to put this back in.