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2 • Adopt best practices for specified benefits - Develop a bank for shared leave where employees could deposit leave into the bank not only for their benefit but also for the benefit of others. This would allow recipients of the shared leave donation to receive the leave that they require while retaining their privacy. • Modernize the terminology -Change the name of the Personnel Department to the Human Resource Department and Department Heads to Department Directors; • Remove items that are no longer relevant -Take out of the Ordinance references to the Employee Interest Card in Article I and Position Interest Cards in Article II. These items are no longer used -the job line and Internet are now used to keep potential applicants aware of vacancies. • Create a Rules and Regulations Manual -Provide for a rules and regulation manual developed and maintained by the County Manager that would instruct department heads, supervisors, and employees on "how to" carry out the instructive language in the Ordinance. This manual, and any future revisions to the manual would be reviewed with the Board. The manual would also enable the Board to keep the language in the Ordinance specific enough to give direction but general enough so that the Ordinance would not become outdated with minor changes to state and, federal law. In other words, the Ordinance would contain language on what the Manager, Department Directors and others were required to do as it relates to personnel and the manual would direct them as to "how" to carry out those requirements. Personnel Ordinance History Highlights 3/3/58 The BOCC authorized staff to keep personnel records on all employees. 2/2/59 The BOCC granted an employee an extended leave of absence. 3/2170 The BOCC granted an employee permission to attend training. 7/20/70 The BOCC votes to provide hospital insurance to employees. 1/5/76 The BOCC votes to ask the Office of State Personnel to assist with preparation of a new Personnel Ordinance. 6/6/76 The BOCC adopts the Personnel Policy, not Personnel Ordinance, effective J my 1, 1976. 2/2/81 The Board adopts the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy as part of the Personnel Ordinance. 8/5/85 The BOCC adopts the proposed Personnel Ordinance, effective July 1, 1985. The Boards specifically discusses the delegation of authority to the County Manager provided by G.S. 158A-82 and asks that it be incorporated into the Article 1, Section 7.0 of the Personnel Ordinance. 9/5/89 The BOCC amends the Personnel Ordinance to include a Drug Free Workplace Policy. 3/5/90 The BOCC amended the Personnel Ordinance changes to Articles I, II, III, IV and VII to reflect the County's sensitivity to work and family issues "that face employees.