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8 <br /> continue critical services, the County Manager may approve additional hours in writing. <br /> For this purpose, critical services include such services as public safety and top priority <br /> goals of the County. <br /> • When the employee is working under an established academic internship program or <br /> work study program. <br /> ATTACHMENT A provides the referenced Ordinance and the Non-Temporary categories. <br /> Section 2: Rights of Temporary Employees <br /> Under Section 28-36 of the Code of Ordinances, it is the policy of Orange County to provide <br /> permanent employees both full-time and part-time (regularly scheduled at least 20 hours each <br /> workweek) with group health insurance. Temporary employees are considered non-permanent <br /> and are not eligible for health insurance. <br /> Section 3: Current Work Assignments of Temporary Employees <br /> There are varying uses of temporary employees, summarized as follows: <br /> • Employees work a regular work schedule for periods longer than six months to a year <br /> • Employees work within the duration of a grant time period <br /> • Employees work a defined time period, considered seasonal, may return year after year <br /> • Employees work on as needed basis or per diem (called when needed) <br /> • Employees are filling a position vacated because an employee is on leave <br /> • Employees are filling a need during the time period to process the filling of vacancies <br /> • Employees in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (DSS youth employment grant) <br /> • Employees in the Work First Program, which services parents of children with little or no <br /> income <br /> Section 4: Findings of the Analysis <br /> ATTACHMENT B provides an overview by department. The following table represents an <br /> overview of Hours Worked by Current Temporary Employees. <br /> Average Wage Total Hours Worked # of Temp Employees Average # of Hours <br /> Worked <br /> 401 or approximately <br /> $13.83 121,139 300 15 hours per pay <br /> period <br /> There are 22 employees of the 300 temporary employees that worked more than 1,040 hours in <br /> FY 2013 - 2014, which represents 7.33% of the temporary population. Five of these temporary <br /> employees are County retirees from the BOCC (1), Health (1), Solid Waste (1), and the Sheriff's <br /> Office (2). <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers with 50 or more full- <br /> time employees (including full-time equivalents) must offer all employees working an average of <br />