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12 <br /> 1 insurance. The County has been pro-active in appropriately identifying positions, which need to <br /> 2 be classified as permanent as per the Personnel Section of the Orange County Code of <br /> 3 Ordinances and the Affordable Care Act requirements. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Action Agenda Item 3, dated September 11, 2014 is provided as Attachment B, which analyzed <br /> 6 the use of temporary employees at the request of the Board of County Commissioners. It was <br /> 7 determined that there were some employees working in hours in excess of what the Affordable <br /> 8 Care Act allows as well as outside the desire of the Board. As part of the FY 2015/16 budget <br /> 9 adoption, positions were subsequently made permanent. These positions included three <br /> 10 Orange Public Transportation Drivers and a Weighmaster at the Department of Solid Waste. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Action Agenda Item 5, dated April 17, 2008 is provided as Attachment C, which shows the <br /> 13 transition of funding positions from a long term temporary services status to permanent <br /> 14 positions meeting County staff needs. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 The Human Resources Department will continue to work to make sure that Orange County is <br /> 17 compliant with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act and the North Carolina Retirement <br /> 18 System as well as meeting the needs of each department and appropriately offering benefits to <br /> 19 employees when applicable. More specifically, the Human Resources Department will continue: <br /> 20 • Reviewing the work of temporary employees to make sure they are appropriately <br /> 21 classified as per the County Ordinance and make changes as necessary. <br /> 22 • Monitoring temporary employees working more than 12 months or 1,000 hours in a <br /> 23 calendar year as required by the Retirement System. <br /> 24 • Monitoring hours worked by temporary employees to ensure that all employees eligible <br /> 25 for health insurance benefits are appropriately notified and enrolled. <br /> 26 Also, the Affordable Care Act requires certain employers (applicable large employers), which <br /> 27 includes Orange County to offer health insurance coverage to full-time employees and their <br /> 28 dependents and requires those employers to send an annual statement to all employees eligible <br /> 29 for coverage describing the insurance coverage available to them (IRS Section 6055) as well as <br /> 30 the detail of an employee's actual insurance coverage (IRS Section 6056). The County has <br /> 31 filed accordingly and no issues have been identified as non-compliant. <br /> 32 Brenda Bartholomew presented the following PowerPoint: <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Workforce Demographics and Utilization of Temporary Employees <br /> 35 Brenda Bartholomew <br /> 36 March 29, 2016 <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Minorities in the Workplace (table) <br /> 39 • The following table demonstrates the percentage of minorities in the workplace since <br /> 40 June 30, 2014 through March 2016. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Goals to Improve Diversity <br /> 43 Implemented two BOCC Initiatives within the past year <br /> 44 • Internship Program <br /> 45 ❖ Provide a learning experience to students in order for them to blend classroom <br /> 46 theory with real-life practice. <br /> 47 ❖ Recruit from many universities and colleges within the area bringing in a diverse <br /> 48 representation of minorities. <br /> 49 ❖ Designed to give students an opportunity to complement their formal education <br /> 50 with career-related experience. <br /> 51 ❖ Spark an interest in pursuing a career in local government. <br />