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tp/91e I-3 j32 ;. (! rung Ojountg Department of ada1 =-5.eruim BOO W TRYON STREET HILLSBOROUGH NORTH CAROLINA 27278 HOARD TELEPHONE' MAE McLENDON HILLSBOROUGH OFFICE 9E6..601 967 9251 SAM ENGLISH HILtSBOROUGH OFFICE 737.975, 72-EFIRI JANICE SCHOPLER Chairperson CHAPEL HILL OFFICE 9704A-PE ANNE BARNES R I MURPHY MO DIRECTOR THOMAS M WARD DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICE REDUCTION-IN-FORCE POLICY This policy is the first steo in reducing the manpower cost of the agency to conform to decreases in available funding. It is a permanent policy to be revised as needed in the future in response to reductions in Title XX allocations. Once this policy is approved subsequent steps may include ( 1) a detailed plan for reducing hours and/or terminating employees. Note: Any plan containing employee hours deviating from 40 hour work week must be approved by county commissioners. (2) an agency plan for the reduction of service delivery. This plan must take into consideration legal and administrative mandates for service delivery levels. (3) the final step may be the actual re-assignment of remaining personnel to conform as closely as possible to the revised service delivery plan. 1. General Policy: The agency Director may separate an employee whenever it is necessary due to shortage of funds, abolishment of a position, or other material change in duties or organization. The selection of the position or positions to be abolished will be made by the agency director in con- junction with the Department of Social Services Board and will be base' on budget reouirements, sources of funds and program needs, however, the prime factor in selection will be length of service with this ageni since date of last employment. Any employee terminated will have priority for employment in any vacancy which occurs within his/her supervisory unit for one year. Voluntary reduction in hours of staff within each supervisory unit wil: be offered as an alternative to this reduction in force policy. When a vacancy occurs within a unit those who have voluntarily reduced hour! will have priority to increase hours to 100% prior to re-hiring a first time appointee. 2. Specific Policy Statements: a. This agency currently has no temporary, probationary or trainee appointments, therefore permanent status employees must be con- sidered under this policy. b. Personnel in agency supervisory units effected by Title XX reduc- tions in funds only will be considered for Reduction-in-force. These are (1) Adult Services and Supportive Services Unit (2) Day Care Unit (3) Protective Services for Children (2 Units) (4) Adoption and Foster Care Administration Unit. No clerical employee within these units will be affected by this policy. Total employee equivalency to full time (40 hours per week) is 28.6 employees.