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1 <br /> ORANGE C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 29, 1993 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # Jmr-E <br /> SUBJECT: Employee Assistance Program Contract Renewal <br /> DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1 -Initial agreement Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br /> 2 -1993-94 amendment dated <br /> May 26, 1993 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> 3 -Draft memorandum of agree- Hillsborough-732-8181 <br /> ment with Town of Hills- Durham-688-7331 <br /> borough Mebane-227-2031 <br /> 4 -Supplemental memorandum Chapel Hill-967-9251/968-4501 <br /> from HAI Account Executive <br /> Gary Romich <br /> PURPOSE: To approve continuation of the Employee Assistance <br /> Program (EAP) contract with Human Affairs <br /> International (HAI) for the period July 1, 1993 <br /> through June 30, 1994 . <br /> BACKGROUND: The. Employee Assistance Program contract was <br /> initially approved by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners in February 1990. The EAP provides <br /> Orange County employees and their dependents with <br /> confidential face-to-face assessment and counseling <br /> services, 24 hour a day emergency service, referral <br /> to community resources as needed, coverage for any <br /> personal problems, and follow-up on all cases. <br /> From April 1, 1992 through March 31, 1993, 25 Orange <br /> County employees and their dependents accessed the <br /> EAP. This is an overall EAP utilization rate of 5 <br /> percent. HAI projects an overall utilization target <br /> of 5 to 6 percent based on HAI experience with <br /> similar municipalities. <br /> In addition to individual employee assistance during <br /> the past year, the EAP provided two critical incident <br /> debriefings, two stress management training sessions <br /> for EMS employees, and management consultation on <br /> various employee issues. <br />