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1- ORANGE C O U N T Y HOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 7, 1991 �JiCT: Employee Assistance Program Contract : Personnel (S): Employee Assistance Program Contract Action Agenda Item # V'1 PUBLIC HEARING: Yes __X _No INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Holmes, Extension 2551 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Durham - 688 -7331 Mebane -- 227 -2031 Chapel Hill - 967 - 9251/968 -4501 PURPOSE: To provide for continuation of the Employee Assistance Program for Orange County employees and dependents through contract with Human Affairs International for the period July 1, 1990 through June 30, 1991. The Board of Commissioners approved the initial contract with Human Affairs International for the five month period from February 6, 1990 through June 30, 1990. Employees and supervisors were provided with an orientation to the Employee Assistance Program in March, 1990 and the services currently are being used by Orange County employees. In the nine month start up period (April, 1990 through December, 1990) the service was used by approximately three percent of employees. One -half of the people utilizing the service to date were initially seen during the months of November and December. The recent increase in numbers suggests a higher utilization rate as the program matures. The projected rate of utilization of Employee Assistance Program services is generally seven percent to ten percent once an Employee Assistance Program has been in place longer than two years. Human Affairs International plans to provide additional employee orientations and further employee communications over the coming months in order to increase Orange County's employee utilization rate. The primary purpose of the Employee Assistance Program is to 1) to enhance existing health and safety programs provided to Orange County employees, 2) to strengthen