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O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 3, 1992 <br />SUBJECT: Vacation and Sick Leave <br />Revision to the Personnel Ordinance <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Draft Revision to Sections <br />5.1, 6.1, and 6.5 of the <br />Vacation Leave and Sick Leave <br />Sections of the Personnel <br />Ordinance <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # Zr_R <br />PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _X —No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Personnel Department, Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967- 9251/968 -4501 <br />PURPOSE: To revise the Vacation and Sick Leave sections of the <br />Personnel Ordinance to provide that the Sheriff and <br />Register of Deeds may elect on a voluntary basis to be <br />covered by these policies and to extend the coverage <br />of the Sick Leave provision permitting transfer of <br />Sick Leave from certain other governmental units. <br />BACKGROUND: Currently the Sheriff and the Register of Deeds, as <br />elected officials, do not earn Vacation Leave or Sick <br />Leave. According to the Institute of Government, the <br />County may choose to voluntarily extend Vacation and <br />Sick Leave benefits to elected officials. <br />Attached is a draft revision to the Vacation Leave and <br />Sick Leave sections of the Personnel Ordinance. This <br />provides that the Sheriff and the Register of Deeds <br />may voluntarily elect to be covered by these policies. <br />Such an election would be made upon adoption of this <br />policy revision or upon election to a term of office <br />and be in effect for the term of office. <br />For Sick Leave to be creditable for retirement <br />purposes, it is necessary for such leave to be accrued <br />on a monthly basis and for leave without pay to be <br />used if available leave has been exhausted, according <br />to the N. C. Local Government Employees' Retirement <br />System. Thus, the attached draft revision provides <br />for authorization by the Sheriff and Register of Deeds <br />for reduction in salary through leave without pay if <br />he or she elects to participate in the leave program <br />and available leave is exhausted. <br />1 <br />