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I OR A N G E C O UK T Y BOARD OF COMliISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 31 1992 Action Agenda Item # -72T B SUBJECT: Personnel Ordinance Revision - Temporary Appointments DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _X No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1 - Draft Revisions to Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director Article II, Section 5.2 and Article I, Section 4.37 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough -732 -8181 2 - Current Article II, Durham - 688 -7331 Section 5.2 and Article I, Mebane -227 -2031 Section 4.37 Chapel Hill - 967 - 9251/968 -4501 PURPOSE: To revise the temporary appointment provisions of the Orange County Personnel Ordinance. BACKGROUND: During 1991 -92 County staff completed a review of the County's use of temporary employees for extended periods. This review arose from the concern that the County has employees being appointed as temporary for extended periods of time who do not receive benefits. Under the Personnel Ordinance, there are two major categories of employees. These are temporary and permanent. A temporary employee may be full time or part time (any number of hours) and may be appointed as temporary for up to 12 months. A temporary employee receives no benefits except Social Security, Workers' Compensation, Civil Leave and Administrative Leave. A permanent employee may be full time or part time (appointed for at least 20 hours each workweek) and receives benefits. The temporary employment review included identifying temporary appointments which have extended beyond one year and surveying the types of schedules these employees work and the needs they serve. This review showed that the County has two major groups of employees serving as temporary for extended periods. Group 1 consisted of employees who averaged 20 hours or more each workweek on a continuing basis. Group 2 consisted of employees who have been appointed for extended periods but work more limited hours