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ORD-2020-025 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date:November 5, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-d <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Approval of a Pandemic Response Payment to Permanent Orange County <br />Employees and Approval of Budget Amendment #3-A <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Human Resources and <br />County Manager’s Office <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Brenda Bartholomew, Human Resource <br />Director (919) 245-2552 <br />Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager <br />(919) 245-2306 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To recognize the flexibility and perseverance demonstrated by Orange County <br />employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, and approval of Budget Amendment #3-A for the <br />Pandemic Response Payments to permanent County employees. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: On March 10, 2020, Governor Cooper, by Executive Order 116, declared a <br />state of emergency to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On March 27, 2020, Executive Order <br />121 imposed a statewide Stay at Home Order, which directed people to stay at home except to <br />visit essential businesses, exercise outdoors or help a family members. The Order also banned <br />gatherings of more than 10 people and directed everyone to physically stay at least 6 feet apart <br />from others. <br /> <br />More Executive Orders followed in connection with the pandemic, which dramatically impacted <br />the manner in which County services were provided and the expectations for how County <br />employees delivered those services. <br /> <br /> Executive Order 135 issued April 23, 2020 extended North Carolina’s Stay At Home Order <br />(Executive Order 121) until May 8, 2020. <br /> Executive Order 141 issued on May 20, 2020 lifted the statewide Stay at Home Order and <br />moved to a Safer At Home recommendation. <br /> Executive Order 151 issued on July 16, 2020 extended Executive Order 141's Safer At <br />Home Phase 2 measures until at least Aug. 7, 2020. <br /> Executive Order 155 issued on August 5, 2020 extended Executive Order 141's Safer At <br />Home Phase 2 measures until at least Sept. 11, 2020. <br /> Executive Order 163 issued on September 1, 2020 revised prohibitions and restrictions <br />that moved the state to Safer at Home Phase 2.5 measures. <br />1