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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 4, 2025 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-j <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of Revisions to the Orange County Code of Ordinances Section 28 — <br /> Personnel <br /> DEPARTMENT: Human Resources <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Attachment 1: Clean Copy and Red-lined Brenda Bartholomew, Human Resources <br /> Versions of Recommended Director, 919-245-2550 <br /> Revisions <br /> PURPOSE: To approve recommended revisions to the Orange County Code of Ordinances <br /> Chapter 28 — Personnel. <br /> BACKGROUND: Section 28-6 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances provides the County <br /> Board of Commissioners with the responsibility in part for approving personnel ordinances. The <br /> following sections of the Personnel Ordinance are proposed for revision and consideration by <br /> the Board for approval: <br /> Article II. Recruitment and Selection — Section 28-12 Sexual Harassment <br /> The purpose of the revisions within this section is to broaden the scope of the policy to include <br /> workplace harassment. <br /> Article III. Conditions of Employment — Section 28-27 Workplace Violence Prevention <br /> The purpose of the revisions within this section is to update reporting requirements and <br /> responsibilities of directors, supervisors, and employees. Further to include defining uncivil <br /> behavior within the policy. <br /> Article IV. Employee Benefits — Section 28-36 Health Insurance <br /> The purpose of the revisions within this section is defining more appropriately county, employee <br /> and retiree contribution responsibility and defining the eligibility of a retiree returning to work in <br /> North Carolina Local Government. <br /> Article IX. Separation and Disciplinary Action — Section 28-92 Disciplinary Action <br /> The purpose of the revisions within this section is to refer to a pre-disciplinary conference <br /> instead of a pre-dismissal conference to not presume that dismissal is forthcoming as the <br /> outcome of a disciplinary conference. Further to make revisions based on consistent practice in <br /> the implementation of this ordinance. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br />