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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 6, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~-~ <br />SUBJECT: Employee Assistance Program Contract Renewal <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1 - 2000-2001 EAP Contract Amendment Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, <br />2 -Draft Memorandum of Agreement Extension 2550 <br />with Town of Hillsborough TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 68$-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve continuation of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) contract with <br />Human Affairs International for the period July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001 with no change in <br />the rate. <br />BACKGROUND: The EAP provides Orange County employees and their dependents with <br />confidential face-to-face assessment and counseling services, 24-hours a day emergency <br />service, referral to community resources as needed, coverage for any personal problems and <br />follow-upon all cases. The types of problems which may be addressed through the EAP <br />include drug and alcohol abuse, mental health including depression, parent/child issues, marital <br />issues and job stress. The EAP also provides supervisory consultation for dealing with <br />employee personal problems, and provides consultation on a variety of mental health topics <br />such as stress management, depression and conflict management. <br />The EAP currently serves as Orange County's referral agency for any employee problems <br />related to substance abuse. The County's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy, which complies <br />with the Federal government's drug and alcohol testing requirements, requires the County to <br />have a referral agency for an employee who tests positive for substance abuse. The EAP is the <br />required referral service for drug and alcohol treatment under the Drug and Alcohol Testing <br />requirements. The EAP also serves as the County's referral source when dealing with post <br />traumatic incident debriefings. <br />The total EAP service activity rate for employees directly contacting the EAP for assistance in <br />fiscal year 1999-00 to date is about 11.2 percent. In addition, in 1999-00 the EAP has provided <br />employee training on dealing with eldercare issues. The EAP also has provided training for <br />supervisors and department heads on its supervisory assistance program. Also as noted <br />