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<br />Qrange County Personnel Ordinance Issue Date: August I, 1997 <br />t ~ (1) Upon noting employee performance or conduct appearing to require a <br />' . - Final Written Warning, meets privately with the employee to review the <br />specific actions or omissions and to allow the employee to give reasons for <br />the actions or omissions. <br />(2) If the Final Written Warning is justified, specifies in the letter to the <br />employee: - . <br />- (a) - 'That it is a "Final~Written Warning." - <br />(b) The specific actions or omissions Ieading • to the Final Written <br />Warning. . <br />(c) The corrections the employee must make. <br />(d) The time allowed, if any, for corrections to be made. <br />(e) .Any prior disciplinary action(s). . - <br />- • (f) That further disciplinary action, including dismissal, may be taken <br />if corrections are not made within the time allowed.. - - <br />(g) The employee's right to appeal under the Orange County Grievance <br />Procedure. <br />- a. The department provides a copy of the ~Fina.I Written Warning to the Personnel <br />-- ~ ~ Department far inclusion~in the employee's personnel file. <br />d. ~ In carrying out Item 3, the supervisor should be aware that,. for unsatisfactory. <br />• work performance, a Final Written Warning may be -issued only after a First <br />Written Warning, except as provided in Article I~, Section 4.5:1. <br />4. Distnrssad~ <br />• Before a Permanent employee maybe dismissed, the following must occur: <br />a. The department head reviews the. facts and circumstances, including the nature <br />and extent of prior disciplinary actions, if any, and any action taken (or not taken} <br />as to other employees in similar situations. <br />~. b. if the department head decides to recommend dismissal, he or she reviews the <br />recommendation with the County Manager and receives the County Manager's <br />approval to proceed with apre-dismissal conference with the employee. In the <br />case of an enmliloyee in the Department of Health or Social Services, the Health <br />• a See Article 1X, Section 4.7.4. <br />Article Ix -Page 9 <br />