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2 <br />This use of Shared Leave to care for an ill member of the employee's immediate family is a <br />provision commonly found in Shared Leave policies. It was not proposed in the initial <br />Shared Leave policy because of the desire on the part of the employees as expressed <br />through the Consortium to first get some experience with the policy. <br />For information, the County implemented the Shared Leave program in 1996. The current <br />policy provides that an eligible employee requesting Shared Leave may receive up to 80 <br />hours of donated leave for time off required by the employee's own serious health <br />condition. Since the program began, 25 employees have requested Shared Leave. <br />Approximately 140 employees have donated a total of about .1,500 hours of leave through <br />the program. <br />Financial Impact: There is no direct cost associated with the program. There potentially <br />could be additional cost incurred if necessary to provide additional staffing coverage in the <br />employee's absence. because the amount of Shared Leave is limited to 80 .hours, this <br />effect is limited. <br />Recommendation: The Manager recommends the Board adopt the attached Personnel <br />Ordinance revision effective January 4, 2000. <br />