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. i~ <br />Orange County Personnel Ordinance 'Issue Date: August 1,1997 <br />_ (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 Leading ~ 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 prier disciplinary action(s). <br />(~ T)rat fiuther disciplinary action, including dismissal, may be taken <br />if corrections are not made within the tune allowed. <br />- (g) The employee's right to appeal under the ©range County Grievance <br />Procedure. <br />c. The department provides a copy of the Final Written Warning to the Personnel <br />-• ~ Department for inclusion'in the employee's personnel file. <br />d In carrying out Item 3, the supervisor should be awat~ that,. for unsatisfactory, <br />-work performance, a Final Written Warning may be •issired only after a First <br />Written Warning, excepf as provided in Article TX, Section 4.5:1. <br />4. Ilism~s <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- Managers <br />agpmval #o proceed with apre-dismissal conference with the employee. In the <br />case of an employee in the Department of Health or Social Services, the Health <br />a See Article IX, Section 4.7.4. <br />Article IX -Page 9 <br />