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Article IV
Employee Benefits
14.0 Family and Medical Leave
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14.1 In accordance with the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave
Amended
06/Ol/10
Act (FMLA) of 1993 and any amendments thereto, Orange County will provide
qualified employees up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for
specified family and medical reasons, or for any "qualifying exigenc}~' arising out
of the fact that a covered military member is on active duty, has been notified of
an impending call for duty or is ordered to active duty, in support of a contingency
operation, or to take up to 26 weeks of job-protected leave in a single 12-month
period to care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness.
14.2 An employee may take up to three days of consecutive paid leave for Amended
the birth or adoption of his or her child during the child's first week of o6ioiiio
life or first week in the home or for the fostering of a child under the
age of five during the child's first week in the home.
14.3 The County Manager will provide Rules and Regulations to carry Amended
out the purpose of this section of the Ordinance. o6~oi~io
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o. Amendment to the Oranqe Countv Personnel Ordinance Article IV Section 14 0
Familv Leave to Add Provisions for Familv Medical Leave Act of 1993
The Board approved the amendment to Articie IV, Section 14.0 of the Orange County
Personnel Ordinance, to be effective upon signature of the administrative Rules and
Regulations by the County Manager, to add provisions relating to the Family and Medical Leave
Act of 1993.
~ Resolution - Medical Waste Incinerator Reaulatorv Standards
The Board approved a resolution calling for the North Carolina Environmental management
Commission to adopt State rules on early implementation of new federal emissions standards
for medical waste incinerators and approved the conveyance to the North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission prior to the May 25t'' public hearing.
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE ADOPTION OF STATE RULES REQUIRING
EARLY IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR
HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATORS
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency
("USEPA") adopted Federal regulations in 40 CFR 60 Subpart Ce, entitled "Emission Guidelines
and Compliance Times for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators" for existing medical
waste incinerators ("New Federal Standards"); and
WHEREAS, the New Federal Standards establish lower emission rates and additional operating
conditions than existing State and prior Federal regulation; and
WHEREAS, the New Federal Standards require states to promulgate new state rules that will
require existing medical waste incinerators to comply with the New Federal Standards no later
than October 6, 2014, and to obtain USEPA approval of the new state rules within two years
after October 6, 2009; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing is scheduled for May 25, 2010 for the "Title V" permit renewal for a
medical waste incinerator in Haw River in adjoining Alamance County owned by Stericycle,
Incorporated; and
WHEREAS, the timing of this permit renewal is such that renewal will occur prior to
implementation of the new USEPA rules by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission; and
WHEREAS, Stericycle's annual waste incineration at its facility was reported as over 26 million
pounds last year, with the potential for prevailing westerly winds to carry emissions into Orange
County from this location, and
WHEREAS, public concerns regarding medical waste incineration have been recently
expressed by other local governments, specifically Mecklenburg County, the nearby Towns of
Matthews and Stallings, and members of the public and environmental groups; and
WHEREAS, the USEPA's action effectively provided notice that emission rates and other
requirements would change; and