HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-04-2002 - 8f ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 4, 2002
Action Agen a
Item No.
SUBJECT: Personnel Ordinance Revision—Change Name of Personnel Advisory Boat
DEPARTMENT: Personnel PUBLIC HEARING: (VIN) Na
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director.
Draft Personnel Ordinance Revision Extension 2550
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 7328181
Chapel Hill 0604501
Durham 880-7331
Mebane 3362274031
PURPOSE: To consider a revision to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance to change the
name of the Personnel Advisory Board to the Personnel Heading Boat. as requested by the
Boat of Commissioners.
BACKGROUND: As provided under N.C. General Statute 153A-05,me Boat of
Commissioners established the Personnel Advisory Boat to serve as a hearing board for an
employee appeal of a dismissal, disciplinary suspension or disciplinary demotion.
As pad of considering appointments to the Personnel Advisory Boat at the March t B, 2002
Boat of Commissioners meeting, the Boat of Commissioners asked the Personnel Director to
bring back to the Board for consideration a Personnel Ordinance revision to change the name
of the Personnel Advisory Boat to the"Personnel Hearing Boat". The purpose of the name
change Is ro clarify that the function of the Board is t serve as a hearing boat for an employee
appeal of a dismissal, disciplinary suspension or disciplinary demotion.
The attached draft Personnel Ordinance revision changes the name of the Personnel Advisory
Boat to the Personnel Hearing Board.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION($): The Manager recommends that the Boat approve the attached
Personnel Ordinance revision effective June 4, 2002.
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Attachment
Draft Orange County Personnel Ordinance Revision
Article VIII,The Appeals Process and the Grievance Procedure
(Changes shown In bold type.)
4.0 Personnel Adiefsery Hearing Board
The Commissioners, as authorized by G.S. 153-95 will appoint an A9v aery a Personnel
Hearing Board to conduct hearings on employee grievances involving demotions,
suspensions, and dismissals. The Personnel Hearing Board will make determinations on
employee grievances and forward be recommendations tc the Manager, who will make
final determinations. Personnel Heading Board determinabons on employee grievances
in the SherifPe Department and Register of Deed's Office will be forwarded to the Sheriff
and Register of Deeds, respachvsly,with a copy sent to the County Manager. The Sheriff
and Register of Deeds will make final determinations in their respective departments.
Draft Personnel Ordinance Revision
Article VIII, Section 3.0, Procedure
(Changes shown In bold type.)
3.3 Stao 3
If the grievance is not seMed In Step 2, the employee will appeal by giving written notice
to the Manager within (5) complete working days after receipt of the Department head's
determination. Within two (2) complete working days, the Manager will advise the
employee in writing of the determination. The employee will sign and date a copy of the
Manager's response to acknowledge receipt thereof, or the Manager will make a notation
in the employee's personnel file that the employee has been informed of the Managers
response.
The Managers decision *11 be final and there will be no action therefrom, except that an
employee may appeal to the Aeviesry Personnel Hearing Board any decision involving
demotion, suspension, or dismissal.
3a An employee who is demoted, suspended, or dismissed by the Manager may appeal the
decision to the Adviseet Personnel Hearing Boom within Win (10)complete working days
after receipt of the Managers decision. The Manager will forward all papers and
information used in making a decision to the Personnel Hearing Board within five (5)
complete working days after receipt of the appeal to the Board. The Personnel Hearing
Board will conduct a hearing within ten (10) complete working days of receipt of papers
and information from the Manager. It will notify the employee in writing of its findings and
recommendations within five (5) complete working days after the hearing. The Personnel
Hearing Board may find (1) that the grievance is without merit or (2) that the grievance
has met and that certain administrative adore should be undertaken.3.5