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REQUESTED CHANGE PERSONNEL AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT The parties recognize that natural resources conservation programs are delivered through an intergovernmental system, in which federal, state, and local governments work together. The parties will work together to provide staffing and fiscal resources commensurate with workload, priorities, allocated funding, and expertise necessary to deliver a balanced and diversified conservation program. Staffing will be a mix of employees provided by federal, state, county, and district resources. There are certain authorities delegated to specific staff as follows: Department Head The parties jointly agree that Commerce Department Director will serve as the Department Head. The Department Head will represent the District and its employees at county meetings, conferences, and appropriate functions. Personnel Management The management of personnel will be as follows: a) Hiring and dismissal of employees will be in accordance with county personnel policies. b) The management ofNRCS personnel is the responsibility ofNRCS. c) The management of county employees is the responsibility of the Commerce Department Director. In the interest of facilitating these responsibilities, the District Conservationist is delegated the authority for: I) Technical oversight 2) Delivery of employee technical training and development. d) The Department Head will make recommendations to the County Manager regarding the following in accordance with county government policy: I) Recruitment and hiring of district employees 2) Employee performance evaluation, including awards, disciplinary actions, and separation 3) Leave coordination and approval 4) Certification of Time and Attendance reports 5) Determination and approval of training requiring expenditure of district funds 6) For counties with technicians cost shared through the state's Agriculture Cost Share Program, responsibility for documenting 2080 hours for each funded position spent per year on non-point source pollution control issues by office staff. In the event that a county employee feels aggrieved, their recourse is according to county government personnel policy. The parties agree to work cooperatively to resolve employee grievances. Hiring, supervision, development, evaluation and dismissal of employees will be done in accordance with applicable law and county personnel policies. Fiscal Management The parties will work together to maximize available resources and actively seek funding to accomplish natural resource priorities and programs. 3 Agreed to the changes on this page: Cabarrus SWCD Chairman - NRCS District Conservationist - (1..fe, Cabarrus County Manager - Commerce Department Head -