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270 Employees in the training steps shall be evaluated on their anniversary date to determine if satisfactory progress is being made in learning job duties and responsibilities. If satisfactory progress is being made, the department head shall recommend to the County Manager a one-step increase in pay. If satisfactory progress is not being made, the department head will recommend to the County Manager retention at employee's current rate of pay at which time the employee will be scheduled for another evaluation in six months. At the six-month evaluation the department head will review the employee°s progress in correcting work deficiencies and if work is now at least satisfactory, will recommend to the County Manager a one-step increase in pay. If the employee's work is still deficient, the department head will recommend no increase in pay and will begin disciplinary measures in accordance with Article VII of this Ordinance. Job Rate. Step 3 is the job rate for each salary range and designates the maximum rate of pay each employee may receive for satisfactory performance. It was noted that Article III, Section 6, Pay Rates in Promotion, Demotion, Transfer and Reclassification, would have to be revised with the deletion of Subsections (b) and (c) of Section 3. The County Manager and Personnel Director are to prepare these revisions. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Simmons with Commissioners Melvin, Simmons, and Moss and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Hamby voting against, the Board moved to eliminate the Longevity Pay Plan for Cabarrus County effective June 30, 1990. Employees currently earning longevity pay are to be included under a "sunset" provision with the rate of longevity pay on June 30, 1990 to be added to the employee's base pay under the new pay system. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Melvin and unanimously carried, the Board moved to amend the proposed Personnel Ordinance to delete Section 13, Education Incentive Program, and to include in another section of the proposed Ordinance a provision whereby the County will pay the entire amount as required for approved educational classes that will contribute to the performance and future promotional opportunities for employees. The County will reimburse the employee for tuition, books, and fees but will provide no travel reimbursement. Ail requests must be submitted with the department head's recommendation, either favorable or unfavorable, and are subject to approval by the County Manager. The Board by consensus agreed to amend the proposed Personnel Ordinance to include the words "or placed" at the end of the last sentence of Section 2, "Implementation of EEO Policy". The sentence as amended reads as follows. Notices with regard to equal employment matters shall be posted conspicuously on County Government premises in places where notices are customarily posted or placed. The Board by consensus agreed to amend the proposed Personnel Ordinance in order for Subsection (b) of Section 5, Qualifications Standards, to read "Job descriptions shall be reviewed annually to assure the requirements conform to the actual job performance requirements." UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Melvin with Commissioners Simmons, Melvin and Moss and Chairman Lentz voting for and Commissioner Hamby voting against, the Board added Martin Luther King Day, the third Monday in January, as a holiday for County employees. Commissioner Melvin expressed concern relative to the County's annual leave and sick leave schedule and manner of accumulation. She asked the County Manager to determine the number of employees who drop below 80 percent employment status due to the number of holidays, annual leave, and sick leave. Commissioner Simmons recommended that Section 15, Sick Leave - Physician's Certificate, be amended to include the provision that sick leave over five consecutive days shall require a physician's statement prior to an employee returning to work. There was no objection and the proposed Ordinance was amended as recommended. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unanimously carried, the Board moved to amend the proposed Personnel Ordinance by eliminating Article VI, Section 28, Educational Leave, as currently written and replace with guidelines relative to tuition reimbursement.