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April 21, 2003 Page 93 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Suggs and unanimously carried, the Board authorized the following revisions to the Cabarrus County Personnel Ordinance as proposed in the Memorandums from Don Cummings, Human Resources Director, and set forth below; and authorized the actions necessary for implementation. First Memorandum Dated April 11 Subject: Proposed Personnel Ordinance Revisions As directed, the following changes to the Personnel Ordinance, Article VI, Leaves of Absence, are recommended to implement the Sheriff Department schedule change and provide equitable leave accrual. A few housekeeping changes are included for correction, clarification and compliance. The current Ordinance language is shown with the proposed changes. ARTICLE VI. LEAVES OF ~SENCE Section 1. Holidays The following days and such other days as the Commissioners may designate are holidays with pay paid leave for employees and officers of the County working the basic work week of forty hours. New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day (Nov. 11) Thanksgiving Day Day After Thanksgiving Christmas -- Two (2) workdays -when Christmas falls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday (The County will observe the State Christmas Schedule);~ -when Christmas falls on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday (The County will observe Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day). When a holiday other than Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the County shall observe the same day a~-the State of North Carolina observes fcr the holiday in ~dcstlcn. If a holiday a~ designated by the-Ceun~y Personn~tthis Ordinance falls on a day other than Monday and is designated nationally to be observed on a Monday, then the County policy is amended to observe that holiday on a-the designated Monday. Employees assigned to Emergency Medical Services with a schedule of on duty twenty-four (24) hours and off duty forty-eight (48) hours shall have one ~hun4re~--~w~tve--~l-l~123 hours off per year in lieu of the regular holidays. Law enforcement offlcers working a 12 hour shift schedule shall have 92 hours off per year in lieu of the regular holidays. Holiday leave credited to full time, part time, and temporary ~nd rcgular part timc employees on the number of hours worked during their normal schedule on the day of the week that the holiday or designated holiday falls, not to exceed e~ght (8) hours. ~a-~de~--Full t~me and part time employees, not on paid leave, must work a full normally scheduled workday before or after the holiday ~o be eligible for holiday leave, to bc cli~iblc for koliday icavc, a tTemporary County employees must kavc worke~ a full normally scheduled workday before and after the holiday ~o be eligible for holiday leave. Employees may wish to be away from work on certain day for religious observances. Department heads should attempt to arrange the work schedule so that an employee may be granted annual leave if it is requested because the day is a major religious observance for that employee. Annual leave should be denied only when it would create an emergency condition which cannot be prevented in any other manner. Section 2. Effect of Work on Holidays or Unscheduled Workdays on Other Types of Paid Leave Regular holidays or unscheduled workdays which occur during an annual, sick or other paid leave period of any officer or employee of the County shall not be charged as annual, sick or other leave. Section 3. Holiday - When Work Required Except for Emergency Medical Services and law enforcement personnel, employees who are required to perform work on regularly scheduled holidays shall be granted compensatory time off in accordance with the Wage and Hour Policy as contained in Appendix C. Section 4. Annual Leave Ail regular and probationary employees who are scheduled to work at least 1,000 hours during the calendar year shall receive annual leave in accordance with this policy. Annual leave may be used at the employee's discretion with the approval of the employee's supervisor. Section 5. Annual Leave - Probationary Emp%oyees An employee serving a probationary period following initial leave and shall be permitted to use such leave with prior approval of his or her supervisor. appointment may accumulate annual leave. Any Section 6. Annual Leave - Manner of Accumulation The anniversary date of employment shall be used for determining earned annual employee working the basic workweek shall earn annual leave at the following rates: Schedule A Hours'Earned Bi-weekly 3 hrs 4 minutes & 37 seconds 4 hrs 4 hrs 36 minutes & 55 seconds Years of Aggregate Service Less than 5 years 5 but less than 10 years 10 but less than 15 years 5 hrs 13 minutes & 51 seconds 6 hrs 9 minutes & 14 seconds 15 but less than 20 years 20 years or more Leave Earned Yearly 80 hours & 2 seconds (10+ days) 104 hours (13 days) 119 hours 59 minutes & 50 seconds (15- days) 136 hours & 6 seconds (17+ days) 160 hours & 4 seconds (20+ days)