HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/06/99 Personnel Ordinance Text Amendment Art VI Sect 31Amendment 2
ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
PERSONNEL ORDINANCE FOR HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
ADOPTED JANUARY 6, 1997
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance on
:January 6, 1997 entitled "Personnel Ordinance for Harnett County, North Carolina'; and
WHEREAS, this Board is of the opinion that the amendment set forth below is necessary
to the clear and efficient working of the ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that Article VI, Leaves of Absence, Section
31. Adverse Weather is hereby amended and replaced with amended Article VI, Leaves
of Absence, Section 31. Adverse Weather, as provided below.
Article VI. Leaves of Absence
Section 31. Adverse Weather
1. General Provisions
a. Administrative leave because of adverse weather may be granted when the County
Manager exercises his discretion to administratively excuse (no charge to leave)
nonessential employees early because of severe weather developing during normal
operating hours, or when there is a delayed opening because of severe weather
developing during non -duty hours.
b. All employees are to presume, unless otherwise notified, that their activity will be
open regardless of any weather or other emergency conditions, which may develop;
and they are expected to report for work.
c. Designation of Essential Employees. Essential county services must be maintained
regardless of weather conditions. Department Heads are responsible for determining
which of their employees are essential to the accomplishment of their department's
mission. Essential employees are required to report to, or remain at work during
adverse weather conditions. Those essential employees who cannot report to work
because of driving conditions will make every effort to contact their supervisor or
another management official so that county transportation can be dispatched to pick
them up. When county transportation is provided or offered and refused by the
employee, administrative leave will not be granted and the employee will be charged
absence without approved leave.
d. Notification requirements. Employees who have been designated as essential must be
notified in writing of the designation and are required to acknowledge this
notification in writing. Department heads will make this notification upon
implementation of this policy, and will also notify new employees if they will be
serving in a position that has been designated essential.
e. There are no provisions to allow essential employees to take a day off at some future
time to compensate for working during an emergency. Essential employees who
work during an emergency situation when the Emergency Operations Center is
activated, and while nonessential employees are on administrative leave, will be
compensated as follows:
(1) Nonexempt employees will be paid 1 and % times their regular rate of pay for
each hour they work under these circumstances. This pay will be in addition
to any other pay they are entitled to during that administrative workweek.
(2) Exempt employees (including department heads) will be paid at the rate of 1
times their regular rate of pay for each hour they work under these
circumstances. This pay will be in addition to any other pay they are entitled
to during that administrative workweek.
2. Release of nonessential employees.
a. The County Manager's decision to release employees early will be disseminated to
department heads by the Administration staff assisted by the Personnel Department.
b. Entitlement to administrative leave depends on the nonessential employee's status at
the time of the announcement.
(1) If the employee was on duty and departed on leave after official word was
received but before the time set for dismissal, leave is charged only from the time the
employee departed until the time set for dismissal.
(2) If the employee was scheduled for duty after an initial period of leave and
dismissal is given before the employee can report, leave is charged until the time set for
dismissal.
(3) If severe weather develops during non -duty hours but there is no curtailment
of county activities, employees are expected to be at work at the beginning of the
workday. Employee tardiness caused by treacherous driving conditions may be excused
on a case -by -case basis. The County Manager may delay opening of county activities for
a certain period of the workday. In that event, nonessential employees will be
administratively excused for the duration of the delayed opening. In the event the County
Manager closes all nonessential county activities for an entire day, the day will be
considered a non -work day for leave purposes and employees will be excused without
charge to leave. This does not apply to employees in a non -pay status on the days before
and after the day of the closing.
(4) Temporary part time intermittent employees who are not scheduled to work
are not entitled to administrative leave.
(5) Liberal use of annual leave during adverse weather periods for nonessential
employees is Harnett County's standing policy.
3. Adverse Weather Announcements. The County Manager's Office will furnish the
below listed radio /TV stations with Harnett County adverse weather announcements
relating to delayed opening or closing of county activities.
TV Radio
WRAL TV — 5 Raleigh WPTF
Duly adopted this 6`h day of December, 1999.
HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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ATTEST:
Kay 9JBlanchard, Clerk to the Board
Dan B. Andrews, Chairman