Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-032-2020

• Reference No.: CB-032-2020
• Draft No.: 1
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 7/21/2020
• Introduced Date: 6/23/2020
• Public Hearing Date: 7/21/2020 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 9/14/2020
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING PERSONNEL LAW for the purpose of amending provisions of the Personnel Law relating to the contents of promotional or recruitment announcements by providing the Office of Human Resources Management, in collaboration with the County departments and agencies the autonomy to determine the timeframe to post a position announcement, and relating to certain provisions for sick and safe leave.
• Proposers/Sponsors: County Executive, Todd M. Turner, Rodney C. Streeter, Dannielle M. Glaros, Derrick Leon Davis, Calvin S. Hawkins, Thomas E. Dernoga, Sydney J. Harrison, Deni L. Taveras, Jolene Ivey
• Code sections: 16-154 - , 16-221 - , 16-221.03 -
• Contact: Christina Noone, Office of Human Resources Management

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/30/2020	1	County Executive	signed
7/21/2020	1	County Council	public hearing held
7/21/2020	1	County Council	enacted	Pass
6/23/2020	1	County Council	introduced
6/11/2020	1	Sitting as the Committee of the Whole	Favorably recommended	Pass
6/2/2020	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING PERSONNEL LAW for the purpose of amending provisions of the Personnel Law relating to the contents of promotional or recruitment announcements by providing the Office of Human Resources Management, in collaboration with the County departments and agencies the autonomy to determine the timeframe to post a position announcement, and relating to certain provisions for sick and safe leave.

Background

This Bill amends certain provisions of Subtitle 16 of the County Code.  The first proposed amendment relates to the contents of promotional or recruitment announcements and would provide the Office of Human Resources Management, in collaboration with the County departments and agencies, the autonomy to determine the timeframe to post a position announcement which will replace the current fourteen (14) day period.  The intent is to reduce the length of time after the closing of the announcement to fill the position.  The next amendment expands the definition of the family members for whom an employee can use sick leave to care for, as well as the use of sick leave for safe haven purposes as an additional approved reason; and the last amendment adds those persons working for the County who are now entitled to receive Sick and Safe Leave pursuant to the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act of 2018.

The fiscal impact will be provided by the Office of Management and Budget.