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Policy Updates

Summary: Changes in Policies are listed with the most recently changed Policy first.

MAJOR CHANGES are policy changes or procedural changes.

MINOR CHANGES are typographical or word changes.

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2012

May

C.E.S.P. 1-62: Personnel: Hiring Policies
MINOR 5-10-2012
Policy C.E.S.P. 1-62
Summary Deleted from 3. Program Associate "Starting salary worksheet: Uniform Pay for Experienced Program Associates and Program Technicians"

Deleted from 4. Program Technician "Starting salary worksheet: Uniform Pay for Experienced Program Associates and Program Technicians"


C.E.S.P. 7-18: Employee Benefits: Leave and Holidays: Family and Medical Leave Act (F.M.L.A.)
MAJOR 7-18-2012
Policy C.E.S.P. 7-18
Summary  F.M.L.A.  may be taken for the serious illness of the employee; for the birth, adoption or foster care of a child;  for the care of a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition, for family leave when there is a call to active duty in the Armed Forces, and for care of an injured Service member.  

April

C.E.S.P. 7-8: Employee Benefits: Leave and Holidays: Catastrophic Leave Bank Program
MINOR 4-25-2012
Policy C.E.S.P. 7-8
Summary Added paragraph under II. General Information "Intermittent catastrophic illness refers to catastrophic illness that has resulted in an “ongoing” condition for the employee or a qualifying family member that may require the use of sick leave at intermittent times due to the type of illness or injury. In intermittent catastrophic situations, an employee returning after a period of catastrophic leave might then be eligible for catastrophic leave on an intermittent basis for continuing treatment or transitioning back to work. The duration of all catastrophic leave (a block of catastrophic leave plus intermittent catastrophic leave) may not exceed six months, or 1040 hours, in a twenty-four (24) month period."

C.E.S.P. 4-19: System Management: Office Management: Computer and Network Use
MAJOR 4-20-2012
Policy C.E.S.P. 4-19
Summary Establishes policy governing use of Cooperative Extension Service computer and network resources.

C.E.S.P. 1-67: Personnel: Awards: Cooperative Extension Service: Employee of the Quarter
MINOR 4-16-2012
Policy C.E.S.P. 1-67
Summary Updated Award Dates

C.E.S.P. 7-4: Employee Benefits: Leave and Holidays: Annual Leave & Annual Leave Used for Study
MINOR 4-10-2012
Policy C.E.S.P. 7-4
Summary Changed: V Lump Sum Payments Upon Termination
from: "...The termination leave payout calculation will be reviewed and approved by the Director of Financial Services...."
To: "...The termination leave payout calculation will be calculated by the Payroll Service Specialist and  reviewed and approved by the Payroll Manager...."

C.E.S.P. 3-1: System Management: Payroll and Finance: Compensation for Overtime
MINOR 4-10-2012
Policy C.E.S.P. 3-1
Summary Added: "Supervisors are responsible for assuring employees have sufficient compensatory time available to cover hours charged to Compensatory Time.  If compensatory leave balances are insufficient for the amount of leave charged, the excess hours will first be deducted from the employee’s annual leave bank.  If the annual leave bank is exhausted and excess hours remain, the excess hours will be deducted as Leave Without Pay."

C.E.S.P. 6-1: Travel Regulations
MINOR 4-1-2012
Policy PMGS 12-1
Summary Updated policy to comply with updated law.

March

C.E.S.P. 2-1: Civil Rights Compliance:Nondiscrimination
MINOR 3-29-2012
Policy CESP 2-1
Summary Wording change

C.E.S.P. 3-2: System Management: Payroll and Finance: Payroll Schedule
MINOR 3-23-2012
Policy CESP 3-2
Summary Updated 2012 - 2013 Payroll Schedule

C.E.S.P. 2-5: Civil Rights Compliance: Racial-Ethnic Categories
MINOR 3-16-2012
Policy CESP 2-5
Summary Wording changes

C.E.S.P. 4-11: Employee Conduct
MAJOR/NEW 3-6-2012
Policy CESP 4-11
Summary Employees must report to their supervisor, within 24 hours or at the earliest possible opportunity thereafter, any criminal arrests, criminal charges, or criminal convictions, excluding misdemeanor traffic offenses punishable only by fine. Failure to do so shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

C.E.S.P. 4-10: Personal Phone Calls
DELETED 3-6-2012
Summary

Replaced by policy 4-11: Employee Conduct


C.E.S.P. 4-6: Office Dress and Grooming
DELETED 3-6-2012
Summary

Replaced by policy 4-11: Employee Conduct

February

C.E.S.P. 1-62: Hiring Policies
MINOR 2-27-2012
Policy CESP 1-62
Summary

Update Definition of Unit Pay

 

C.E.S.P. 1-62: Hiring Policies
MINOR 2-15-2012
Policy CESP 1-62
Summary

Changes made to clarify policy language


C.E.S.P. 3-5: System Management: General: Alternative Work Arrangements
DELETED 2-2-2012
Policy CESP3-5
Summary

 

January


C.E.S.P. 1-62: Personnel: Hiring Policies
MAJOR 1-3-2012
Policy CESP1-62
Summary

A new County Agent Salary Worksheet including monthly credit calculation, and additional salary credit for Classified AES/CES, seasonal, and temporary work experience will become effective 1/3/2012.   

The GPA requirements for County Agent positions will be eliminated for jobs posted on or after 1/3/2012.


C.E.S.P. 1-38 Personnel: Performance Policies: Salary Increases - Advanced Degrees
MAJOR  
Policy CESP1-38
 

A new County Agent Salary Worksheet including monthly credit calculation, and additional salary credit for Classified AES/CES, seasonal, and temporary work experience will become effective 1/3/2012.   

The GPA requirements for County Agent positions will be eliminated for jobs posted on or after 1/3/2012.

 

 


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