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Employee & Labor Relations

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24. Personnel Files

Extra Help AFSCME-SEIU, MOU

24.1 Employee Review

Each extra-help employee shall have the right to inspect and review any official record relating to their performance or to a grievance concerning the employee that is kept or maintained by the County in the Human Resources Department. The contents of such records shall be made available to the extra-help employee for inspection and review at reasonable intervals during the regular business hours of the County Human Resources Department. The extra-help employee’s designated representative may also review the personnel file with specific written authorization from the extra-help employee.

24.2 Employee Response

The County shall provide an opportunity for the extra-help employee to respond in writing, or personal interview, to any information about which they disagree. Such response shall become a permanent part of the extra-help employee’s personnel record. The extra-help employee shall be responsible for providing the written responses to be included as part of their personnel record.