Bill No. 12-14
Concerning: Personnel – Telecommuting - Amendments
Revised: March 10, 2014 Draft No. 2
Introduced: January 28, 2014
Enacted: April 22, 2014
Executive: May 1, 2014
Effective: July 31, 2014
Sunset Date: None
Ch. 12 , Laws of Mont. Co. 2014
County Council
For Montgomery County, Maryland
By: Councilmembers Berliner, Floreen, and Riemer, Council Vice President Leventhal, and Councilmembers Elrich, Andrews, and Navarro
AN ACT to:
(1) require the County Executive to adopt a regulation to identify the circumstances under which a County employee may [[telecommute]] telework;
(2) require the Executive to adopt a regulation to establish procedures that a County employee must follow to obtain permission to [[telecommute]] telework; and
(3) generally amend the law governing the County personnel regulations.
By amending
Montgomery County Code
Chapter 33, Personnel and Human Resources
Article II, Merit System
Section 33-24
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The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following Act:
Sec. 1. Section 33-24 is amended as follows:
33-24. [[Telecommuting]] Telework.
(a) Definitions. In this Section, the following words have the meanings indicated:
[“]Director[”] means the Director of the Department of Human Resources or the Director’s designee.
[“Sustainability Working Group” means the Group defined in Section 18A-13.]
[“][[Telecommute]][”] Telework means a work arrangement in which some or all of the work is performed at an alternative work site, such as a home or office space near a home.
(b) [[Telecommuting]] [Action Plan] Telework. The [Sustainability Working Group] County Executive must [prepare] adopt, by Method 1 regulation, a [Telecommuting Action Plan that sets out a] policy to permit eligible employees to [[telecommute]] telework and a plan [for increasing] to increase the number of County employees who [[telecommute]] telework.
(c) Contents. The [Telecommuting Action Plan] [[telecommuting]] telework regulation must:
(1) [set numerical goals for the number of County employees who telecommute] require the Director to designate an employee to serve as the County [[telecommuting]] telework manager. The County [[telecommuting]] telework manager must:
(A) advise each County department and office on [[telecommuting]] telework matters;
(B) serve as a resource for managers and employees on [[telecommuting]] telework;
(C) develop, after consulting the County Attorney, a standard written [[telecommuting]] telework agreement between a [[telecommuting]] teleworking employee and the employee’s manager;
(D) assist managers in determining the eligibility of an employee to [[telecommute]] telework; and
(E) be the primary point of contact between the Office of Human Resources and each County department or office on [[telecommuting]] telework issues;
(2) identify the circumstances under which a County employee may [[telecommute]] telework; [and]
(3) identify procedures that a County employee must follow to obtain permission to [[telecommute]] telework;
(4) require the execution of a written [[telecommuting]] telework agreement between an employee and the employee’s manager outlining each party’s expectations and responsibilities; and
(5) identify the required [[telecommuting]] telework training for a [[telecommuting]] teleworking employee and a County manager.
(d) Training. The Director, after consulting the Chief Information Officer, must establish an appropriate training course for a [[telecommuting]] teleworking employee and a County manager.
(e) Annual report. The [Sustainability Working Group] Chief Administrative Officer must report to the County Executive and County Council by January 15 of each year on:
(1) the actions taken in the preceding fiscal year to implement the [Telecommuting Action Plan] [[telecommuting]] telework regulation;
(2) the number of employees [[telecommuting]] teleworking in each department or office during the preceding fiscal year;
(3) the number of [[telecommuting]] teleworking hours worked by employees in each department and office in the preceding fiscal year; and
(4) recommendations for improvements to the [[telecommuting]] teleworking regulation.
Approved: