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1 THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSIONEMPLOYEE NEWSA BI-COUNTY COMMISSION SERVING MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGE S COUNTIESVOLUME XXI ISSUE 2012 UpdateLook OutComments Accepted on Revisions to MSR&R Ch. 1400 through Sept 28..page 2 Kronos Upgrade Launches ..page 3 First Place Honors Go to Joint Project of Prince George's County Departments ..page 3 Montgomery Park Police Hold Award Ceremony ..page 5 ERS LifeTimes ..page 6 Health & Benefits Open Enrollment, Cont..pages 8-9 The deadline for submissions to the next issue of Update is close of business Thursday, October you!See Health & Benefits, page 8 Open Enrollment Season Open enrollment for calendar year 2013 is scheduled to take place from October 22, 2012 to November 9, 2012.

2 The same plans will be offered, but changes to the health plan designs are under consideration and rates are still be-ing finalized. Preliminary calculations indicate increases ranging from to for the medical and prescrip-tion plans. More details will be published in the October issue of Update and your open enrollment packet. Please be sure to read your open enrollment packet in its entirety for valuable Sharing Changes for 2013 During July and August, informational meetings were held at various Commission sites to discuss the changes in the cost share of premiums for the health plans. These changes were negotiated with union representatives for represented employees and passed through to non-repre-sented Order of Police (FOP) Represented Em-ployees Effective January 1, 2013, the cost share for all health plan premiums, including medical, prescription, dental and vision will be 20%.

3 The Commission contributes 80% of the cost of the low vision option for the moderate and high vision options. The employee pays the Merit & MCGEO Local 1994 Repre-sented Employees Effective January 1, 2013, the cost share for all health plan premiums other than the lowest cost medical plan and the prescription plan will be The cost share for the lowest cost medical plan and the prescription plan will remain at 15%. The Commission contributes 80% of the September 2012 Update2 EMPLOYEE NEWSU pdateTHE MARYLAND-NATIONALCAPITAL PARK AND PLANNINGCOMMISSIONFran oise CarrierChairmanElizabeth M. HewlettVice ChairmanMontgomery CountyCasey AndersonNorman DreyfussAmy PresleyMarye Wells-HarleyPatricia Colihan BarneyExecutive DirectorJoseph ZimmermanSecretary-TreasurerAdrian R.

4 GardnerGeneral CounselUPDATEE xecutive Office Building6611 Kenilworth AvenueRiverdale, MD 20737301-454-1733 Editor: James AdamsContributors: Valerie Berton, Andrea Davey, Abbigail Irelan, Anika :Joyce Disbrow, Dewayne WilliamsUpdate reserves the right to accept, reject and/or edit any materials submitted for George s CountyDorothy F. BaileyManuel R. GeraldoJohn P. ShoaffA. Shuanise WashingtonWelcome to the Commission Update welcomes the following employees who joined the ranks of the M-NCPPC in August and September: This is a reminder to all Merit System Employees that the opportuni-ty to comment on the drafted revisions to Merit System Rules and Regula-tions Chapter 1400, Employee Leave: Personal, Annual, Sick, and Compen-satory Leave, is still available through Friday, September 28, 2012.

5 You may access NOTICE 12-02, announcing the changes and the comment period on inSite, or by clicking the link be-low. As part of the Commission s con-tinuing review and Update of its poli-cies, the Merit System Board released proposed amendments to Chapter 1400 of Merit System Rules and Regulations (MSR&Rs). Chapter 1400 of the MSR&Rs addresses Personal, Annual, Sick, and Compensatory leave for non-represented employees hired into Merit System positions. Proposed amendments affect Section 1450 (Personal Leave) and 1460 (Annual Leave). Before amendments may be adopted by the Commission, the Merit System Board releases drafted proposals for a 30 day period to allow comments from non-represented Merit System employees.

6 The 30-day period ends Friday, September 28, 2012, and comments must be submitted by here to access Notice 12-02 Click here to access Amendments to MSR&R Chapter 1400 Click here to comment on the Amend-ments to MSR&R Chapter 1400 AMENDMENTS TO THE MERIT SYSTEM RULES & REGULATIONS TO COMMISSION MERIT SYSTEM EMPLOYEES: As part of the Commission s continuing review and Update of its policies, the Merit System Board is releasing proposed amendments to Chapter 1400 of Merit System Rules and Regulations (MSR&Rs). The MSR&Rs provide the governing policy on employment actions and conditions. While the MSR&Rs are not intended to provide detailed employment procedures, they provide the framework for Commission-wide and departmental programs.

7 Before amendments may be adopted by the Commission, the Merit System Board releases drafted proposals for a 30 day period to allow comments from non-represented Merit System employees. After employee comments are considered, the Merit System Board finalizes recommendations for consideration and action by the Commission. Details of the review and adoption of amendments are outlined in the section titled Amendment Review Process. Overview of Proposed Amendments Chapter 1400 of the MSR&Rs addresses Personal, Annual, Sick, and Compensatory leave for non-represented employees hired into Merit System positions. Proposed amendments affect Section 1450 (Personal Leave) and 1460 (Annual Leave) Policy changes apply to Merit System employees newly hired after the dates specified in the amendments.

8 The amendments do not affect existing Merit System employees. The amendments are explained below with specific language drafted in Attachment A to this Notice. Personal Leave Amendments (Section 1450): This Section is being amended so employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 must complete 12 months of Merit employment before personal leave is granted. Upon completion of this period, the amount of personal leave granted will be based on the date that the 12 months were completed and on the employee s status as a full-time or part-time Merit System employee. In subsequent years, the employee will be eligible for the full calendar year allotment of leave (up to 24 hours) depending on the employee s status as full or part-time.

9 Explanation of Change: Existing Rules allow personal leave to be granted to the employee from the initial date of hire into a Merit System position. Effective January 1, 2013, newly hired Merit employees will have to wait 12 months. Language has been inserted to distinguish between personal leave grants for employees hired prior to January 1, 2013. 12-02 08/29/2012 Deadline for Comments on MSR&R Chapter 1400 is September 28 Prince George s County Depart-ment of Parks and RecreationKelli Holsendolph, Robert Clark, Jr., Raymond Rawlins, Ryan Bond and Tiffany Jones Montgomery County Department of PlanningAlexanderia MurphMontgomery County Department of ParksCarl Tolley, Megan Fellows, An-thony Beckford, Lamont Campbell, Robert Green and Lafate Smith Do you have personal news to share?

10 Recently married? Engaged? Had a baby? Won an award? Has anything happened in your Division/Department lately that you think is newsworthy? Let Update know and we ll con-sider it for an upcoming edition of our monthly employee newsletter. Dead-line for submissions for the upcoming issue is always listed on the front page of the most recent issue of send your notice (fax) Update Editor, 4th floor, EOB (interof-fice mail)OR We re looking forward to hearing from you!September 2012 Update3 The Kronos Version Has Arrived! What's happening? What do I need to do? Where do I log in? These are just some of the questions you may now have about the new Kronos time-keeping system that launched in the beginning of September.