(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.
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)Telework. The County Executive must adopt, by Method 1 regulation, a policy to permit eligible employees to telework and a plan to increase the number of County employees who telework.
(c)Contents. The telework regulation must:
(1) require the Director to designate an employee to serve as the County telework manager. The County telework manager must:
(A) advise each County department and office on telework matters;
(B) serve as a resource for managers and employees on telework;
(C) develop, after consulting the County Attorney, a standard written telework agreement between a teleworking employee and the employee’s manager;
(D) assist managers in determining the eligibility of an employee to telework; and
(E) be the primary point of contact between the Office of Human Resources and each County department or office on telework issues;
(2) identify the circumstances under which a County employee may telework;
(3) identify procedures that a County employee must follow to obtain permission to telework;
(4) require the execution of a written telework agreement between an employee and the employee’s manager outlining each party’s expectations and responsibilities; and
(5) identify the required telework training for a teleworking employee and a County manager.
(d)Training. The Director, after consulting the Chief Information Officer, must establish an appropriate training course for a teleworking employee and a County manager.
(e)Annual report. The 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 telework regulation;
(2) the number of employees teleworking in each department or office during the preceding fiscal year;
(3) the number of teleworking hours worked by employees in each department and office in the preceding fiscal year; and
(4) recommendations for improvements to the teleworking regulation. (, § 1; , § 1.)
