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Catawba County adopts broad Personnel Code overhaul to bolster recruitment, leave and classification rules
Summary
The Board adopted Ordinance 2025-06 replacing Chapter 28. Key changes include updated applicability for state-covered employees, allowance of a homeschool certificate in lieu of a high school diploma, expanded annual and sick-leave accrual rules, and targeted changes effective Nov. 1, 2025 and Jan. 1, 2026.
Catawba County commissioners on Oct. 6 adopted Ordinance No. 2025-06, a comprehensive rewrite of Chapter 28 (Personnel) intended to streamline administration, improve recruitment and retention, and align county policy with recent changes to State human-resources rules.
The ordinance replaces the county's existing personnel code in full, codifying definitions, classification and salary administration, hiring procedures, flexible promotion rules, disciplinary and grievance processes, and a range of leave and benefits provisions.
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