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.Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ..a-- <br />Action Agenda Item Abstract <br />Meeting Date: Apri121, 1999 <br />Subject: Employee Pay and Benefits Changes for 1999-00 <br />Department: Personnel <br />Public Hearing: (Y/1~ No <br />Attachment(s): <br />Board of Commissioners' Planned Pay and <br />Benefit Changes for 1999-00 <br />1999-00 Pay and Benefits Implementation <br />Report (under separate cover) <br />Information Contact: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Telephone Numbers: - -ext. 2550 <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Purpose: To confirm the employee pay and benefits components planned for fiscal <br />year 1999-00 and to consider the implementing policy details. <br />Background: In October 1998 the Board of Commissioners held a work session on <br />employee compensation. In preparation for that work session, the Board <br />received a comprehensive pay and benefits report. This covered alternative <br />pay directions and options, an extensive benefits review including <br />comparison with area employers and 401(k) plan information, among other <br />things. <br />After consideration and discussion, the Board reached consensus in the <br />October 13 work session on the components of the employee pay and <br />benefits plan for fiscal years 1999-00 and 2000-01. The Board unanimously <br />adopted the pay and benefits changes listed in the attachment to be effective <br />with fiscal year 1999-00. <br />The enclosed 1999-00 Pay and Benefits Implementation Report includes the <br />Manager's Implementing Recommendations for the Board's planned <br />changes along with related background, policy and cost information. The <br />Board will fmd within. the report that the Manager plans to recommend a 2.5 <br />percent cost of living increase for 1999-00 and an In Range Increase amount <br />of 2.5 percent. <br />Financial Impact: Funds to implement the planned changes and recommended amounts will be <br />available within the Manager's Recommended.Budget for 1999-00. The <br />