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1 <br />APPROVED 5/17/94 MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1994 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on <br />Monday, March 28, 1994 at 6:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the Government <br />Services Center, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />COIINTY COMMISSIONERB PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis, Alice M. Gordon, and Verla C. Insko <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Don Willhoit. <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COIINTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County <br />Managers Albert Kittrell and Rod Visser, Economic Development Director Ted <br />Abernathy, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Data Processing Director <br />Keith Brooks, Human Resources Analyst II Yelena Chandra, Finance Director Ken <br />Chavious, Budget and Management Analyst Donna Dean, Register of Deeds Betty <br />June Hayes, Human Resources Director Elaine Holmes, Human Resources Analyst <br />II Darlene Jacobs, Recreation and Parks Director Bob Jones, Director of <br />Purchasing and Central Services Pam Jones, Budget Director Sally Kost, Public <br />Works Director Wilbert McAdoo, Human Resources Analyst II Cornelia Moore, <br />Social Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook, Health Director Dan Reimer, Land <br />Records Manager Roscoe Reeve, Director of Elections Bobbi Strickland and EMS <br />Director Nick Waters <br />NOTE: THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS WERE NOT TAKEN IN THE ORDER THEY ARE LISTED. <br />ALL BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE <br />CLERK'S OFFICE <br />AGENDA <br />1. COMPENSATION <br />The Board delayed discussion on benefits for County Commissioners <br />until their April 4, 1994 regular Board meeting. They discussed four <br />questions as stated below: <br />A. Do we want to continue with a Work Planning and Performance <br />Review System? <br />The Board agreed that they do want to continue this system. <br />B. Do you want to continue to tie Performance Evaluation to Merit <br />Pay? <br />Commissioner Insko stated her support to continue to tie <br />Performance Evaluation to Merit Pay but not the percent of merit pay they have <br />used in the past because the Board seems to modify it based on what the County <br />can afford. She feels the issue has been that the employees with the best <br />opportunity to receive the largest merit were the department heads. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked if there should be merit for <br />effective performance. She favors bonuses because everyone has an opportunity <br />to receive the same amount instead of higher level employees receiving the <br />most money. <br />Commissioner Insko noted that if the Cost of Living was high <br />