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• 3 percent Cost of Living increase effective July 1, 2007 for permanent <br /> employees <br /> • In-range salary increases ranging from 1 to 2 percent for employees whose <br /> work performance is rated proficient or higher work performance effective on <br /> the employees' performance review date <br /> • $2.50 increase in County 401 (k) contribution for non-sworn law enforcement <br /> employees from $25 to $27.50 per pay period effective July 1, 2007 <br /> • Increase the County's Living Wage for employees from $9.62 per hour to <br /> $10.12 per hour effective July 1, 2007 <br /> 10) To adopt the recommended County Fee Schedule with the following exceptions: <br /> • Animal Services—Current fees for Animal Services Civil Penalties and Fines will <br /> remain at the fiscal year 2006-07 rates until the Animal Services Advisory Board and <br /> Board of County Commissioners agree upon a public education and outreach <br /> program <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> CHCCS Board Member Lisa Stuckey said that this has been a hard budget season, and <br /> she thanked the County Commissioners for the work they have done this year and for listening <br /> to the public. She said that the budget supports almost all of the needs of the growth and the <br /> mandated pay increases from the State. She agreed about looking for a cooperative budget <br /> process. She also looks forward to some clarification on the fund balance situation. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 4; No, 1 (Commissioner Nelson) <br /> Attachments 3 and 4 <br /> Donna Coffey said that this includes only the projects that will receive pay-as-you-go <br /> funds in 2007-08. Attachment 4 includes all of the capital project ordinances that are included <br /> in Attachment 3, but it also includes ordinances that have an expiration date of June 30, 2007 <br /> that need to be continued. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the Information Technology capital projects on <br /> Attachment 3. He suggested that a higher priority be placed on those projects that interface <br /> with the public. Previously, IT had the Clerk to the Board putting up minutes and ordinances for <br /> citizen searches last, and now it has the Library replacement computers last. He said that <br /> people are complaining that the library computers are very slow and inconsistent. He <br /> suggested that these projects be reprioritized based on a service model to the public. Laura <br /> Blackmon will follow up on this. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she thought the Board was going to go through <br /> Attachment 3 in order to discuss these. She does not believe that all of these projects need to <br /> be adopted. She thought that the Board should approve the Manager's recommended <br /> allocation for the previous commitments. She would also like the Manager to come back with <br /> options for space needs. She does not want to obligate all of the pay-as-you-go funds yet. She <br /> thinks that the Board should obligate items 1, 2, 3, and 9. <br /> Laura Blackmon said that some of these items, such as Information Technology, are a <br /> year's worth of work, and if they do not approve it, they will be months behind. She said that <br />