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of living and such factors, does not address the impact of the market and market <br />adjustments being made by other employers. <br />7. Benefits As A Percent of Salaries For the School Systems and UNC -CH <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked why the benefits as a percent of salary for the schools do not <br />directly compare to Orange County. Budgeting for benefits in the school systems is different <br />than for the County. Some benefits costs for schools are funded centrally by the State and do <br />not appear in the school budgets. I understand this occurs in three areas: Workers <br />Compensation, Unemployment Insurance and Disability Income Plan. The schools also do not <br />have sworn law enforcement officers and the benefits do not include the legally required <br />401(k) contribution for these officers. <br />As to the comparison with UNC -CH, the salary amount used to calculate the benefits <br />percentage includes costs for consultants and others paid on a contractual basis who do not <br />receive benefits. The UNC -CH representative was not able to adjust the salary data to exclude <br />these payments. <br />8. Salary for Custodian <br />Commissioner Halkiotis requested a comparison of the salaries of Custodians for the area <br />employers surveyed. Attachment 4 is this comparison. This is the chart provided in the June <br />work sessions updated to show increases effective in July. Orange County's current entry <br />level Custodial salary is $17,561 -or $8.44 an hour. <br />Following the October 6 meeting, Commissioner Gordon also requested additional <br />spreadsheets relating to year -by -year costs of the pay options and benefits. I hope to have this <br />information, as it can be developed, ready on Monday. <br />