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382 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> JUNE 15, 1993 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on June <br /> 15, 1993 for the purpose of holding a budget work session at 7:30 p.m. at the <br /> Homestead Community Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr. , and Commissioners <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis, Verla C. Insko and Don Willhoit. <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT_ County Manager John M. Link, Jr. , Assistant <br /> County Managers Albert Kittrell and Rod Visser, Economic Development Director <br /> Ted Abernathy, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, H.R. Analyst II Lana <br /> Chandra, Finance Director Ken Chavious, Planning Director Marvin Collins, <br /> Budget and Management Analyst Donna Dean, Register of Deeds Betty June Hayes, <br /> H.R. Director Elaine Holmes, H.R. Analyst II Darlene Jacobs, Interim <br /> Recreation and Parks Director Bob Jones, Purchasing Director Pam Jones, <br /> Budget Director Sally Kost, Commission for Women Director Lucy Lewis, Public <br /> Works Director Wilbert McAdoo, Department on Aging. Director Jerry Passmore, <br /> Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, Administrative Officer II Rick Poole, Social <br /> Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook, Land Records Manager Roscoe Reeve, Health <br /> Director Dan Reimer, Child Support Director Janet Sparks, Director of Library <br /> Services Brenda Stephens, County Engineer Paul Thames, Fire Marshall Mike <br /> Tapp. D/S Major Don Truelove and EMS Director Nick Waters <br /> SALARY AND PAY PLAN <br /> County Manager John Link summarized the proposed pay plan for 1993--94 . <br /> This included 2% COLA for all County employees which will cost $332, 000. <br /> MERIT PLAN <br /> John Link explained that merit is not meant to address inflation but <br /> intended to encourage improved performance and accomplishment of goals set <br /> forth in the employees work plan. The merit plan provides higher level <br /> rewards to employees with higher level performance. There are 20% that do <br /> not receive merit and their needs are not addressed by this plan. <br /> He further explained the proposed merit plan. He is recommending that <br /> for highly effective, a 2.5% merit plus $400 lump sum and for outstanding <br /> achievement, a 3 . 75% merit plus $800 lump sum. <br /> Commissioner Willhoit question having both the COLA and merit. <br /> Commissioner Insko stated that many merit plans are not done fairly and <br /> she would rather put the money into the COLA. <br /> John Link distributed several charts showing how Orange County compared <br /> with other counties and municipalities with respect to COLA, merit and <br /> longevity. He explained that the lump sum amounts tied to the merit would <br /> reward the lower paid employees. The lump sum approach is a cost savings in <br /> the long run. Chair Carey would like to maintain the COLA without relying <br /> exclusively on the merit plan. <br /> John Link reviewed the benefits for County employees. <br /> With .regards to retention of employees, Sheriff Perdergrass stated that <br /> : the retention in his department is the best in the State. The overall <br /> employee retention rate for the County is 92.8%. <br /> The revenues collected in the Sheriffs Office and the Register of Deeds <br />