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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 21, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~-x <br />SUBJECT: 2010-11 County Employee Performance Award <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager, Human <br />Resources and Financial <br />Services <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Clifton, County Manager, 245- <br />2306 <br />Katherine Cathey, Interim Human <br />Resources Director, 245-2553 <br />Clarence Grier, Financial Services <br />Director, 245-2453 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approval of a "non-recurring" one-time performance award for <br />qualifying County employees. <br />BACKGROUND: While a limited number of employees have been promoted or reclassified <br />and received an increase in pay, most County employees have not received an increase in <br />base pay since FY 2008-09. During the FY 2010-11 budget process, the County Manager <br />recommended giving further consideration to this issue and determining whether or not "non- <br />recurring" financial recognition could be provided to County employees. In December 2010, the <br />Manager recommended for the Board's consideration aone-time performance award in the <br />amount of $600 in recognition of overall performance by County employees. The Board <br />decided to table consideration of this item until no sooner than May 26, 2011 as part of the FY <br />2011-12 budget process. Economic conditions have not improved significantly enough over the <br />past few years to budget an increase for permanent employee salaries in FY 2011-12. <br />At the June 14, 2011 budget work session, the Board discussed its support for awarding <br />employees aone-time bonus in the amount of $500 to recognize employee performance during <br />FY 2010-11. Dedicated County employees have continued to provide excellent service to <br />County residents, and faced with decreased staffing and increased demands for service, many <br />have assumed additional responsibilities. Funding fora "non-recurring" one-time performance <br />award is available from costs savings achieved in FY 2010-11 through the six-month hiring <br />freeze and voluntary furlough programs. <br />The policies that were approved by the Board as part of the FY 2010-11 budget process have <br />been successful in reducing costs for personnel services. The policies included the <br />continuation of various steps to ensure that budgetary objectives would be met, including the <br />following: <br />