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Orange County Living Wage <br /> - Recommend first increase in the Living Wage since 2007 from $10.12 to $10.81. <br /> - Affects about 120 temporary employees. <br /> - Consistent with BOCC policy. <br /> - Necessary to keep pace with continuing increases in the Federal poverty guidelines. <br /> - Increase based on cost of living data from Orange, Durham, Wake and Alamance <br /> counties. <br /> - 2010 Orange County Region Cost of Living index is 100.6% (.6% above the national <br /> average). <br /> Annual Classification and Pay Study <br /> - In 2009 the County began reviewing one third of the County's classifications annually. <br /> - FY 2009-10 was the first classification study <br /> o The review included 96 classifications, affecting 236 employees, from the <br /> following occupational groupings: <br /> ■ Clerical, Administrative, and Related <br /> ■ Labor, Trades, Labor Supervision and Related <br /> ■ Parks, Recreation, Leisure Services, Library and Related <br /> - FY 2010-11 the County conducted the second annual classification review. <br /> o The review included 102 classifications, affecting 309 employees, from the <br /> following occupational groupings: <br /> ■ Finance, Data Processing, Tax and Related <br /> ■ Planning, Inspections, Economic Development and Related <br /> ■ Public Safety and Related <br /> - Expected Outcomes from an annual classification review include <br /> o Reinforcement of existing position classification <br /> o Recommendation for changing classification <br /> ■ Reclassification <br /> ■ Classification Title Change <br /> ■ Adding and Deleting classifications from the County classification system <br /> - Recommendations include: <br /> o Funding of $60,000 for position reclassifications <br /> o Approval of the updated Orange County Classification and Pay Plan <br /> Six-Month Hiring Freeze <br /> - Recommend extending the six-month hiring freeze that was implemented in FY 2010- <br /> 11. <br /> - Total savings from the hiring freeze is projected to be more than $1.5 million. <br /> - Places additional demands on the existing County employees. <br /> Voluntary Furlough <br /> - Recommend extending the voluntary furlough program that was initially implemented in <br /> FY 2009-10. <br /> - Anticipate cost savings of $30,000 in FY 2011-12. <br /> - Requests for a voluntary furlough must be approved by an employee's Department <br /> Director. <br /> County Contribution to Retirement Benefits <br />