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- Creates equity, employee relations, hiring issues <br />Meritorious Service Awards <br />- Budget includes funding far $750 far Superior and $1,500 far Exceptional <br />accomplishments <br />- Requires Manager's advance approval <br />- Tool to recognize top performing employees <br />401(k) Plan Improvement <br />- Recommend additional $5 per pay period (from $20 to $25) <br />- Helps employees build retirement security and supports recruitment <br />- Particularly benefits lower salaried employees <br />- Contributions of other area local governments significantly stronger <br />Living Wage <br />- Increase from $9.11 to $9.34 an hour effective July 1 <br />- Consistent with Board's policy <br />- Affects about 60 temporary employees <br />Sustainability <br />- Need to retain a stable, qualified, competent and flexible workforce <br />- Pay and benefits plan essential infrastructure <br />- Maintenance is fundamental business cost <br />Summary <br />- Classification and Pay Study built the necessary foundation <br />- Critical to move forward in 2005-06 to sustain this talented, committed workforce <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that he was struck by the employees that spoke at the public <br />hearing. He said that it sounded like the County Commissioners had not done anything far the <br />employees in the past five years. He knows that the Board spent over $80,000 hiring a <br />consultant to do the Classification and Pay Plan. He made reference to attachment 2 of <br />appendix A-5 and said that starting in fiscal year 2000-01, the County spent $1.288 million; in <br />fiscal year 2001-02, $1.348 million; in fiscal year 2002-03, $552,000; in fiscal year 2003-04, <br />$1.576 million; in fiscal year 2004-05, $947,000. This shows that the Board did vote for <br />employee benefits. There seems to be a gap between what the Board did and what people <br />understand was done. He thinks it is important to highlight to the employees what actually <br />happened. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 3 and said that the 204 employees that did <br />not receive were all hired after the 04/13/03 phase. Elaine Holmes said that same of these <br />employees would have received the 2% COLA in October 2004. Commissioner Jacobs asked <br />to see a breakout of the longevity of the employees. <br />Chair Carey said that he thinks the employees in the 204 group individually know why they <br />did not get the salary increases. Most employees inquire about why they do not get increases. <br />