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Pay Elements in Manager's Recommended Budget <br />- Permanent Salaries Budgeted at 96% <br />- Cast of Living Increase <br />- In-Range Salary Increase <br />- Classification, Pay, and Benefits Study <br />- Employee Health Insurance <br />- 401 (k} Contribution Increase <br />- Living Wage Adjustment <br />Cost of Living Increase <br />- Manager recommends 3.0% adjustment, with effective date of July 1, 2007 <br />- Recommended budget includes funding of approximately $1.14 million <br />- Far all permanent employees <br />- Not related to performance -addresses increases in price of general living expenses <br />such as food, housing, and transportation <br />- Gasoline costs have risen from $1.78 per gallon in January 2005 to more than $3.00 per <br />gallon in June 2007 <br />In-Range Salary Increase <br />- Increases of 1 or 2% associated with work planning and performance review (1NPPR) <br />process <br />- Recommended budget includes funding of about $250,000 <br />- For work performance that is proficient (1 °lo) or higher (2%) based on annual evaluation <br />- Provides a tool to address, to some degree, problems that have re-emerged with salary <br />compression <br />- Links performance and rewards <br />- Promotes proficiency and productivity <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about the salary ranges of Orange County employees and <br />Rod Visser said that 82% of current permanent employees are making salaries below the <br />midpoint of the salary range they are in. The in-range increases would be effective on the <br />anniversary dates. <br />