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Orange County Approved Employee Pay and Benefits Actions <br />(FY 2003 -04 - FY 2012 -13) <br />*Consumer Price Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics <br />* *National Average Wage Index is determined by the U.S. Social Security Administration and shows the percentage increase in average wages as measured by annual wage data tabulated by the Social Security Administratioi <br />** *Employment Cost Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Measures average increase in wages in variety of sectors of the economy. The data shown here is for wages and salaries for state and local governm <br />291 <br />2003 -04 <br />2004 -05 <br />2005 -06 <br />2006 -07 <br />2007 -08 <br />2008 -09 <br />2009 -10 <br />2010 -11 <br />2011 -12 <br />2012 -13 <br />CPI (Consumer Price <br />Index)* <br />1.90% <br />3.30% <br />3.40% <br />2.50% <br />4.10% <br />0.10% <br />2.70% <br />1.50% <br />3.00% <br />1.70% <br />Average Wage Index <br />(AW I) ** <br />2.44% <br />4.65% <br />3.66% <br />4.60% <br />4.54% <br />2.30% <br />-1.51% <br />2.36% <br />3.13% <br />unavailable <br />Employment Cost <br />Index * ** <br />2.00% <br />2.10% <br />3.10% <br />3.50% <br />3.50% <br />3.10% <br />1.90% <br />1.20% <br />1.00% <br />1.10% <br />Cost of Living Increase <br />0.00% <br />2.00% <br />0.00% <br />4.00% <br />3.00% <br />2.25% <br />0.00% <br />0.00% <br />0.00% <br />2.00% <br />1.00% <br />1.00% <br />(Proficient) <br />(Proficient) <br />In -Range Increase <br />0.00% <br />0.00% <br />4.00% <br />0.00% <br />0.00% <br />0.00% <br />0.00% <br />0.00% <br />2.00% <br />2.00% <br />(Exceptional) <br />(Exceptional) <br />n <br />$500 (prorated for <br />Employee <br />(Proficient) <br />Performance Award <br />part -time partial <br />$1,000 <br />year employment) <br />(Exceptional) <br />Phase 2: <br />2.5% if 4 or <br />Implemented <br />more years of <br />first phase of <br />service. <br />the Archer <br />Implemented <br />Implemented <br />Implemented <br />(Effective <br />recommendations <br />Classification <br />recommendations <br />recommendations <br />Classification and Pay <br />12/8/03) <br />from second <br />and Pay Study <br />from first annual <br />from third annual <br />Study <br />Phase 3: <br />annual <br />for employees' <br />classification and <br />classification and <br />o <br />2.5% if 7 or <br />classification and <br />salaries most <br />pay study. <br />pay study. <br />more years <br />out -of -line with <br />pay study. <br />service. <br />the market. <br />(Effective <br />4/26/04) <br />Total Budget for Pay <br />$1,576,901 <br />$947,041 <br />$613,847 <br />$1,566,448 <br />$1,398,674 <br />$1,095,239 <br />$60,000 <br />$550,000 <br />$60,000 <br />$1,136,000 <br />Actions <br />General Fund Position <br />704.561 <br />741.986 <br />750.436 <br />773.836 <br />793.200 <br />830.650 <br />838.150 <br />773.600 <br />783.925 <br />801.425 <br />FTE <br />EMS <br />Animal <br />Transport <br />Shelter <br />Major Personnel <br />Transition - <br />Transition - <br />Transitions <br />Added 18 <br />Added 16 <br />FTE's <br />FTE's <br />Employee -Only Health <br />$4,267 <br />$4,113 <br />$4,779 <br />$4,868 <br />$5,341 <br />$5,831 <br />$5,988 <br />$6,377 <br />$6,943 <br />$7,574 <br />Insurance Premium <br />Health nsurance <br />Premium Increase <br />13.82% <br />-3.61% <br />16.19% <br />1.86% <br />9.72% <br />9.17% <br />2.69% <br />6.50% <br />8.88% <br />9.09% <br />*Consumer Price Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics <br />* *National Average Wage Index is determined by the U.S. Social Security Administration and shows the percentage increase in average wages as measured by annual wage data tabulated by the Social Security Administratioi <br />** *Employment Cost Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Measures average increase in wages in variety of sectors of the economy. The data shown here is for wages and salaries for state and local governm <br />291 <br />