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RES-2013-047 <br /> 2) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan <br /> Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes: <br /> a. Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) of 2.0% for all permanent employees hired on or before June 30, <br /> 2013, effective July 1, 2013. <br /> b. Increase the salary range maximums by 2.5% to allow those employees at or exceeding the range <br /> to receive the 2.0% COLA. <br /> c. An Employee Performance Award in the amount of $500 (proficient performance) or $1,000 <br /> (exceptional performance), effective with WPPR review dates from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. <br /> d. Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement employees' <br /> supplemental retirement accounts and implement a County match of up to $46.15 per pay period of <br /> each employee's salary; continue the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution of 5.0% of <br /> salary; and increase the County's contribution to the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement <br /> System (LGERS) for all permanent employees. <br /> e. Funding to address an employee health insurance increase up to 8.0% over current premiums, <br /> effective January 1, 2014. <br /> f. Maintaining the Living Wage at$10.97 per hour. <br /> g. Extending the six-month hiring delay and the voluntary furlough program. <br /> h. Addressing increased costs for Retiree Health Benefits. <br /> 3) Modifications to County Manager's FY 2013-14 Recommended Annual Operating Budget <br /> The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made: <br /> Revenues Increase Decrease <br /> Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $185, 21,190 <br /> BOCC Appropriation $1,823,809 <br /> Eliminate Animals Service's Proposed Fee Change for Microchips Program ($11,500) <br /> Total Revenue Changes $1,823,809 $11,500 <br /> Revised Revenue Budget 187,733,499 <br /> Expenditures Increase Decrease <br /> Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget $185,921,190 <br /> Space Needs Analysis $25,000 <br /> Eliminate Operational Funds Animal Service's Proposed Fee Change ($2,587) <br /> Eliminate Proposed Public Affairs Position and Related Expenses ($122,052) <br /> Social Justice Fund $250,000 <br /> Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Habitat for Humanity's A Brush $10,000 <br /> with Kindness Program <br /> Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Marion Cheek Jackson Center $4,500 <br /> Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for ArtsCenter $3,000 <br /> Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Voices Together $5,000 <br /> Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Boys&Girls Club $5,000 <br /> Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Piedmont Agricultural Food Ctr $10,400 <br /> Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for El Futuro $5,500 <br /> Outside Agencies: Partially Fund Roger Eubanks Rd Neighborhd Assoc. $1,000 <br /> Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Senior Care of Orange County $5,000 <br /> Schools: Increase Per Pupil Allocation by$81 $1,612,548 <br /> Total Expenditure Changes $1,936,948 $124,639 <br /> Revised Expenditure Budget $187,733,499 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />