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2 <br />~: Balance increasing service demands and sluggish revenue growth while keeping our <br />community affordable for all residents. <br />~. Balance the Board of Commissioners' historic commitment to schools as the County's <br />top funding priority with other community needs. <br />Provide a safe and healthy community for our growing populations including multi-cultural <br />and economically stressed residents. <br />-~: Fund staffing, operational and capital costs associated with new County facilities that will <br />come on-line during the next fiscal year. <br />~= Offer a competitive pay and benefits package for our current permanent employees to <br />enable them to deal with financial strains caused by rising gas, food, health care and <br />housing costs <br />FY 2008-09 Recommended New Staff Resources <br />Attachments 1 and 2 of this agenda abstract provide matrixes outlining the new staff resources <br />included in the Recommended FY 2008-09 Budget. New recommended staffing includes <br />transitioning long-term temporary positions to permanent positions, staffing for new facilities and <br />positions to meet service demands of our growing populations. During tonight's work session, <br />the Board will have the opportunity to discuss staffing recommendations with the Manager and <br />department directors. <br />FY 2008-09 Recommended Operational Costs Associated with Opening New County <br />Facilities <br />During fiscal year 2008-09, eleven new County facilities will open. Attachment 3 of this agenda <br />abstract provides a summary of annual operating costs associated with opening these facilities. <br />The Manager plans to review these costs with the Board during tonight's work session. <br />Departmental Budgets by Exception <br />During tonight's work session, Commissioners will have the opportunity to ask questions of the <br />Manager and department directors regarding recommended funding levels. The Manager <br />recommends the Board discuss departmental budgets by exception. Appendix A of the <br />supplemental budget data provided to the Board outlines funding for individual line items by <br />department. <br />FY 2008-09 Employee Pay and Compensation Plan <br />The FY 2008-09 Recommended Budget includes the following pay and compensation plan <br />elements for current county employees: <br />• 2'/2% Cost of Living Adjustment for all employees effective July 1, 2008 - $1,000,036 <br />• Enhancement of the In-Range Salary progression from 1 % for proficient and 2% for <br />exceptional to 1 % for proficient and 3% for exceptional - $220,710 <br />