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• Cedar Grove 7.36 • Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District 15.00 • Damascus 8.80 • Efland 7.00 • Eno 7.99 • Little River 4.06 • New Hope 9.95 • Orange Grove 6.00 • Orange Rural 7.36 • South Orange Fire Service District 10.00 • Southern Triangle Fire Service District 8.80 • White Cross 11.00 Clarence Grier noted that the ad valorem property tax rate of 87.8 cents was an increase of 2 cents from the previous year. He noted that the fire district tax rates included increases for the New Hope and White Cross districts. 2) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes: a. Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) of 1.5% for all permanent employees hired on or before June 30, 2014, effective July 1, 2014. b. Increase the salary range maximums by 1.5% to allow those employees at or exceeding the range to receive the 1.5% COLA. c. An Employee Performance Award in the amount of$500 (proficient performance) or $1,000 (exceptional performance), effective with WPPR review dates from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. d. Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement employees' supplemental retirement accounts; increase the County match up to $1500 per year ($62.50 semi-monthly) based on employee contribution; continue the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution of 5.0% of salary; and increase the County's required contribution to the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System (LGERS) for all law enforcement officers (LEOS). e. Funding to address an employee health insurance increase up to 14.35% over current premiums, effective January 1, 2015. f. Increase the living wage from $10.97 to $12.76 per hour. g. Extending the six-month hiring delay and the voluntary furlough program. h. Addressing increased costs for Retiree Health Benefits. 3) Modifications to County Manager's FY 2014-15 Recommended Annual Operating Budget