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� A COLA of 2.0% for permanent employees <br /> � An Employee Performance Award of$500 or $1,000 <br /> � Funding for a health insurance increase of up to 8.0% <br /> � Maintain the living wage at $10.97 per hour <br /> � Extending the six-month hiring freeze and the voluntary furlough program <br /> � Continuing the $27.50 County contribution to non-law enforcement employees' <br /> supplemental retirement accounts, the mandated Law Enforcement Officer 401(k) <br /> contribution of 5.0% of salary <br /> � Implement a County supplemental retirement contribution match of up to $1,200 <br /> annually for all employees <br /> Position Classification and Pay Plans <br /> � The County Manager recommends: <br /> � A Cost of Living Increase (COLA) of 1.5% for all permanent employees hired on <br /> or before June 30, 2014, effective July 1, 2014 <br /> � An increase to the salary ranges by 1.5% <br /> � Continue with employee performance awards, $500 for proficient performance <br /> and $1,000 for exceptional performance, effective with permanent employees' <br /> annual performance review dates from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 <br /> � Individual positions and classifications are reviewed as needed <br /> � County salary schedule is competitive with the market <br /> � Recruitment, retention and staff development and training <br /> County Contribution to Retirement Benefits <br /> The County Manager recommends: <br /> � Continuing the 5.0% contribution employer contribution to the Local Government <br /> Employees' Retirement System 401(k) program for sworn law enforcement officers <br /> � The 401(k) funds continue the County match of employees' contributions of up to <br /> $50.00 per pay period (for a maximum annual County contribution of$1,200) for all <br /> general (no-sworn law enforcement officer) employees, and provides an additional <br /> $325,000 in FY 2014-15 to increase the match to $62.50 per pay period (for a <br /> maximum annual County contribution of$1,500) for all general employees <br /> Employee and Retiree Health Insurance <br /> � A 14.35% premium increase, based on the recommendation made by Mark III, effective <br /> January 1, 2015 with the same level of coverage <br /> Orange County Living Wage <br /> � Increase the living wage from a current rate of$10.97 per hour to $11.21 hour, <br /> effective July 1, 2014 <br /> � Based on the Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for the region of Orange <br /> County the cost of living (wage per hour) <br /> � The recommended budget increase of$10,140 covers the non-permanent wages and <br /> FICA costs for affected general fund departments <br /> Six-Month Hiring Delay <br /> � Recommend extending the six-month hiring delay that was implemented in FY 2010-11 <br /> � Between July 1, 2013 and January 31, 2014, over $2.25 million was saved because of <br /> hiring delays <br /> � Total savings from the hiring delay is projected to be more than $2.0 million. <br />