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3 <br /> 1 under the Workforce Investment Act or the Work First Program, under the DSS heading. <br /> 2 Michael Talbert said, as part of the grant, if these employees are paid more than the <br /> 3 specified amount it would affect some of their other benefits. <br /> 4 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the positions listed on the back page were included as <br /> 5 part of the budget proposal. <br /> 6 Brenda Bartholomew said these were not included. <br /> 7 Cheryl Young said the Department of Environment Agriculture, Parks and Recreation <br /> 8 (DEAPR) employees were included in the budget, but not the Work First employees, due to the <br /> 9 grant restrictions. <br /> 10 Commissioner Dorosin asked about the Enterprise Fund employees. <br /> 11 Cheryl Young said these were included in the budget. <br /> 12 Commissioner Dorosin said it would be good to know how many of these 161 temp <br /> 13 employees are full time or time limited. <br /> 14 Cheryl Young said there are 4 temporary employees who work more than 30 hours per <br /> 15 week, because these people are retirees and get benefits. She said there are a large number of <br /> 16 seasonal employees with other jobs. <br /> 17 Commissioner Dorosin said he would like to know how many hours these employees are <br /> 18 working. He said there needs to be a longer discussion about appropriate compensation. <br /> 19 Cheryl Young said a spreadsheet could be provided that lists the hours being worked for <br /> 20 each position. <br /> 21 Chair Jacobs said this discussion about temporary employees could be added to a fall <br /> 22 work session. <br /> 23 Cheryl Young said almost a hundred temporary employees are already making the <br /> 24 required $12.76. <br /> 25 Brenda Bartholomew said the total amount required to move everyone up to a wage of <br /> 26 $12.76 per hour is $75,000, but $10,000 has already been budgeted, so the amount would be <br /> 27 about $65,000. <br /> 28 Clarence Grier said the actual amount for the general fund would be $62,650, and the <br /> 29 remaining amount of$2,001.76 would go to the Enterprise Fund. <br /> 30 Commissioner McKee asked if this is to be increased now or if it will be left for a decision <br /> 31 next year. <br /> 32 Commissioner Dorosin said he feels this should be increased now to $12.76 per hour. He <br /> 33 said the broader conversation about temporary employees could be had later. Commissioner <br /> 34 Gordon said she would like to get through the budget first before making a decision on this issue. <br /> 35 She said people in the schools are losing their jobs, so she would like to see the bigger picture <br /> 36 before deciding. <br /> 37 Chair Jacobs suggested that this could be a decision item on June 17tH <br /> 38 Commissioner Pelissier said she would like to decide tonight. <br /> 39 Commissioner McKee agreed with Commissioner Pelissier. He feels this decision should <br /> 40 be made tonight. <br /> 41 Chair Jacobs agreed. <br /> 42 Commissioner Gordon said she wanted to get through all of the steps of this budget first <br /> 43 before making a decision. <br /> 44 Chair Jacobs said the majority of the group agreed to this proposal for $65,000, and if <br /> 45 Commissioner Gordon would like to revisit this at the end of the meeting, there could be another <br /> 46 discussion. <br /> 47 Nancy Coston gave an update on state cuts and the impacts to childcare and social <br /> 48 services. She said it looks like the Senate and the House will change the income eligibility for <br /> 49 childcare. She said it is likely that the County will be told to stop serving people with children over <br /> 50 the age of 5 who are over 133 percent of poverty level. She said the County is currently serving <br />