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16 <br /> a. A total wage increase of 3.0% for all permanent employees hired on or before June 30, <br /> 2016, with 2% effective July 1, 2016, and an additional 1% effective January 1, 2017. <br /> b. No In-Range adjustments for FY 2016-17. <br /> c. Meritorious Service Awards — recommends three levels as one-time performance <br /> bonuses, effective with employee Work Planning and Performance Review (WPPR) <br /> dates from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017: <br /> o $500 — proficient performance <br /> o $750 — superior performance <br /> o $1,000 — exceptional performance <br /> d. Compression Reduction Program — a total of $500,000 for salary compression <br /> adjustments to affected employees, effective July 1, 2016. <br /> e. A Living Wage increase from $12.76/hour to $13.15/hour. <br /> f. Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement <br /> employees' supplemental retirement accounts and the County matching employees' <br /> contributions up to $63.00 semi-monthly (for a maximum annual County contribution of <br /> $1,512) for all general (non-sworn law enforcement officer) employees, and continue <br /> the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution of 5.0% of salary; and continue the <br /> County's required contribution to the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement <br /> System (LGERS) for all permanent employees. <br /> g. Continue funding the Traditional and High Deductible Health Plans for employees and <br /> pre-65 retirees with no changes to employee premiums for FY2016-17. <br /> h. Continue funding the Dental Program for employees and pre-65 retirees with no <br /> changes to employee premiums for FY2016-17. <br /> i. Continue the voluntary furlough program. <br /> 3) Modifications to County Manager's FY2016-17 Recommended Annual Operating <br /> Budget <br /> The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made: <br /> Adjustments to the Manager's Recommended FY2016-17 Budget <br /> On June 16, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners approved the following changes to the Manager's <br /> Recommended annual operating budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The information below summarizes <br /> changes made by the Board. <br /> Revenues Increase Decrease <br /> Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $212,786,496 <br /> Appropriate additional Fund Balance in excess of the 17% 979,856 <br /> Financial Policy for Education and Outside Agencies <br /> Additional revenue for the administration of City of Mebane tax 5,000 <br /> bills on the Orange County properties <br /> Replace tax supported debt service for school expansion projects 1,000,000 <br /> with available ongoing impact fee revenue. <br /> Create revenue line in County Manager office for cost-sharing of $30,000 <br /> studies. <br />