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-2- <br />Provided below is background information related to each <br />of the recommended pay items for Fiscal Year 1991 -92: <br />1. Merit Pay Program Continuation <br />Effective January 1, 1990 the County implemented the <br />Work Planning and Performance Review (WPPR) program. <br />Under this program, award of any merit increase is <br />directly tied to the employee's accomplishment of pre- <br />determined performance objectives. The program rewards <br />employees who meet or exceed agreed upon performance <br />objectives and performance levels as outlined in the <br />work plan. <br />The first year of WPPR was a transition period from the <br />previous performance evaluation system. The focus in <br />the first year was on the development of WPPR work <br />plans. Performance reviews effective January 1, 1991 <br />and after have been based on these work plans. <br />Attachment 3 provides requested information on merit <br />increases for the past five years,. It shows the <br />percentage of merit increases awarded by type of <br />increase for permanent positions and for department <br />heads. <br />The recommended merit budget amount represents a <br />projected reduction in salary costs for the merit <br />program in Fiscal Year 1991 -92. It provides fewer <br />actual dollars and a lesser percentage of permanent <br />salaries for the program in Fiscal Year 1991 -92 than <br />budgeted in Fiscal Year 1990 -91. For the coming fiscal <br />year as we achieve full implementation of WPPR, we <br />anticipate that merit pay costs will be lower than in <br />Fiscal Year 1990-91. <br />Continuation of the merit program is a priority. <br />Coupled with the WPPR program, it provides fundamental <br />support to the County's accomplishment of its missions. <br />2. Classification and Pay Study Implementation <br />At the June 3 Commissioners meeting you will receive a <br />report on the completion of Phase II of the <br />Classification and Pay Study of County positions. <br />The estimated salary costs for implementation of the <br />Phase II results (Health, Social Services and Phase I <br />restudies) is $109,375. This provides for the same <br />salary administration as was applied with <br />implementation of the Phase I study results for other <br />County departments effective January 7, 1991. Actual <br />cost to the County for Phase II implementation should <br />