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<br />General Government: <br />• Board of County Commissioners <br />• Board of Elections <br />• County Attorney <br />• County Manager <br />• Register of Deeds <br />• Tax Administration <br /> <br />Support Services: <br />• Asset Management Services <br />• Community Relations <br />• Finance and Administrative Services <br />• Human Resources, including Employee Pay and Benefits <br />• Employee Pay and Benefits - staff has provided information relating to FY 2019-20 <br />employee pay and benefits in Appendix A of the Manager’s Recommended Budget. <br />The information provided includes background information on employee pay and <br />benefits over recent years and information on specific pay and benefits plan elements. <br />Key components of the recommended employee pay and benefits plan include: <br />o A wage increase of 2% is recommended for all permanent employees hired on or <br />before June 30, 2019, effective July 1, 2019. The maximum salary of each salary <br />range shall also be increased to accommodate the wage adjustment. In addition, <br />the Manager recommends maintaining $15.00 per hour as the minimum salary <br />rate for all permanent employees. <br />o Employee Performance Awards – recommends continuing three levels, $500 for <br />proficient performance; $750 for superior performance; or $1,000 for exceptional <br />performance. Employees will continue to receive merit pay on their current <br />performance evaluation date, and it will continue to be added to an employee’s <br />base salary. <br />o Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement <br />employees’ supplemental retirement accounts and the County matching <br />employees’ contributions up to $63.00 semi-monthly (for a maximum annual <br />County contribution of $1,512) for all general (non-sworn law enforcement officer) <br />employees, and continue the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution of <br />5.0% of salary; and continue the County’s required contribution to the Local <br />Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (LGERS) for all permanent <br />employees. <br />o Continue to participate in the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool (NCHIP), and <br />continue medical and prescription third party administration with Blue Cross Blue <br />Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Prime Therapeutics, a division of <br />BCBSNC, respectively. No increase to health and dental appropriations, and no <br />increase to employee premium equivalent for health, dental, or vision insurance. <br />o Living wage increase for temporary employees from $14.25 per hour to $14.95 per <br />hour, effective July 1, 2019, consistent with the Orange County Living Wage <br />formula. <br />o The continuance of the additional eight hours of annual leave to be awarded at an <br />employee’s anniversary date, prorated for part time employees. <br />o Continue the six-week paid parental leave policy.