Agenda 05-30-2019 Item 2 - Discussion of County Departments’ FY2019-20 Recommended Budgets within the Public Safety, General Government, and Support Services Functional Leadership Teams

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