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RES-2019-040 Attachment 1 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />2) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan <br /> <br />Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes: <br /> <br />a. A wage increase of 2% for all permanent employees hired on or before June 30, 2019, effective July <br />1, 2019. The maximum salary of each salary range shall also be increased to accommodate the <br />wage adjustment, as well as maintaining $15.00 per hour as the minimum salary rate for all <br />permanent employees. <br />o Employee Performance Awards – three levels, $500 for proficient performance; $750 for <br />superior performance; or $1,000 for exceptional performance, effective with employee Work <br />Planning and Performance Review (WPPR) dates from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. <br />Employees will continue to receive the performance award on their current performance <br />evaluation date, and it will continue to be added to an employee’s base salary. <br />b. A Living Wage increase from $14.25/hour to $14.95/hour, for temporary employees, effective July 1, <br />2019, consistent with the Orange County Living Wage formula. <br />c. Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement employees’ <br />supplemental retirement accounts and the County matching employees’ contributions up to $63.00 <br />semi-monthly (for a maximum annual County contribution of $1,512) for all general (non-sworn law <br />enforcement officer) employees, and continue the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution <br />of 5.0% of salary; and continue the County’s required contribution to the Local Governmental <br />Employees’ Retirement System (LGERS) for all permanent employees. <br />d. Continue participation in the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool (NCHIP), and continue medical <br />and prescription third party administration with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) <br />and Prime Therapeutics, a division of BCBSNC, respectively. No increase to health and dental <br />appropriations, and no increase to employee premium equivalent for health, dental, or vision <br />insurance. <br />e. Continue the additional eight hours of annual leave to be awarded at an employee’s anniversary <br />date, prorated for part-time employees. <br />f. Continue the six-week paid parental leave policy. <br /> <br /> <br />4