Agenda 09-03-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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22 1 thought the comparables made sense, but noted that municipalities dominate Durham and 2 Wake counties, and they do not have the rural issues to navigate like Orange County. She said 3 she works hard as heck, and she admired those Commissioners who work full time. She said it 4 make sense to increase the salaries in hopes of recruiting more diversity. 5 Commissioner Dorosin said other entities are shocked by how much the Orange County 6 BOCC works. He said he would ask if the Commissioners are paid equitably for the time they 7 put in, and it is a challenge to work full time and be a Commissioner. He said he likes 8 Commissioner Greene's proposal, and finds it be reasonable. He said to increase diversity the 9 Board needs to look at how efficiently it works. He would support this amendment with a post 10 date of December 2020, and said he is fine with the line items. 11 Commissioner Marcoplos said the most time that he puts in is not at meetings, and the 12 time he puts in is worth it. He said the idea that increasing the salary to a regional average, in 13 order to attract greater diversity, is a reasonable one. He said putting it off to the future is fine, 14 but it seems like a little time bomb. 15 Commissioner Price referred to the line items, and asked if Commissioner Dorosin is fine 16 with the proposal as written, with the addition of the date of December 2020. 17 Commissioner Dorosin said yes. 18 Commissioner Price said she agreed with Commissioner Greene's proposal, except for 19 the cell and Internet increase, which she would support changing now or leaving it up to the 20 individual. 21 Commissioner Price said the Commissioners need the car allowance, and she would 22 support having this now. 23 Chair Rich said this allowance is given currently, and she is recommending folding it out 24 of the base salary. She said she would like to come up with one number for the phone and 25 Internet allowance. 26 Commissioner Price said she just wants to insure that these items are not delayed until 27 2020. 28 29 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to 30 move the proposal as is with the exception for the salary increase, which would not be 31 implemented until December 2020; and the cell and internet allowance would begin this year; 32 and the $200 car allowance would be a separate line out of salaries, effective immediately. 33 34 VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair Rich, Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner Price, Commissioner 35 Marcoplos, and Commissioner Macrcoplos); Nays, 2 (Commissioner Bedford and 36 Commissioner McKee) 37 38 Amendment 14 (Add funds to the Commissioners travel line item in the County Clerk's 39 appropriation to cover anticipated increase in travel expenses for conferences and 40 training for FY2019-20) 41 42 A motion was by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Bedford to approve 43 amendment 014. 44 45 Commissioner McKee said he was shocked to recently learn that the Board had limited 46 funds in its travel budget, and he would ask that each individual be judicious in their travel 47 spending. 48 Chair Rich said she asked the Clerk to the Board to provide a quarterly report on each 49 member's travel expenditures going forward. 50 51 VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Commissioner Marcoplos)