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.~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 16, 2001 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Employee Pay and Benefits for 2001-02 __ _ <br />DEPARTMENT: Personnel .PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Na <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Report under separate cover <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: Ta receive information on employee compensation for 2001-02 and to provide <br />guidance to the Manager, as desired, in developing the Manager's Recommended Budget. <br />BACKGROUND: In November 2000, the Board of Commissioners held a Pay and Benefits <br />Work Session to discuss pay and benefit directions for the coming two years (2001-02 and <br />2002-03). In that work session, the Board decided that it was satisfied as to the pay and benefit <br />directions it had put in place following its comprehensive review of the pay and benefits plan in <br />1998-99 and that it wanted to continue in these same directions for the upcoming two year <br />period. <br />For 2001-02 the Board also provided the following additional direction as to pay and benefits. <br />The Board asked that staff: <br />• Seek.ways to improve the consistency of Meritorious Service Awards across departments <br />and to assure that employees at all salary levels are considered. <br />• Provide options for improvement of the County 401(k) Plan contribution in 2001-02. <br />• Pursue aCounty-wide Classification and Pay Study far 2001-02 with results to be addressed <br />in the budget for 2002-03. <br />At the April 16 work session, the Personnel Director will briefly present background information <br />on the pay and benefits plan and options for 2001-02. This will include information on Cost of <br />Living Increase, In-Range Increase, Meritorious Service Awards, 401(k) Plan, Classification and <br />Pay Study, and benefits for domestic partners. Following this, the Board may wish to discuss <br />the pay and benefit elements and provide direction to staff for 2001-02 as desired. <br />