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2 <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 /> 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 2021-22 <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 No wage increase for FY 2021-22. <br /> o Resumption of the Merit Pay Program on employees' base salaries at the dollar <br /> values in effect in FY 2019-20. Merit Pay increases, if any, will be applied to <br /> employees' base salaries on the first full pay period in January 2022. <br /> o Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement <br /> employees' supplemental retirement accounts and the County matching employees' <br /> contributions up to $63.00 semi-monthly (for a maximum annual County contribution <br /> of $1,512) for all general (non-sworn law enforcement officer) employees; continue <br /> the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution of 5.0% of salary, and continue <br /> the County's required contribution to the Local Governmental Employees' <br /> Retirement System (LGERS) for all permanent employees. For FY 2021-22, the <br /> Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) rate increases from 10.90 to 12.10 percent of <br /> reported compensation, and all other employees rate increases from 10.15 to 11.35 <br /> percent of reported compensation. <br /> o Continue to participate in the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool (NCHIP), and <br /> continue medical and prescription third party administrators with Blue Cross Blue <br /> Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Prime Therapeutics, a division of BCBSNC, <br /> respectively. No increase to health and dental appropriations. No increase to <br /> employee premium equivalent for health, dental, or vision insurance. No increase <br /> for health coverage premium equivalent for pre-65 retirees enrolled in the County's <br /> group plans, and no increase for post-65 (Medicare eligible) retirees. <br /> o Increase the Living wage to $15.40 per hour for all permanent and temporary <br /> employees, effective October 1, 2021. <br /> o Continue the additional eight hours of annual leave to be awarded at an employee's <br /> anniversary date, prorated for part time employees. <br /> o Continue the six-week paid parental leave policy. <br /> • Information Technologies <br />