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4 <br /> RES-2021-040 Attachment 1 <br /> 2) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan <br /> Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes: <br /> a. No Wage increase for FY 2021-22 <br /> b. Resumption of the Merit Pay Program on employees' base salaries at the dollar values in effect in <br /> FY 2019-20. Merit Pay increases, if any, will be applied to employees' base salaries on the first full <br /> pay period in January 2022. <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; continue the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution of <br /> 5.0% of salary, and continue the County's required contribution to the Local Governmental <br /> Employees' Retirement System (LGERS) for all permanent employees. For FY 2021-22, the Law <br /> Enforcement Officers (LEDs) rate increases from 10.90 to 12.10 percent of reported compensation, <br /> and all other employees' rate increases from 10.15 to 11.35 percent of reported compensation. <br /> d. Continue to participate in the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool (NCHIP), and continue medical <br /> and prescription third party administrators 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. No increase to employee premium equivalent for health, dental, or vision insurance. <br /> No increase for health coverage premium equivalent for pre-65 retirees enrolled in the County's <br /> group plan, and no increase for the post-65 (Medicare eligible) retirees. <br /> e. Increase the Living wage to $15.40 per hour for all permanent and temporary employees, effective <br /> October 1, 2021. <br /> f. Continue the additional eight hours of annual leave to be awarded at an employee's anniversary <br /> date, prorated for part time employees. <br /> g. Continue the six-week paid parental leave policy. <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />