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23 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 3 <br /> 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> 5 adopt the resolution, supporting the application to the Local Government Commission for <br /> 6 approval of the financing, as corrected. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 12 a. Longtime Homeowner Assistance (LHA) Program Evaluation <br /> 13 This item was deferred until a later date. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 b. Manufactured Homes Action Plan <br /> 16 This item was deferred until a later date. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 c. Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Request for Salary Range Update for the ABC <br /> 19 Board General Manager <br /> 20 The Board considered a request from the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board to update <br /> 21 the ABC General Manager's salary range to either correlate to that of a County department <br /> 22 head or increase the salary cap for the ABC General Manager by 20% to $132,379.20. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 BACKGROUND: North Carolina General Statutes stipulate that the salary of the General <br /> 25 Manager of a local ABC board "shall not exceed the salary authorized by the General <br /> 26 Assembly for the clerk of superior court of the county in which the appointing authority was <br /> 27 originally incorporated unless such compensation is otherwise approved by the appointing <br /> 28 authority." <br /> 29 <br /> 30 The Chair of the Orange County ABC Board has requested that the Board of <br /> 31 Commissioners consider allowing the ABC Board to grant a performance based salary <br /> 32 increase to the ABC Board's General Manager that exceeds the State limitation. The <br /> 33 FY2021-22 authorized salary for the Orange County Clerk of Superior Court is $110,316. <br /> 34 The ABC General Manager's current salary is within statutory maximum at $110,316. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 According to the ABC Board's compensation policies, a performance rating of average or <br /> 37 abovewould qualify for an increase of between three percent (3%) and five percent (5%). <br /> 38 The ABC Board General Manager does not receive any additional compensation beyond <br /> 39 the amount reported in his annual salary. The ABC Board Chair has provided the attached <br /> 40 memorandum to support the ABC Board's request. The ABC Board Chair has indicated <br /> 41 that updating the General Manager's salary range will address salary compression and <br /> 42 align with other ABC Boards. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 The ABC Board Chair is requesting correlating the General Manager's salary range to that <br /> 45 of a County department head. If that request is not BOCC approved, then the ABC Chair <br /> 46 requests to increase the salary cap for the General Manager position by 20% to <br /> 47 $132,379.20. The Durham and Wake counties' ABC General Manager caps are $145,000 <br /> 48 and $194,463 respectively. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 The Board of Commissioners previously considered a request from the ABC Board regarding <br /> 51 the General Manager's salary in June 2021. An excerpt of the minutes from the Board's June <br />