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RES -2022 - 034 Attachment 1 <br /> 2 ) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan <br /> Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes : <br /> a . 3 % wage increase for permanent employees in active status on June 30 , 2022 . Continuation of <br /> Merit Pay Program on employees ' base salaries , payable in January 2023 , at tiers of $ 500 for <br /> proficient performance ; $ 750 for superior performance or $ 1 , 000 for exceptional performance . <br /> b . Deletion of Section 28 -60 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances regarding in range salary <br /> increases tied to annual performance reviews as the county has replaced that program with the <br /> Merit Pay Program . <br /> c . Revision of Section 28 - 61 ( a ) ( 3 ) of the Orange County Code of Ordinances to change effective date <br /> of meritorious service awards to the first pay period of January . <br /> d . Continuation of classification and grade reviews and addressing salary compression as appropriate <br /> using compression adjustment formula . <br /> e . Adopt Step Salary Schedules for defined classifications at the Sheriff' s Office ( attachment 1 ) and <br /> Emergency Services ( attachment 2 ) and continue to develop and implement similar step programs <br /> for other county classifications . <br /> f. A change in the salary schedule recognizing $ 15 . 85 per hour as the living wage for permanent <br /> employees and recognizing the 3 % wage increase , effective July 1 , 2022 . <br /> g . 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 /> per pay period (for a maximum annual County contribution of $ 1 , 638 ) 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 2022 -23 , the Law <br /> Enforcement Officers ( LEOs ) rate increases from 12 . 10 to 13 . 04 percent of reported compensation , <br /> and all other employees ' rate increases from 11 . 35 to 12 . 14 percent of reported compensation . <br /> h . Implement a county paid short term disability plan for eligible employees . <br /> i . Offer additional voluntary benefit offerings to employees including Pet Discount Program , Legal <br /> Insurance , Identify Theft Insurance and Long -Term Disability <br /> J . 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 . Increase funding of 5 % to the Health Insurance Premium Equivalents for both active <br /> and pre- 65 retirees with the amount of the increase to be fully paid by the County . <br /> k . Continue the additional eight hours of annual leave to be awarded at an employee ' s anniversary <br /> date , prorated for part time employees . <br /> I . Continue the six-week paid parental leave policy . <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />