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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 5, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-e <br /> SUBJECT: Recommendation of a Salary Increase for Sheriff Charles Blackwood <br /> DEPARTMENT: Human Resources <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Brenda Bartholomew, Human <br /> Resources Director, 919-245-2552 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a recommended salary increase for Sheriff Charles Blackwood effective <br /> December 1, 2022. <br /> BACKGROUND: North Carolina General Statute 153A-92 authorizes the Board of County <br /> Commissions to set salaries of county employees and county elected officials. All other <br /> compensation elements are as set forth in the Orange County Code of Ordinances Section 28 — <br /> Personnel. <br /> An annual salary of$165,000 is recommended for Sheriff Charles Blackwood effective December <br /> 1, 2022. Sheriff Blackwood has served as the Orange County Sheriff since December 1, 2014 <br /> and has served within the Orange County Sheriff's Department for over 40 years. This salary <br /> recommendation is commensurate with the Sheriff's extensive qualifications, representative of the <br /> scope of work within Orange County, his devotion and service to Orange County and its residents <br /> and represents an increase comparative to market salaries. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact is an increase in annual salary of $13,339. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve a salary increase <br /> for Sheriff Charles Blackwood to $165,000 annually effective December 1, 2022. <br />