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RES -202M46 Attachment 1 <br /> 2 ) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan <br /> Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes : <br /> a . 6 % wage increase for permanent employees in active status on June 30 , 2023 . Continuation of <br /> Merit Pay Program on employees ' base salaries , payable in January 2024 , at tiers of $ 530 for <br /> proficient performance ; $ 795 for superior performance or $ 1 , 060 for exceptional performance . Page <br /> 238 <br /> b . Revision to Section 28 - 52 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances : Shared Leave . Page 260 <br /> c . Revision to Premium Equivalent Option to Co - Parenting Orange County Employees . Page 261 <br /> d . A change in the salary schedule recognizing $ 16 . 60 per hour as the living wage for permanent <br /> employees and recognizing the 6 % wage increase , effective July 1 , 2023 . Page 262 <br /> e . Increase the per pay period County contribution to non - law enforcement employees ' supplemental <br /> retirement accounts to $29 . 15 and the County matching employees ' contributions up to $67 . 00 per <br /> pay period (for a maximum annual County contribution of $ 1 , 742) 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 2023-24 , the Law <br /> Enforcement Officers ( LEOs ) rate increases from 13 . 10 to 14 . 10 percent of reported compensation , <br /> and all other employees ' rate increases from 12 . 10 to 12 . 85 percent of reported compensation . Page <br /> 256 <br /> f. 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 . Page 259 <br /> g . Add UNUM Behavioral Health benefit . Page 260 <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />