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28 <br /> • Cedar Grove 7.54 <br /> • Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District 11.50 <br /> • Damascus 10.20 <br /> • Efland 8.38 <br /> • Eno 8.71 <br /> • Little River 5.35 <br /> • New Hope 12.50 <br /> • Orange Grove 7.00 <br /> • Orange Rural 9.21 <br /> • South Orange Fire Service District 8.17 <br /> • Southern Triangle Fire Service District 10.20 <br /> • White Cross 14.00 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 2) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes: <br /> 5 <br /> 6 a. 2% wage increase for permanent employees in active status on June 30, 2025. <br /> 7 Continuation of Merit Pay Program on employees' base salaries, payable in January <br /> 8 2026, at tiers of$561 for proficient performance; $842 for superior performance or <br /> 9 $1,122 for exceptional performance. Page 235 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 b. A change in the salary schedule recognizing $18.18 per hour as the living wage for <br /> 12 permanent and temporary employees and recognizing the 2% wage increase, effective <br /> 13 July 1, 2025. Page 237 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 c. Increase the per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement employees' <br /> 16 supplemental retirement accounts to $102 per paycheck, continue the mandated Law <br /> 17 Enforcement Officer contribution of 5.0% of salary. Page 251 <br /> 18 <br /> 19 d. Continue the County's required contribution to the Local Governmental Employees' <br /> 20 Retirement System (LGERS) for all permanent employees. For FY 2025-26, the Law <br /> 21 Enforcement Officers' (LEOs) rate increases from 15.10 to 16.10 percent of reported <br /> 22 compensation, and all other employees' rate increases from 13.60 to 14.35 percent of <br /> 23 reported compensation. Page 250 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 e. Continue to provide medical, dental, vision plans, and current voluntary benefit plans to <br /> 26 employees. Page 258 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br />