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There presently are 43 employees and 3 vacant positions at salary grade 57. These are in the following position classifications. Classification Positions Classification Positions Community Health Aide 1 Jail Cook 2 Community Health Asst. 4 OPT Driver 9 Community Social Ser. Asst. 3 Recreation Program Asst 1 Custodian 18 Solid Waste Center Operator 8 These employees and positions are located in six departments: Aging, Health, Public Works, Recreation and Parks, Sheriff and Social Services. As part of considering the move of the salary grade 57 classes to 58, Personnel has considered the relationship with the four existing classes and six positions already at grade 58. These classes are Automotive Mechanic Helper, Central Services Clerk, OPT Driver/Courier and Recreation's Facilities Supervisor. Based on this Personnel has not identified any salary grade change required for these classes at this time. Personnel has requested updated position descriptions for several of these positions where there may have been changes in position duties since the last review and will conduct a classification review of those positions. Step 2 -Establish $20,798 as the minimum County salary for a permanent employee and increase the salary of any employee whose salary is still below $20,79$ after the application of Step 1 above to $20,798. New hires in permanent positions and current permanent employees would all be paid at least this annual salary. This annual salary equates to approximately $10 an hour. This step affects the following positions by salary grade: Salary Grade Positions Presently At Grade 57 24 At Grade 58 1 At Grade 59 4 The County has established $8.45 an hour as the County's Living Wage based on the Federal Poverty Level for a family of four adjusted for the Raleigh-Durham Region cost of living. This is the minimum salary paid- to temporary employees. In considering a possible minimum annual salary beyond this for the County's permanent employees, Personnel looked at the Federal Poverty Guidelines, including that adjusted for the Chapel Hill cost of living (Attachment 1). As adjusted for Chapel Hill, the federal paverly guideline for a family of four is $9.64 an hour. In considering a minimum salary, Personnel also looked at various income indicators. Attachment 2 shows several of these as additional background. For example, the median Orange County household income for 1999 was $41,169 ($19.79 an hour). Half of the 1999 median income is $20,585 ($9.90 an hour). This equates to the bottom quarter of income distribution in the County.