HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-20-2021; Item 2 - Discussion of County Departments’ FY2021-22 Recommended Budgets within the Public Safety, General Government, and Support Services Functional Leadership Teams 1
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 20, 2021
Action Agenda
Item No. 2
SUBJECT: Discussion of County Departments' FY2021-22 Recommended Budgets within
the Public Safety, General Government, and Support Services Functional
Leadership Teams
DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Finance and Administrative Services
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonnie Hammersley, (919) 245-2300
Travis Myren, (919) 245-2308
Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453
Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152
PURPOSE: To review and discuss FY 2021-22 recommended departmental budgets within the
Public Safety, General Government, and Support Services Functional Leadership Teams.
BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2021-22 Recommended Operating
Budget on May 4, 2021. Since then, the Board has conducted one public hearing to receive
residents' comments regarding the proposed funding plan. On May 13, 2021, the Board
discussed recommended FY 2021-22 budgets for Durham Technical Community College —
Orange County campus, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education and Orange
County Schools Board of Education, as well as reviewed and discussed recommended FY 2021-
22 funding for Outside Agencies.
Tonight's work session offers the Board an opportunity to review and discuss the recommended
budgets directly with County departments within the structure of Functional Leadership Teams,
including operations, capital, and department fee schedule change recommendations.
Functional Leadership Teams:
The following Functional Leadership Teams are scheduled to attend tonight's work session:
Public Safety:
• Courts
• Criminal Justice Resources
• Emergency Services
• Sheriff
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General Government:
• Board of County Commissioners
• Board of Elections
• County Attorney
• County Manager
• Register of Deeds
• Tax Administration
Support Services:
• Asset Management Services
• Community Relations
• Finance and Administrative Services
• Human Resources, including Employee Pay and Benefits
• Employee Pay and Benefits - staff has provided information relating to FY 2021-22
employee pay and benefits in Appendix A of the Manager's Recommended Budget.
The information provided includes background information on employee pay and
benefits over recent years and information on specific pay and benefits plan elements.
Key components of the recommended employee pay and benefits plan include:
o No wage increase for FY 2021-22.
o Resumption of the Merit Pay Program on employees' base salaries at the dollar
values in effect in FY 2019-20. Merit Pay increases, if any, will be applied to
employees' base salaries on the first full pay period in January 2022.
o Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement
employees' supplemental retirement accounts and the County matching employees'
contributions up to $63.00 semi-monthly (for a maximum annual County contribution
of $1,512) for all general (non-sworn law enforcement officer) employees; continue
the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution of 5.0% of salary, and continue
the County's required contribution to the Local Governmental Employees'
Retirement System (LGERS) for all permanent employees. For FY 2021-22, the
Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) rate increases from 10.90 to 12.10 percent of
reported compensation, and all other employees rate increases from 10.15 to 11.35
percent of reported compensation.
o Continue to participate in the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool (NCHIP), and
continue medical and prescription third party administrators with Blue Cross Blue
Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Prime Therapeutics, a division of BCBSNC,
respectively. No increase to health and dental appropriations. No increase to
employee premium equivalent for health, dental, or vision insurance. No increase
for health coverage premium equivalent for pre-65 retirees enrolled in the County's
group plans, and no increase for post-65 (Medicare eligible) retirees.
o Increase the Living wage to $15.40 per hour for all permanent and temporary
employees, effective October 1, 2021.
o Continue the additional eight hours of annual leave to be awarded at an employee's
anniversary date, prorated for part time employees.
o Continue the six-week paid parental leave policy.
• Information Technologies
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the discussion of the
Manager's Recommended FY 2021-22 Operating Budget. Decisions that the Board makes as
part of its discussion on the Manager's Recommended FY 2021-22 Annual Operating Budget will
have financial impacts.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Social Justice Goal impacts associated with this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There are no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impacts associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board review and discuss the
Manager's Recommended FY 2021-22 budget and provide direction to staff, as appropriate.