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Date: September 20, 2017 <br /> To: Pam Dubois, Senior Deputy County Manager <br /> Cabarrus County Government <br /> From: Janet N. Spriggs, Chief Operating Officer <br /> Rowan-Cabarrus Community College <br /> Subject: Request for Money to Fund Salary and Benefits Increases in Fiscal 2018 <br /> Dear Pam; <br /> The North Carolina General Assembly and the State Board of Community Colleges passed a State and <br /> Community College Budget Resolution in July and August respectively. Therefore, we received our State <br /> budget appropriation after Cabarrus County had approved the Fiscal 2018 County Budget. <br /> Subsequently, our budget request for Fiscal 2018 did not include salary or benefits increases for <br /> Cabarrus County funded staff. <br /> The State included salary increase monies and the appropriation for Rowan-Cabarrus Community <br /> College allotted funding that allowed the College to award a salary increase of the greater of 1.5%or <br /> $1,000 for each State funded employee. The State budget also increased the employer paid health <br /> insurance contribution rate by$398 per employee from $5,471 in Fiscal 2017 to $5,869 in Fiscal 2018, <br /> and the employer paid retirement contribution rate by 1.01%from 16.12%of employee gross salary in <br /> Fiscal 2017 to 17.13%of employee gross salary in Fiscal 2018. <br /> As you know, staff members who support facilities operations and maintenance, and safety and security, <br /> are funded with local funds. At Rowan-Cabarrus, 4 staff are funded 100% by Cabarrus County funds <br /> because they solely support Cabarrus County facilities, 5 staff are funded 50% by Cabarrus County <br /> because their time is split 50%Cabarrus and 50% Rowan, 1 staff member is funded 25% by Cabarrus <br /> County because their time is split 25%Cabarrus and 75% Rowan. <br /> The college respectfully requests a budget increase of$15,912.38 in current operating funding for Fiscal <br /> 2018 to cover the increased salaries and benefits expenses as detailed below: <br /> 1. $10,158.78 to support salary increase and benefits for 4 staff at 100%, 5 staff at 50%and 1 <br /> staff at 25%. This total includes$8,141.36 for salary increase, $622.81 to cover FICA for the <br /> salary increase, and $1,394.61 to cover retirement for the salary increase. <br /> 2. $3,067.10 to support the 1.01% increase in retirement for 4 staff at 100%, 5 staff at 50%and <br /> 1 staff at 25%. <br /> 3. $2,686.50 to support the$398 increase per staff for employer paid health insurance for 4 <br /> staff at 100%, 5 staff at 50%and 1 staff at 25%. <br /> Please let me know if you have questions or need additional details. <br /> Attachment number 1 \n <br /> F-1 Page 46 <br />