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May 26, 2015 (Budget Meeting) Page 2406 1 Income Maintenance Supervisor III (1.0) - increase in Medicaid /Food Stamp cases 2 Senior Library Assistant (1.5) - restore Friday hours 3 Library Assistants (3.0) - restore Friday hours 1 Deleted Positions (FTE) ° 7 Paramedics (4.6) - divest of non - emergency transportations / Net positions 28 (FTE's 29.38) Other Position Detail Ms. Dubois reviewed other position detail and responded to questions from the Board. 1 Reclassifications to: o 1 Library Branch Manager (0.0) 1 Change in Hours 1 Communications Specialist (.30) ° Increased hours for Recreation Facility Operators (.1510) ° 1 Mail Clerk /Courier (.25) 2 Library Assistants (1.20) Benefits: Merits and COLA Ms. Covington reviewed the following information regarding merits and cost of living adjustments (COLA) and responded to questions from the Board. 1 The County Personnel Ordinance states that the cost of living allowance will be made at the beginning of each fiscal year based on the consumer price index (CPI) increase for the previous calendar year, with the adjustment rounded down to the nearest 'i %. This year's COLA is .5, total cost $251,000. The merit plan is based the employee's performance evaluation and is considered for a merit on their anniversary date of hire up to 2.5%, total cost $631,000. Benefits: Health Insurance and Workers Compensation Ms. Covington reviewed the following information regarding health insurance and workers compensation. / The Board approved health insurance cost of $7,692 per employee for FY16, This was an increase of $892 per employee over FY15, but a $248 reduction from FY14. Prior to FY15, the County had not been making regular contributions to the Workers Compensation -Fund since 2006. The County contributed approximately $300,000 in FY15 and proposes to add $483,444 in FY16. Debt Service Changes In regards to another component of the Five -Year Plan, Ms. Dubois advised results from the public safety study should be available on June lst to provide a better estimate on that cost. She then reviewed debt service changes. / Retirement of Debt Service and refinancing of debt reduced the overall budget by $1,967,946. 1 The Qualified School Construction Bonds begins its first principal payment in FY16. This payment equals $1,330,000 and will continue until FY26. The County proposed issuing the debt for Mt. Pleasant Middle School early in FY16 which would require one interest payment in FY16 estimated at $1,000,000. Education Ms. Dubois reviewed the following education items and responded to questions from the Board. Schools Summary Funding FY15 FY15 FY16 Amended Category Adopted Amended Proposed Change