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308 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mills, seconded by Commissioner Barnhart and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following amendments to the Gabarrus County Personnel Ordinance, approved the Retirement Incentive Plan and agreed to add existing retirees in the insurance program with Gabarrus County paying 100 percent of the life/health insurance cost for existing retirees. Article VI, Leaves of Absence Ordinance No. 1997-06 Section 6. Annual Leave Manner of Accumulation The anniversary date of employment shall be used for determining earned annual leave. Any employee working the basic workweek shall earn annual leave at the following rates: Schedule A Years of Aggregate Service Less than 5 years 5 but less than 10 years 10 but less than 15 years 15 but less than 20 years Leave Earned Bi-Weekly Leave Earned Yearly 3 hours 4 minutes & 37 80 hours & 2 seconds seconds (10+ days) 4 hours 104 hours (13 days) 4 hours 36 minutes & 55 119 hours 59 minutes & seconds 50 seconds (15- days) 5 hours 13 minutes & 51 seconds 136 hours & 6 seconds (17+ days) 20 years plus 6 hours 9 minutes & 14 160 hours & 4 seconds seconds (20+ days) Schedule A is for all persons hired or rehired on July 1, 1997, or thereafter; and those in full-time County employment immediately prior to that date who voluntarily chose to change from Schedule B effective, July 1, 1997, under the following conditions: County paid health and life insurance coverage will be provided to employees qualifying for retirement as a member of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System with at least ten of their creditable years being in the service of Cabarrus County. These benefits will be paid at the same level as for active employees and will be provided to retired employees until they become eligible for Medicare (or reach the age where they would have had such benefits if they had been qualified for Social Security). Employees qualifying for retirement in the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System but with less than ten years of service with Cabarrus County shall receive one-half of the benefit provided to retiring employees with at least ten years of service with Cabarrus County. Employees earning more annual leave than listed on Schedule A for their years of service, will have their annual leave accrual rate remain at the then current level until or when advancement in seniority entitles them to earn an increased amount of leave. The exception -- employees earning more than twenty days of annual leave a year will as of July 1, 1997, and thereafter, earn at a rate of twenty days a year. Schedule B Years of Aggregate Leave Earned Biweekly Leave Earned Yearly Service Less than 2 years 3 hours 4 minutes & 37 80 hours & 2 seconds seconds (10+ days)