Chapel Hill Town Council talked strategic planning and employee salaries on Wednesday

The Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss strategic planning and heard a report on town employees' salaries at Wednesday's work session. Staff writer Maddy Arrowood live-tweeted the meeting.

We will be covering the Chapel Hill Town Council work session, starting now!

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Town Manager Roger L. Stancil presents "a refined approach to strategic planning"

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Stancil introduces the High-Beam Process to help the council focus on the highest priorities of theirs & the community when budget planning

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Stancil proposes a land use map update and technology investments to help gather information for strategic planning

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Stancil now presents a "Report on Employee Salary Adjustments and the Town's Compensation System"

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"The 2015 Community Survey says 85% of Chapel Hill residents are satisfied or very satisfied with municipal services"

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"Lowest paid full-time town employees are paid 13% above OCLW standard"

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The Town's Pay Plan will establish minimum and market wages to ensure jobs for Chapel Hill have competitive pay grades

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"All full-time town employees receive the same benefits regardless of pay"

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The Town of Chapel Hill's annual pay raise percentages are based on the market rate within each pay grade

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"Compression is the biggest issue with employee pay" -Stancil

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Director of Business Management Kenneth C. Pennoyer now presents the "Report on the Capital Program and Debt"

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The total town long-term debt on June 30, 2016 was $54,061,000. It is predicted to be about $66 million this fiscal year

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"The percentage of Town's Debt Service that is payable within 10 years is 79.4%. Values over 60% are considered good."

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The Debt Management Fund balance, supported by an 8.5 cent tax, was $6,615,351 as of June 30, 2016

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"$1 in capacity in the Debt Fund will support $12 of new debt. In other words, 1 penny on the tax rate will support $9 million of new debt"

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