HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-12-2009 - 1ORANGE COUNTY
• BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 12, 2009
Action Agenda
Item No. 1
SUBJECT: Submittal of the County Manager's Recommended FY 2009-10 Annual
Operating Budget
DEPARTMENT: County Manager, Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment 1 - Remaining Contracts and
Agreements to be Considered by the BOCC
During FY 2008-09
Attachment 2 -Memo from Orange County INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information Technology Director Re: Possible Laura Blackmon, (919) 245-2300
Broadband Partnership with Local School Donna Coffey, (919) 245-2151
Districts
Attachment 3 -Library Staffing Data for
• Branches
Attachment 4 -Proposed Transition. Plan for
Libraries
Attachment 5 -May 5, 2009 Memorandum:
Outside Agency Grant Application Process -
FY 2009-10
Attachment 6 - E911 Fund Contingency Plan
Attachment 7 -May 5, 2009 Memorandum:
Proposed Revised Hours of Operation for Solid
Waste Convenience Centers
PURPOSE: For the County Manager to submit, pursuant to NC General Statute 159-11,
the County's Recommended FY 2009-10 Annual Operating Budget.
BACKGROUND: During tonight's work session, the County Manager will present
highlights of the recommended County operating budget for the period July 1, 2009
through June 30, 2010. As of the printing of this abstract, funding recommendations are
not final. Staff will provide the Recommended FY 2009-10 Annual Operating Budget
document to the Board at the meeting. Copies of the document will be available on the
• County's website on May 13, 2009.
The recommended funding plan will meet two major directives agreed upon by the
Board during the March 24, 2009 budget work session. It will:
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• Be balanced using a post revaluation property tax rate that generates the same
amount of property tax revenue for the County as in the current year •
• Allocate 48.1 % of the County's total General Fund revenues to funding the
County's two local school districts -Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill
Carrboro City Schools. This percentage is consistent with Board approved
funding target for schools. Included in this total is the "per pupil" or current
expense funding along with recurring capital, long range capital, fair funding, and
debt service.
During tonight's work session, the Manager will highlight recommended revenue
projections for next fiscal year to include the revenue neutral tax rate, impact of
economic downturn, and recent actions by the state. The Manager will also review
recommendations related to the changes in County services and work force, and costs
of opening new facilities and implementing Board priorities.
Discussions during earlier work sessions this spring have generated a number of Board
questions. Attachments provided via this agenda abstract address some of those
questions and requests. Other questions and requests will be addressed in the actual
budget document itself.
Board Scheduled Budget Related Meetings
The Board is not expected to make decisions during tonight's work session. A number
of budget related meetings are scheduled between now and adoption of the final FY •
2009-10 budget scheduled for June 16, 2009. All meetings start at 7:00 p.m.
• May 19, 2009 - Televised presentation of the Manager's FY 2009-10
Recommended Annual Operating Budget
o Location -Southern Human Services Center, Homestead Road, Chapel
Hill
• May 21, 2009 -Public Hearing
o Location - Central Orange Senior Center, 103 Meadowlands Dr,
Hillsborough
• May 26, 2009 -Public Hearing
o Location -Southern Human Services Center, Homestead Road, Chapel
Hill
• May 28, 2009 -Budget work session with Orange County and Chapel Hill
Carrboro City Boards of Education
o Location -Southern Human Services Center, Homestead Road, Chapel
Hill
• June 4, 2009 -Budget work session for Board to discuss components of the FY
2009-10 Annual Operating Budget
o Location -Southern Human Services Center, Homestead Road, Chapel •
Hill
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• June 9, 2009 -Budget work session for Board to discuss components of the FY
• 2009-10 Annual Operating Budget
o Location -Link Government Services Center, 200 South Cameron Street,
Hillsborough
• June 11, 2009 -Budget work session for Board to finalize FY 2009-10 Annual
Operating Budget
o Location -Link Government Services Center, 200 South Cameron Street,
Hillsborough
• June 16, 2009 -Adoption of FY 2009-10 Annual Operating Budget during regular
BOCC meeting
o Location -Southern Human Services Center, Homestead Road, Chapel
Hill
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts will be presented during tonight's work session.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board of County
Commissioners receive the County Manager's Recommended FY 2009-10 Annual
Operating Budget.
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