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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 198106231. 2. J• ~• 5. 6. 7. e. 9. >.o. ll. 12. l3. x4• 1 15. 3.6. 17. lfio 19e 2C, • 17~ -; _ _ MINCF!'E5 ,TUNE 23, 1981 The Orange County Hoai~l of Caa¢nissa~ers met in ,~„i~r session (adjourned fran June 22, 1981, until 7:30 P.M, this eventing) Tuesday, June 23,198]., at 7:30 P.M. in the Cceranissioners' Roan, Orange County Caru~thouse, Hillslaorrn~i, North Carolina. CbIIm~ ~S]ArierS pl1t: ~rsnn~~alOneX' ~li1G Rarnpa, Chair, clxld C~l~ missioners Norman GUSt~vesan, Nornian Walker, Rw~?*~ Whiffed, and Don Wallhoit. - The Board continued discussion wtith the proposed budget for Fiscal. Year 1981-82. Catanissi.oner 4~atted said he had a proposal and suggested the follow- ing add-ans oar deletions: A[iti-ons: . Dispute Settlement Center $6,400. Rape Crisis 1,700 F:°~~'s Health .Counseling 3, 000 Soc. Services Contingency 16,000 Blue Cross/Blue Shield 800 C,reen Boxes 5, 000 __ Consultant H.gAC 5,000 Consultant Ec~aniC Develament 5,000 gip 4, 500 Clerical 11,000 Attorney's Fees 5,000 Net Additions $31,400 T.:~letions: Sheriff's Cars $19,400 c~~sio-~er~ a, soo Gchool Capital 33,468 Public Works (2 items} 10,000 JOCCA 3,590 Museum 4,000 Program Analyst 20,000 CBA Orange County Schaals 4,293 O'ail 12, 000 EMS zo,aoo Travel_/Training 12, 500 County Capital 86,352 (adding back $100,000) Assistant Manager 12,500 Central Services 5,000 Planning Professional consultants 7,000 School Current 50,745 (S55Fi, per pupal) Voting machines 8,000 Net Deletions $311,64$ Total. Ra~;ction of $260,248 for a tax rate of $.544. 11S l; 1. • ~ ~3', 'z ~• 3• ~- 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 17.. 12. ~-3 - IIE. 15. 16. 17. 1&- a9, 20. 21. ~~ s d Commissioner Fhitted moved t4 place his proposal (stated on the previous page of these Minutes) on the floor as a budget proposal far Fiscal Year 1981-8~; CamRdssioner Barnes seao~~ the motion. Discussion followed expressing ~+~*~*~~ over the cuts in the ELF budget. - Ccamassioner Willhait called the question: Votes an called q+~?ction: Ayes, 2 (Ccnmi.ssioners Barnes and Wi1],kioit); Noes, (Gatmissianers Gustavesan, Walker and ti+Avtted) . Boarod discussion ~,~,-~;•,g the IIKS and scl~ml budgets continued. Commissioner Whitt~d clarified that his motion dial include $48,940 for across the board salaxy increases from July 1 rather than OctnhPr 1, to be retroactive if the General Assembly so acts in October. Discussion continued.with various suggestia~ns being made far ;nosing the amounts allocated to'the ENLS and schools' capital hud.gets: havever. tY~re wexe no ants t4 the motion ~ the floor. Conmissiar~er Barnes told the Board the Carrboro Board of A1dQ*~*~+ were holding budget sessions tonight, too, and needed same information regarding the Fire District Tax Rate. C~missia¢~er Willhoit moved to table the motion an the floor; C~issioner Gustaveson seconded the motion. Vote: Ayes, S; noes, 0. Commissioner Willhoit moved to set the tax rate far the South Orange fire District at;'SA7as rea~xtmended. by .F.i1e South Orange Fiie District Trustees; tbmmissioner Gustavesan seconded. Vote: Ads, 5; noes, 0. Discussion on the Fire Districts tax rates continued with Commissioner W"hitted chairing. Commissioner Gustaveson moved to set the tax rates for the *~+a~*+ing Fire Districts at that amount remanded by ti's Trustees of those districts; Ccn¢nissionar Walker seconed the motion. Vote: ayes, 4; noes, 0 (C~missioner Barnes was not present far this vote). Ca~enissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by C~umissioner Whitted, to return Cohmi.ssioner rnkiitted's budget motion to the floor for discussion, Vote: Ayes, 4; noes, 0 (Ca~at~issionex Barnes not present for this vote). Commissioner Barnes rPtu_.*~+~d to the meeting and restored th~c Chair. O.~nm_issioner Gustaves~ moved, seconded by Ccxnnissioner Walker, ~ offer a substitute motion, setting the tax rate at $,5.~ which would xe- stare $25,000 to each school syst~ns' capital request and $20,000 to ~, ~3~ ~~a 2S. 26. 27. zs, 29- 3u- ~1. 32a 33~ 34- 35. 36. 37. 3aq 3~. a.o . -_ a8Y .' .' c: Vote: Ayes, 2 (oomnissianers GUstaveson and Walker); noes, 3 (Ccs[miSSieners Barnes, T~iitted and Willhoit) . Nlotian defeated. Cc~nissianer Wi1lhQit 'moved to offer a substitute notion to set the tax rates at $; 546, adding $25,000 to each school'systems'.capital.budget with a $5.00 tax an dogs and delet"ng an additional $2,500 frc¢tt travel/.train- ing far a net change of $40,000. Nlotien died for lack of a second. ~e main motion reiaur~ed to the floor. Canmissioner Walker called the question. Vote: Ayes, 3.(Caranissieners Baines, Wa7.]u7.x and 4~ittecl) ; noes, 2 (Commissioners G~staveson and Wil.lhoit) . Question was called; Conmi.ssioner Barnes repeated Cearmissioner Ffl~.itted's motion to .set the tax rates at .$.544, with the alterations enumerated on page a~~ of these Aiisiutes. Vote: Ayes, 3 (Corr¢nissioners Barnes, in"hitted, and Willhoit); noes, 2 (Carrnissioners G~staveson and Walker): '1"he motion passed; tax rate is set at'S4.4. The net reduction from the Managers' prc>pased budget is $628,393.00. 7~ie expenditure budget is $16,089,304.00. Cam,~issioner Whitted moved ~ place t.~~: 5$ funding far salary increases into the budget except for reclassifications and.merits until such time as the pay r~ classification plan is changed by this Board, pending action by the General Assembly in octat~er;ao~rani.ssioner Barnes secarided the motion. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Cear¢ni.ssionex 47riitted moved to place the clerical position approved infix the Personnel tiepartxnrrifi (as the mrsannel functions of all Departments within :'.tY:e County are to be oPntralized within the County's Personnel' . i~partmant) with that person to take overload typing from the Clerk to the F~ati~~ ar" Ccazan_issioners; Commissioner RarnP~ seconded. Cammissiar_er CNhitted said the necessary ants to the Personnel Policy should come to the Board of C[az¢nissior~rs. ale Board clarified for the Social Services De- . partment Director that this oantralized function meant recruitmYnt and corking with the State Register; it does nvt upsurp hiring fra:n those de- ~ts. -Sane mernbexs of the Board felt that ^arlier budget discussions would place the. clerical position in a typing pool to aid several depart- ments. Ccatani.ssioner Barnes clarified that this is a different approach. Vote: Ayes, 3 (Canaissioners Barnes, FAiitted and Willhoit); noes, 2 (Can- missioners Gustaveson and Walker). Notion passed. Ccnmtissioner Willlwit moved, seeonded bl' Comnissianer Barnes to extend the hiring freeze tl`itoughout Fiscal Year ].981-82. Vote: Ayes, 3 ion ~ • `t (Cca1¢rdssioners Barnes, Whined and Willhoit) ; noes, 2 (C:atmiissionexs Gustavesoa~ and•Walker). Motion passed. Cc[imissioner Walker moved to set the Sanitary Tax District rate at $.07 Commissioner Barnes seconded. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes; 0. Cca~missiamex Willhoit moved to set the Ctlapel Hill-Carrl~ora School District Tax rate at $.14; seconded by Ca<rnnissi.ca~er Barnes. ~e optiar- o:E the School Board would be to make up the difference from theax unappxopri.ated fund halanr~+ of $300,000. Ms:-TnGko.and'Dr.Mayer ,representing that District, spoke oppDSirng this motion. They detailed exackly what such a cut would mean to the school system's budget. . r~++~~sioner Walker offered a substitute motion to set the Chapel Hi1l~arrboro School District tax rate at $:145; Cbnm_i'ssioner Gustavesoxi seconded the motiari. Vote: Ayes, 2 (C~miss;~*+p~"G Gustavesan and Walker) ; noes, 3 (Ccrn¢nissioners Barnes, Whined and Wa.llhai_t) . Substutitue mo~icm failed. Comr.:issioner Willhoit's original motion to set the Chapel Hil1- Carrbom 5rhool District Tax rate at $.14 returned to the•floor. ~7ote: Ayes, 4 (Commissioners Barnes, Gustaveson, Whitten and Willhoit); noes, -' 1 ((~anissioner Walker) , Motion passed. Cca~4nissiAner Willhoit moved to exclude that ,area containing the swimming pool (appzoximately 6 acres)•fram the,'petition for annexati~. to the South Change Fire District a~.heard at the public hearing caa June 16; Cssioner•&~.rnes secandec3. the motion. Vote: Ayes. 5; noes, 0. ., T17e Chapel YIi11-Carr}~m asked for clarification of its . h~lget which the Board provided, Hating that•it did not have the final figures [u1 the t, .v bass due ~ this Ding a revaluation year. C]onmissioner C~.stavesan moved, seconded kry Caimissianer Barnes, to adjourn this meetixig.until 7:30 P.ra. an ,Tiny 2, 1981, in this racm. Dote: Ayes, 5; rNaes, 0. The Budget Ordinance for Change C:eunty for Fiscal Year 1981-82 ~ _ as adopted by the C7range County Board of t~issioners ari this sate is as follows: 183 ORANGE CDUNTY, N. G. 1981-82 BUDGET ORDINANCE Section I: The following amounts are hereby appropriated for the operation of d its activities far the fiscal year beginning t an County Governmen July 1, 1981 and ending June 30, 1982, according to the following summary and attached schedules. FUND ESTIMATED INTERFUND BALANCE ' FUND REVENUE TRANSFERS CION APPROPRIATED APPROPRIA Genera] 15,487,538 500,000 582,581 1fi,570,1~~4 0 866 E?` Debt Service 0 866;815 334 50,000 4 , 0 54,ar.:~ Revaluation Revenue Sharing , 500,000 0 0 500,x'":'' i~~: 0 975 Housing Authority 975,707 0 , Special Districts Cedar Grove Fire 33,569 0 1,431 35,00• Gha ~1 Hill Fire 600 0 400 0 31 D f"' 3,608 35,C.: r.f3and Fire Fire , 32,000 0 0 32,~Ou ' nu '_it~cle River Fire 27;800 0 0 4,000 31,x'' . a::~ 000 35 3 Netr Hope Fire Orange Fire 32,300 39,000 0 , , 2,000 41,OC}~ Orange-•Grove Fire 33,085 0 5,215 38,30. 221 0 58 .-- ,aouth Orange Fire 5$,22$ 0 , Dogwood Sanitary 5,529 0 21i 5,74 Chapel Hill School 1,650,200 0 0 1,650,20 5ecticn II: That for said fiscal year there is hereby appropriated out of the Funds below the following line items: SEE ATTACHMENT ~1 Section III: It is estimated that the fallowing Fund Revenues will be available during the-fiscal year beginning July 1, 19$1 and ending June 30, 1982 to meet the foregoing Fund Appropriations: SEE ATTAGHME~lT #2 Section I`J: There is hereby levied for the f iscal year ending June 30, 1982, i / fallowing rate of taxes on each (100.) assessed valuation of taxi property as listed as of January 1, 1981, far the purpose of raisi the revenues from current year's property tax Gaunty wide and witt in special districts as set fort h in the foregoing estimates of _ __ ~ revenues, and in order to financ e the foregoing appropriations: , ~,$~ s,i';'u GENERAL FUNDS DISTRICT FUNDS Sic*_ion V: %•vction 'v I: I ?~~epted this 23~t3 Susa1 with, Acting Clerk F --.~ ~ . GENERAL LEVY $ .544 --.-.- TOTAL COUNTY-~IIDE RATE .544 CEDAR GROVE FIRE DISTRICT $ -06 CHAPEL HILL FIRE DISTRICT 10 025 EFLAND FIRE DISTRICT • 04 ENO FIRE DISTRICT . 05 LITTLE RIVER FIRE DISTRICT • 035 NE4! HOPE FIRE DISTRICT . 03 ORANGE FIRE DISTRTCT . 04 ORANGE GROVE FIRE DISTRTC.T . 47 SOUTH ORANGE FIRE DISTRICT • DDGWOOD ACRES SANTTARY DISTRICT 1 CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT • 4 A license costing $4.00 shall be .required for all dogs. In accordance frith Section B of the Revenue Act (Article 2, th Carolina General Statutes) and any ot~~:• h N or e Chapter 5, of t section of the General Statutes sa permitting, there are her~~~-~_. levied privilege license taxes in the maximum amount permitted businesses, trades, occupations, or professions which the. Cour is entitled to tax. day of June Anne Barnes, 6'iair a 1981.