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Home My WebLink AboutRES-2007-053 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget ~ - .2 to ~ o~U ~! ~~~~~ ~a Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget • 1 • Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 21, 2007 in approving the 2007-08 Budget. WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County 2007-08 Manager's Recommended Budget; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners have agreed on certain modifications to the Manager's Recommended Budget; NOW THEREFORE BE /T RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its intent to adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget Ordinance that includes a balanced General Fund budget that totals $173,624,351 on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, based on the following stipulations: 1) The following changes to existing positions, as presented in the 2007-08 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 24, 2007, are approved: Department Position Title Approved Approved FTE Fundin Information Technology Systems Analyst $0 0.10 Staff Attorney (Transfer vacant position #108, Communications Specialist, assigned County Manager to Board of County Commissioners to $67,000 0.00 County Manager's Office to serve as Staff Attorne to be filled November 7, 2007 W ater Resources Coordinator (Transfer Environment and Resource vacant position #386, Agriculture Extension Conservation Department Agent, assigned to Cooperative Extension to $51,000 0.00 ERCD to serve as Water Resources Coordinator to be filled November 1, 2007) Environmental Health Specialist -Food & :~ c Lod in effecflve Januar 7, 2008 $37,707 1.00 s E ~ Environmental Health Specialist -Well i; ~ = Construction Program (effectfve January 7, $44,432 1.00 _ •~ 2008 w Environmental Health Technician -Well Pro ram & Indoor Air Qualit $55,794 1.00 x Athletic Program Supervisor (effecflve . ~ Januar 1 2008 $27,689 1.00 o_ Parks Conservation Specialist/Turfgrass o Manager for W est Ten & Northern Park $49,367 1.00 effective Se tember 7 2007 Parks Conservation Technician II for West Ten &Northern Park (effecflve November 1, $31,699 1.00 2007 ~ ° Income Maintenance Caseworker II $50,784 1.00 ~ Z S i l W k II S h l i ~ oc a or er ( c oo Soc al W orker for ~ Gravell Hill Middle School $55,452 1.00 Housing & Community Develo ment HOME Program Coordinator $58,245 1.00 Total $529169 9.10 All positions authorized to begin July 1, 2007 unless otherwise noted. Page 1 of 4 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget • • • 2) The following modifications to the County Manager's. Recommended Budget are made: Appropriations: 1. Defer hirin 2 Emer enc Services ositions for one ear ($130,000) 2. Rea ro riate savin s realized in Cable Castin Contract $45,000) 3 Decrease Board of Elections printing budget to reflect State allowin com etitive biddin for ballots ($37,000) 4 Defer Board of Elections equipment maintenance until fiscal ear 2008-09 ($15,000} 5 Change delivery of employee newsletter from paper to electronic $3,000) 6' Delay hiring of Environmental Health Food & Lodging and Well Construction ositions b 6 months $52,000} 7. Reduce BOCC Contin enc b 50% ($17,500) 8' Delay hiring of Staff Attorney position by 3 months (effective November 1, 2007 ($33,000) 9' Add Water Resources Position Effective November 1, 2007 $51,000 10. Eliminate Fundin for Medicaid Increase ($545,000) 11, Reduce 401 (k) from $5 increase to $2.50 increase per pay eriod {$4g, 500) 12. Delete fundin for Oran a Alamance Water Stud $20,000} 13. Increase a ro riation to Ener Mana ement $6,844 14. Retain Families in Focus Pro ram in Health De artment $76,000 15. Increase funding to Orange Community Housing for Land Trust Staffin $35,000 16. Retain Medical Reserve Cor s for one additional ear $37,000 17. Increase a ro riation for HYAA $1,125 18 Eliminate funding for Critical Needs Reserve (Carry forward unex ended funds from fiscal ear 2006-07 ($125,000) 19. Bud et for Libra Services Intero erabili Stud $10,000 20. Increase appropriation for School Fair Funding to be split 50/50 between CHCCS and OCS $188,000 21 Increase Schools Current Expense Funding from $2,957 per u it to $3,069 $2,081,912 Total Changes to Recommended Appropriations $1,417,881 1. Increase Investment Income Bud et 100,000 2. Increase Ad Valorem Tax Rate by the Equivalent of One Cent to Fund Additional Increases in Current Ex ense A ro riation 1,247,881 3' Increase Intergovernmental Revenues Associated with Families in Focus Pro ram 50,000 4 Increase Intergovernmental Revenues Associated with ' Medical Reserve Cor s Pro ram 20,000 Total Changes to Recommended Revenues 1,417,881 Page 2 of 4 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget 3) • The total current expense appropriation for Schools is $56,875,122. The appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is $34,935,383 and the appropriation to the Orange County Schools i $21 939 739 Th s , , . e per pupil allocation is approved at $3,069. 4) The recurring capital outlay for both school districts is $2,400,000 and is hereby-appropriated $1,458,480 for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for recurring capital. There is hereby allocated $941,520 for Orange County Schools for recurring capital. 5) The County's ad valorem contribution to Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools totals 84,528,997 or 48.7% of the County's total General Fund budget of $173,554,351. This includes funding for Current Expense, Recurring and Long-Range Capital, Debt Service, Fair Funding, School Health Nurses,' School Social Workers and School Resource Officers. 6) The Ad Valorem property tax rate shall be set at 95 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 4.7 cents over the fiscal year 2006-07 rate of 90.3 cents. 7) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District Tax shall be set at 20.35 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 2.5 cents over the fiscal year 2006-07 rate of 18.85 cents per $100 assessed valuation. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education's 2007-08 requested budget included a 25.95 cent increase in the special district tax rate. 8) The Fire District tax rates shall be set at the following rates (all rates are based on cents per $100 of assessed valuation): i1 • Cedar Grove 7.30 • Chapel Hill ~ .90 • Damascus 5.00 • Efland 4.225 • Eno 5.70 • Little River 4.60 • New Hope 6.75 • Orange Grove 3.90 • Orange Rural 5.60 • South Orange 9.50 • Southern Triangle 5.00 • White Cross 5.00 9) Provide for a County pay and benefits plan that includes: • 3 percent Cost of Living increase effective July 1, 2007 for permanent employees • In-range salary increases ranging from 1 to 2 percent for employees whose work performance is rated proficient or higher work performance effective on the employees' performance review date • $2.50 increase in County 401 (k) contribution for non-sworn law enforcement employees from $25 to $27.50 per pay period effective July 1, 2007 Page 3 of 4 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2007-OB Orange County Budgef • Increase the County's Living Wage for employees from $9.62 per hour to $10.12 per • hour effective July 1, 2007 10) To adopt the recommended County Fee Schedule with the following exceptions: Animal Services -Current fees for Animal Services Civil Penalties and Fines will remain at the fiscal year 2006-07 rates until the Animal Services Advisory Board and Board of County Commissioners agree upon a public education and outreach program 11) To approve the County and School Capital Project Ordinances for fiscal year 2007-08. 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