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Budget Ordinance
Fiscal Year 1998-99
Orange County, North Carolina
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County
Section I. Budget Adoption
There is hereby adopted the following operating budget for Orange County for this fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the same being adopted by fund and activity,
within each fund, according to the following summary:
Current Interfund Fund Balance Total
Fund Revenue Transfer Appropriation Appropriation
General Fund $90,727,040 $550,000 $1,408,063 $92,685,103
Emergency Telephone $327,681 $0 $0 $327,681
System
Fire District $1,380,651 $0 $0 $1,380,651
Efland Sewer Operating $48,000 $13,000 $0 $61,000
Revaluation $0 $33,300 $0 $33,300
Visitors Bureau $542,104 $0 0 $542,104
School Capital Reserve $0 $649,884 $0 $649,884
Payment-in-Lieu $15,000 $0 $0 $15,000
Section II. Appropriations
That for said fiscal year, there is hereby appropriated out of the following:
Function Appropriation
General Fund
Community Maintenance $990,989
General Administration $3,437,984
Taxation and Records $2,221,761
Community Planning $1,679,722
Human Services $20,891,999
Public Safety $8,397,062
Public Works $3,382,897
Education $32,372,172
Contributions to Outside Agencies $1,463,686
Miscellaneous $1,408,063
Transfer to Other Funds $6,007,847
Debt Service $10,430,921
Total General Fund $92,685,103
Budget Ordinance
Fiscal Year 1998-99
Orange County, North Carolina
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_ Function Appropriation
Emergency Telephone System Fund
Public Safety 327 681
Total Emergency Telephone System Fund $327,681
Fire Districts
Cedar Grove $82,211
Chapel Hill $503
Damascus $13,247
Efland $113,175
Eno $168,966
Little River $88,388
New Hope $174,769
Orange Grove $135,102
Orange Rural $194,690
South Orange $263,615
Southern Triangle $54,685
White Cross $91,300
Total Fire Districts $1,380,651
Efland Sewer Operating Fund
Public Works 61 000
Total Efland Sewer Operating Fund $61,000
Revaluation Fund
Tax and Records 33 300
Total Revaluation Fund $33,300
Visitors Bureau Fund
Community Planning 542 104
Total Visitors Bureau Fund $542,104
School Capital Reserve Fund
Project Reserve 649 884
Total School Capital Reserve Fund $649,884
Payment-in-Lieu
Transfers to Other Funds 15 000
Total Payment-in-Lieu Fund $15,000
Budget Ordinance
Fiscal Year 1998-99
Section III. Revenue
Orange County, North Carolina
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The following fund revenues are estimated to be available during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1997, and ending June 30, 1998, to meet the foregoing appropriations:
Fund
Revenue
General
Property Taxes
Sales Taxes
Licenses and Permits
Intergovernmental
Charges for Services
Investment Income
Miscellaneous
Transfers from Other Funds
Fund Balance Appropriated
Emergency Telephone System
Charges for Service
Interest Income
Total General Fund
Total Emergency Telephone System Fund
Fire Districts
Property Tax
Intergovernmental
Interest Income
Fund Balance Appropriated
Total Fire Districts
Efland Sewer Operating
Charges for Services
Interest Income
Transfer from the General Fund
Total Efland Sewer Operating Fund
$60,684,571
$12,679,650
$801,106
$11,027,156
$4,206,272
$1,000,000
$247,235
$550,000
1 489 113
$92,685,103
$320,681
7 000
$327,681
$1,373,128
$2,104
$5,419
$1,380,651
$47,000
$1,000
13 000
$61,000
Revaluation
Transfer from Other Funds 33 300
Total Revaluation Fund $33,300
Budget Ordinance
Fiscal Year 1998-99
Fund
Revenue
Visitors Bureau Fund
Occupancy Tax
Town of Chapel Hill
Interest Income
School Capital Reserve Fund
Transfer from Other Funds
Total Visitors Bureau Fund
Total School Capital Reserve Fund
Payment-in-Lieu Fund
Licenses and Permits
Total Payment-in-Lieu Fund
Section IV. Tax Rate Levy
$446,804
$90,300
5 000
$542,104
649 884
$649,884
15 000
$15,000
There is hereby levied for the fiscal year 1998-99 a general county-wide tax rate of 90.2 cents per
$100 of assessed valuation. This rate shall be levied in the General Fund. Special district tax rates
are levied as follows:
Cedar Grove 6.30
Chapel Hill 2.50
Damascus 3.30
Efland 3.00
Eno 5.10
Little River 4.65
New Hope 5.15
Orange Grove 4.40
Orange Rural 4.00
South Orange g,80
Southern Triangle 3.30
White Cross 5.80
Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District 19.20
Section V. School Current Expense
There is hereby allocated a lump sum of $17,511,360 for Chapel HilUCarrboro City Schools and
$12,911,160 for the Orange County Schools, for the purpose of supporting current expense. This
appropriation equates to $2,040 per student based on an average daily membership of 8,584 for
the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools and 6,329 for the Orange County Schools.
Orange County, North Carolina
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Section VI. School Capital Outlay
There is hereby appropriated $1,123,000 for Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools for recurring
capital. There is hereby allocated $826,652 for Orange County Schools for recurring capital.
Section VII. Schedule B License
In accordance with Schedule B of the Revenue Act, Article 2, Chapter 105 of the North Carolina
General Statutes, and any other section of the General Statutes so permitting, there are hereby
levied privilege license taxes in the maximum amount permitted on businesses, trades,
occupations or professions which the County is entitled to tax.
Section VIII. Animal Licenses
A license costing $5 for sterilized dogs and sterilized cats is hereby levied. A license for un-
sterilized dogs and a license for un-sterilized cats is $10 per animal.
Section IX. Budget Control
General Statutes of the State of North Carolina provide for budgetary control measures to exist
between a county and public school system. The statutes provide:
Per General Statute 115C-429:
(c) The board of county commissioners shall have full authority to call for, and the board of
education shall have the duty to make available to the board of county commissioners,
upon request, all books, records, audit reports, and other information bearing on the
financial operation of the local school administrative unit.
The Board of Commissioners hereby directs the following measures for budget administration
and review:
That upon adoption, each Board of Education will supply to the Board of County
Commissioners a detailed report of the budget, showing all appropriations by function and
purpose, specifically to include funding increases and new program funding. The Board of
Education will provide to the Board of County Commissioners a copy of the annual audit,
monthly financial reports, copies of all budget amendments showing disbursements and use
of local monies granted to the Board of Education by the Board of Commissioners.
Section X. Encumbrances
Operating funds encumbered by the County as of June 30, 1998, are hereby re-appropriated to
this budget.
Budget Ordinance
Fiscal Year 1998-99
This budget being duly adopted this 22nd day of June, 1998.
Beverly A. Bl e, Clerk to the oard
Orange County, North Carolina
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Cr
os s arey, Jr. i iam L. Crowther
Alice M. Gordon Stephen H. Halkiotis
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1 preliminary plan for MTK Development with public and private roads according to the conservation option of flexible
2 development and the conditions contained in the Resolution of Approval.
3 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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6 cc. Orange County Kartway Inc. contract renewal
7 The Board considered renewing a contract with Orange County Kartway for the County to provide EMS
8 services for events.
9 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve and
0 authorize the Chair to sign the contract renewal.
1 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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.3 ff. Agreement between Orange County and Northen Blue Rooks Thibaut Anderson and Woods
4 L.L.P.for legal services
5 The Board considered renewing an agreement with Northen, Blue, Rooks, Thibaut, Anderson and Woods
6 L.L.P. for legal services to the Department of Social Services at an hourly rate of$85.
7 In answer to a question from Chair Margaret Brown, DSS Director Marti Pryor-Cook said that there was not
8 any bidding process for this service. They have had an agreement with this firm for the last eighteen years and they
9 have a certain knowledge base that is valued. She said that she would have a problem with bidding this out. The
.0 amount for this particular contract has remained the same for the past five years at$48,000.
1 Commissioner Crowther reported that it was a unanimous decision of the DSS Board to ask the County
2 Commissioners to approve this agreement.
3 A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve and
4 authorize the Chair to sign the agreement for fiscal year 1998-99.
5 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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8 9. ITEMS FOR DECISION-REGULAR AGENDA
9 a. Adoption of 1998-99 budget,capital and grant project ordinances
0 The Board considered approval of the 1998-99 budget ordinance, capital project ordinances, grant project
1 ordinances, salary schedule, classification and pay plan amendments, personnel ordinance revision and fee schedule.
2 Budget Director Donna Dean distributed a packet of information which is incorporated into these minutes by
3 reference.
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5 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adopt the 1998-99
5 Orange County Budget Ordinance with a County tax rate of 90.2 and a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district tax
7 rate of 19.2.
3 VOTE: AYES, 3; NOS, 2 (Commissioner Carey and Commissioner Crowther)
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A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adopt the County
I Capital and School Capital Project Ordinances with changes to the Northern Human Services Center(minus $165,000)
and Whitted Human Services Center(minus$50,000).
3 VOTE: AYES, 4; NOS, 1 (Commissioner Carey)
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i A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adopt the 1998-99
i Grant Project Ordinances.
7 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adopt the 1998-99
Salary Schedule to be effective July 1, 1998 including a 2.5% cost-of-living increase.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adopt revisions to
i the Orange County Classification Plan effective July 1, 1998.
VOTE: AYES, 4; NOS, 1 (Commissioner Crowther)
A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to Adopt the revisions
to the Personnel Ordinance as presented by Commissioner Gordon.
VOTE: AYES, 3; NOS, 2 (Commissioner Carey and Commissioner Crowther)
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2 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to continue the
3 outstanding rating of the current pay plan.
VOTE: AYES, 3; NOS, 2 (Commissioner Crowther and Commissioner Carey)
6 A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adopt the County
7 fee schedule.
8 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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10 A motion was made by Chair Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to investigate ways to continue
11 the function of the temporary public health educator and bring back a recommendation.
12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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14 b. Professional services contract between Orange County Tax Department and Stadermann
15 Consulting Services d/b/a SCS Direct Mail Marketing
16 The Board considered an agreement with Stadermann Consulting Services for production and mailing of tax
17 bills and/or notices.
18 Tax Collector Ginger Rolfe said that changes have been made to the agreement to assure confidentiality of
19 the data base as requested by the County Commissioners.
20 Commissioner Gordon made reference to pages 10 and 11 and Geoffrey Gledhill confirmed that Stadermann
21 will only use Orange County's information for Orange County purposes and not for any other purpose. He emphasized
22 that they agreed not to use it for any other purposes. If we find out they are going to use it for some other purpose and
23 we have to go to court, the agreement says that they pay for litigation if this goes to court because of misuse of
24 confidential information.
25 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve and
26 authorize the Chair to sign this agreement.
27 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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The Board discussed the information they want to include in the same envelope as the tax bill. These
�. included septic tank information, EMS services and list of achievements accomplished by County departments.
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33 C. HOME program development agreement—Scarlett Drive
34 The Board considered approval of a development agreement with Orange County Community Housing
35 Corporation for$50,000 in HOME funding to assist with new residential construction on Scarlett Drive, Chapel Hill.
36 Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes reported that fourteen town homes would be
37 build, each approximately 1,000 sq. feet. They think it will take nine months to get through the planning process and
38 begin construction in June, 1999.
39 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve and
40 authorize the Chair to sign the Development Agreement with Orange Community Housing Corporation contingent upon
41 the County Attorney's review and approval.
42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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45 d. Proposal to form a new Environment and Resource Conservation Department
46 The Board considered establishing a new Environment and Resource Conservation Department.
47 Commissioner Gordon said that what we are talking about now is having this as a separate department
48 instead of a separate division of the Planning Department. For several years there has been a Commissioners'goal
49 concerning the establishment of resource conservation as a separate function in County government and June 1998 was
50 the date we had scheduled to make a decision on this function. She recommends that this department be established
51 and she read the steps for implementation as included in the agenda.
52 Commissioner Crowther said that he does not want this to be a separate department. He supports bringing
5-1 resource conservation to a higher level. However, he believes we already have the Soil and Water Conservation
Department. and that some of the things we would like to do are being done at the state and federal level. He also
5 wants to see what functions our Economic Development Department will be doing.
56 Commissioner Carey said that he has some similar concerns. He would like to see a comprehensive report
57 before they take any further action on creating a new department. He feels that the cost of County Government will
58 increase if we add another department. He would like to see it in an existing department until we see how it progresses.
59 He feels that the Soil and Water Conservation Department does a great job.
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