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Orange County Schools
Capital Project Ordinance
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Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Cornmissioners that pursuant to Section 13.2
of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following capital project is hereby adopted.
Section 1. The project authorized provides funds to renovate present space adjacent to the media center
for a computer laboratory and a video station as well as the production and work areas of the
media center. Proceeds from the 1997 bond referendum finance this project.
Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the project. within the budget
contained herein.
Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to complete this project:
Through FY
2003-04
FY 2004-OS Through FY
2004-OS
Sales Tax $90,000 $0 $90,000
Impact Fees $0 $0 $0
PSBF $0 $0 $0
1997 Bond Funds $0 $0 $0
Other $0 $0 $0
Total Project Funding $90,000 $0 $90,000
Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this project:
Through FY
2003-04
FY 2004-OS Through FY
2004-05
Plannin Arch/En in $0 $0 $0
Land/Assoc Fees $0 $0 $0
Construction $50,000 $0 $50,000
E ui mentJFurnishin s $40,000 $0 $40,000
Other $0 $0 $0
Contin enc $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0
Total Appropriation $90,000 $0 $90,000
Section 5. This ordinance supersedes previous Cameron Park (Media) Renovations Capital Project
ordinances for the Orange County Schools.
Section 6. This ordinance remains in effect from July 1, 1998 until June 30, 2005.
Adopted this 23rd day of June 2004.
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g Approval of Fiscal Year 2004-05 Budget Ordinance, Capital Proiect ~~
Ordinances, and Grant Proiect Ordinances
The board considered adopting the County's budget ordinance,.capital project
ordinances, and grant project ordinances for FY 2004-05.
Commissioner Gordon said that they have not seen this material and she asked for a
brief overview so that she could have time to read it.
John Link said that the specific recommendations were on page two, which is to adopt
the Orange County Budget Ordinance and the countywide tax rate of 88:4 cents, and the
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Tax of 20 cents. The resolution amends the Classification and
Pay Plan to add the new class of:Parks Conservation Technician II at a salary grade 14 and
change the title of existing class of Parks Conservation Technician at salary grade 12 to Parks
Conservation Technician I with no change in salary grade. The Board'would also authorize a
two percent cost of living increase for permanent employees effective October 11, 2004 and
adopt a County fee schedule. Also, in the bright pink packet are the capital project ordinances
for CHCCS and OCS and grant project ordinances for Orange County general government.
These are projects that are a continuation of projects that have already started:
There is also a resolution of intent to adopt the Orange County budget.' This is the
completed document with the actions taken on Monday evening. It just confirms the actions
taken. Also, section two and section three indicate by major function the appropriation for each
major function and on the next page are the revenues earmarked for the entire budget. The
next page includes the tax rate levies for each ire district. The per pupil appropriation is $2,623
per student, which is an increase`of $3.
Donna Dean said that the capital project ordinances for schools and for the County have
no new funding but need a deadline extension. It also includes projects receiving new pay-as-
you-go money next year. Regarding the 2/3 net debt issuance, Little River Park project needs
funds in place to pay the contracts and the new courthouse needs funds for renovations on the
exterior.
Chair Jacobs said that they did suspend until further discussion any fees for picnic
shelters and picnic tables. Donna Dean said that this point is included in the resolution of
intent.
A motion was made by Chair Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to change
number six on page three to reduce the property tax proposal from 88.4 cents to 88 cents,
which would be a reduction of $400,000.
Chair Jacobs said that the more he thought about it with the solid waste fee and the
revaluation for next year, and the possibility of a countywide supplemental school tax, he
believes they should exercise more rigor in reducing the operating budget this year. He would
like to exercise more discipline in reducing the expenditures.
Commissioner Brown asked where the cuts would come from.
Chair Jacobs said that they would come from the governing and management, general
services, community, environment, culture, and recreation funding, which. are about $22 million.
He will leave it to the Manager to figure out which would be the least painful to cut and to bring
back some proposals.
Commissioner Halkiotis said that they did this several years ago and the Manager was
able to do it. He thinks it is entirely doable.
Commissioner Carey said that he thinks the sentiment is sincere and he agrees with this
because raising taxes is difficult. He said that the Board has asked the Manager to find cuts
before, and he will support this motion, but his concern is that-they have never done changes
like this before on the last night and before they have had a chance to review the reductions.
He trusts the Manager, but he is concerned that the cuts the Manager would make might not be
the cuts he would make.
Commissioner Gordon said that this last minute change wreaks havoc with the budget
process. She thinks this has been an especially chaotic process already. She agrees with
Commissioner Carey's sentiment about the process. She said that the County Commissioners
are becoming very unpredictable and people cannot count on the process to be followed. She
will vote against this change, even though she agrees with the sentiment of lowering taxes.
Chair Jacobs agreed that they need to look at the process. He thinks that Orange
County is getting to be a bigger and bigger government with more functions and staff and it is
more difficult to go back and challenge the funding levels that they have always had. He thinks
that the process is, that until they adopt the budget, they can change the budget. The Board
did not adopt the budget on June 21St. He said that he did mention to the Manager that he was
going to do this, and the Manager has-had time to think about it.
Commissioner Halkiotis said that he thinks they will survive this. He said that Chatham
County and Hillsborough are holding their tax rate. Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and OIIVASA are
raising their rates, and the solid waste fee will be implemented. There are a lot of unhappy
people.
Commissioner Brown said that it is surprising to bring this up at this time so late in the
process. She said that she could not support decreasing the Human Services budget at all.
John Link said that if the'~Board were to pursue this motion, he would recommend that all
seven of the major functions be addressed -governing and management, general services,
community and environment, human services, public safety, culture, and recreation. He thinks
it will take all seven of these to come back with a plan. He said that any actions to cut or
reduce budgets would not occur until the Board acts on the budget amendments that would
come back in August or September. He reminded the Board that two years ago they delayed
filling some positions based on negotiating with department heads. He is not calling it a freeze,
but using a natural process of some positions not being advertised and others being delayed.
Commissioner Brown asked John Link if he supported the reduction in the budget at this
time. John Link said that he would carry out the action of the Board.. He has no idea how the
cuts will look and whether what he recommends will be acceptable to the Board. He said that
legally, the Board would have to cut $400,000 out of one function in order for the budget to be
legal and during the course of the summer, the cuts would be applied equitably from the other
functions. He would recommend taking the $400,000 out of the first function, governing and
management.
Commissioner Halkiotis said that John Link would not come back with proposed savings
balanced on the back of the very young or the very old or the very weak and ones that cannot
fend for themselves. He would not support something that would balance any cut on the backs
of those that can least afford to carry it. He has faith in the Manager to look at the least
onerous way to accomplish this.
Commissioner Carey said that he has concerns about this process. He has confidence
in the Manager's ability, but the Board should give him the flexibility on all line items instead of
just one. He will support this, but he wants to register his concerns about the process.
.John Link said that this would not and could not include any cuts in education.
Chair Jacobs said that this motion is with the understanding as outlined by the Manager
as to where the money would come from.
VOTE: Ayes, 3; Nays, 2 (Commissioner Brown and Commissioner Gordon)
A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to:
1. Adopt the 2004-05 Orange County Budget Ordinance to include a Countywide tax
rate of 88 cents and a Chapel Hilt-Carrboro City Schools District Tax of 20.0 cents.
2. Amend the Classification and Pay Plan to:
- Add the new class of Parks Conservation. Technician I I at salary grade 14.
- Change the title of the existing class of Parks Conservation Technician at
salary grade 12 to. Parks Conservation Technician I with no change in salary
grade..
3. Authorize a 2.0 percent cost of living increase for permanent employees effective
October 11, 2004.
4. Adopt the County Fee•Schedule
5. Approve the County and School capital project ordinances for fscal year 2004-05.
6. Approve the County grant project ordinances for fiscal year 2004-05.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
i. Budget Amendment #14
The Board considered approving budget, capital project, and grant project ordinance
amendments for fiscal year 2003-04.
Commissioner Gordon said that this was something that was just received and she
asked for a review.
Budget Director Donna Dean said that this includes:
^ DSS -received an additional $3,000
^ Department on Aging -received an additional $7;000 from the Home and Community Care
Block Grant
^ Equipment and Vehicle replacements - on May 18th, the Board approved an equipment
financing plan for solid waste equipment and emergency management ambulances
^ County-wide -puts some functions in the correct areas after switching to a new financial
system, MUNIS " .
^ Governing and ManagementNon-Department -allocating the health insurance increases
and equity retention fund
^ Item 7- performance review issue
^ Animal Services -amount to allocate to complete animal services transition from fund
balance
^ Revaluation Fund - complete a transfer from the General Fund to the Revaluation Fund to
cover expenditures this year
^ Governing and Management-Non-Department =appropriation of $25,000 to fund UNC
School of Education Research Project approved by the Board
^ Environment and Resource Conservation Department -budgeting funds for ERCD for
matching grant for the USDA Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program for $638,840
^ Emergency Management -grant carried forward to next year
^ Efland Sewer Enterprise Fund -put funds in place to cover operating expense for the
Efland Sewer Fund
Chair Jacobs suggested'for next year to keep track of grant funds received, budgeted
funds allocated, and unanticipated expenses so the Board can keep better track of these items.
John Link said that he would mention this to staff.
A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded Commissioner Carey to
approve the attached budget ordinance, capital project, and grant project ordinance
amendments.
VOTE:. UNANIMOUS
L Utilization of Land at Public Works Facilityfor Parks Operation Base and
County-wide Storage Facility
The Board considered assembling the appropriate stakeholders to develop a plan for
utilization of land at the Public Works Facility for use as a parks operations base and county