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Home My WebLink AboutRES-2011-060 Resolution adopting FY 2011-12 Budget Ordinance, FY 2011-12 County Capital and Grant Project Funding, and County Fee Schedule~b 3 RES-2011-080 Resolution ~f Intent to-Adopt the 211-12 Orange County_ Budget The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 14, 2011 in approving the FY2011-12 Orange County Annual Operating Budget. WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County 2011-12 Manager's Recommended Budget; and WHEREAS, the- Commissioners have ag-reed on certain modifications to the Manager's Recommended Budget as presented in the 2011-12 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 17, 2011; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, .that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its intent to adopt the 2011-12 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, based on the following stipulations: 1) Propet~iyTax Rates a) The ad valorem property tax rate shall be set of 85.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. b) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District Tax shall be set at 18.84 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. c) The Fire District-tax rates-shall be set at the following rates (all rates are based on cents per $100 of assessed valuation): • Cedar Grove 7.36 • Chapel Hill 7.50 • Damascus 5.00 • Efland 4.66 • Eno 5.99 • Little River ~ 4.06 • New Hope 8..95 • Orange Grove 4.08 • Orange Rural 5.61 • South Orange 7.85 • Southern Triangle 5.00 • White Cross ~ 7.00 Page 1 of 4 RES-2Q1 ~ -060 2) County Em=ployee Pay an-d Benefits Plan Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes: a. No cost of living increase or in-range salary increase. b. Funding to address an employee health insurance increase up to 15.0%, effective January-1, 2012. c. Increasing the Living Wage to $10.81 an hour. d. Implementing recommendations of the County's FY 201-0-11 internal Classification and Pay studies, which totals $60,000. e. Extending the six-month hiring freeze and the voluntary furlough program. f. Continuing the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement employees' 401 ~k) accounts. g. Increasing the County's contribution to the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System (LGERS) for all permanent employees. 3) Modifcations to County Manager's FY 2011-12 Recommended Annual Operating Budget The following modifications to the County Manager's RecommenriPri Rurlnat ara mar-ia• Revenues Increase Decrease Additional Revenue associated with new Custodial position budgeted in DSS $18,635 A ro riated Fund Balance $468,221 Reduce Loan Proceeds for Mobile Libra $252,500 A ro riated Fund Balance for Schools' Debt Service Reserve $663,196 Total Revenue Chan es $1,150,052 ($252,5D0) Net Change $897,552 Expenditures increase Decrease Economic-Development Small Loan Program $75,000 -Purchase four (4) AED's -1st year of a 3 year program $16,000 New Custodial position (1.0 FTE) budgeted in DSS $37,270 Reinstate funds for Emergency Assistance in DSS $50,000 Budget a reserve amount for a new PIO position ~ $30,000 _ Increase funding for Chapel Hill-Carrboro -Meals on Wheels $500 Increase funding for Charles-House Association $4,500 Increase funding for Family Violence-Prevention Center of OC $2,600 Increase funding for Freedom House Recovery Center $2,000 Increase funding for Planned Parenthood of NC $10,000 Additional funding to Chapel Hill Library to reach 21% level of Library O erations $30,000 current) bud eted $62,986 Reserve to provide alternative services (internet access) to rural areas in OC $10,000 Remove Mobile Libra and IT Ca ital set-u costs ($266,500) Dru Treatment Court $67,000 Child Care Subsidy $100,000 Smart Start Dental $33,000 Add Debt Service- Reserves for Schools $663,196 Total Expenditure Chan es $1,164,052 ($266,500) Net Change $897 552 4 Page 2 of 4 RES 2011-060 4) New Staff Positions to Improve Service Delivery (Increase in new FTEs Approver!) Department Position Effective Date FTE Change Emergency Services Telecommunicators 2 Beginning July 1, 2011 and 2 on January 1, 20'12 4.OOD Emergency Services EMTs ' 1 Paramedic every othe month beginning July 1, 2011 " 6.000 Health Nutritionist July 1; 2011 0.500 Health Medical InterpretedTranslator July 1, 2011 1.000 Social Services Custodian July 1, 2011 1.000 Tax Administration Business Personal Property Appraiser July 1, 2011 1.000 Solid Waste Fund Convenience Center Operator August 15, 2011 0.750 Solid Waste Fund Convenience Center Operator August 15, 2011 0.500 Totai 14.750 5) Increases in Current FTEs ~o Improve Service Delivery (Increase in FTE Approved-) Department Position Effective Date Curcent FTE RecamTE nded FTE Change Library Services Librarian I July 1, 2011 0.750 1.000 0.250 Librarian Assistant II July 1, 2011 0.750 1.000 0.250 Librarian Assistant I July 1, 2011 0.750 1.000 0.250 Administrative Assistant I July 1, 2011 0.625 0.750 0.125 Librarian Assistant II July 1, 2011 0.500 0.750 0.250 Librarian Assistant II July 1, 2011 0.500 0.750 0.250 Total 3.875 5.250 1.375 Page 3 of 4 RES-2011-060 6) General Fund Appropriations #or- I_oca! School Districts The foilowing FY 2011-12 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools. are approved: a) Current Expense appropriation for Local school districts totals $59,375,382 and equates to a per pupil allocation of $3,102. 1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is $36,305,808. 2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $23,069,574. b) Recurring Capital appropriation for-local school districts totals $3,000,000 1) The Recurring Capital appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools totals $ 1, 834, 500. 2) The Recurring Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools totals $1,165,50D. c) Long Range (P-ay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation for local school districts totals $2,628,969. 1) The Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools=totals $1,607,615. 2) The Long=Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools totals $1,OZ1,354. d) School Related Deb# Service for -local school districts totals $18,182,682, which _includes $663,196 for the establishment of a school debt service reserve for future debt service on school capital projects. e) Fair Funding-appropriation for local school distr+cts totals $988,000. This appropriation is to be split 50/50 between Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools. f) Additional County funding for local school districts totals $1,806,1-16. (1-) Schooi Health Nurses -Total appropriation of $634,332 with $433,875 allocated for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and $200,457 allocated for Orange County Schools. (2) School Social Workers -Total appropriation of $642,374 allocated m the Department of Social Services to provide School Social Workers to Orange County Schools. (3) School Resource Officers -Total appropriation of $529,410 allocated in the Sheriff's Department to provide School Resource Officers to Orange County Schools. 7j County Fee Schedule To adopt the County Fee Schedule to include changes included in the FY 2011-12 Manager's Recommended Annual Operating Budget. Page 4 of 4 ~~~-~~~~ ~-(~0~5 Fiscal Year 2011-12 ~~~~+ °~ Budget Ordinance ~ 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 Ju!-y 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, the same being adopted by fund and activity, within each fund, according to the following summary: Fund Current Revenue Interfund Transfer fund Balance Appropriated Total Appropriation General Fund $175,981,188 $1,064,917 $1,131,417 $178,177,522 Emer enc Tele hone Fund $455,396 $0 $50,952 $506,348 Fire Districts Fund $3,501,f 12 $0 $60;189 $3,561,801 Section 8 Housin Fund. $4,598,183 $86,997 $0 $4,685,180 Community Development Fund $771,890 $228,437 $0 $1,000,327 Efland Sewer- O eratin Fund $142,000 $88,500 $0 $230,500 Revaluation Fund $0 $185,000 $35,365 $220,365 Visitors Bureau Fund $1,078,005 $0 $0 $1,078,005 School Construction Impact Fees Fund $1,040,-000 $0 $0 $1,040,000 Solid Waste/Landfill O er_ations Enter rise Fund $10,817,401 $0 -$1,537,106 $12,354,507 S orts lex Enter rise Fund $2,541,050 $649,279 $0 $3,190,329 Communit S a /Neuter Fund $38,000 $0 $8,000 $46,000 Sec#ion 11, Appropriations Thaf for said fiscal year, there is hereby apt~ronriato,~ ,,, .~ ~~ _ ... SportsPlex Enterprise Fund Culturaand Recreation $3,190,329 Total 5 orts !ex Ente rise Fund $3,_190,329 Communi S a /Neuter Fund Governin and Mana ement $46,000 Total Communi S a 1Neuter Fund $46,000 Section III. Revenues The following fund revenues- are estimated to be available during the fiscal year beginning Julv 1.2011 and ending June 30, 2012, to meet the_foregoing appropriations: Function Ap ro nation General Fund Pro a Tax $133,471,175 Sales Tax $15,283,790 Licenses 8~ Permits $313,000 Inter overnmental $15,989,453 Char es for Services $9,517,472 Investment Eamin s $140,000 Miscellaneous $1,266,298 Transfers from Other Funds $1,064,917 A ropriated Fund Balance $1,131.,417 Total Genera/Fund $178,177,522 Emergency Telephone System Fund Char es for Services $455,396 A ropriated Fund Balance $50,~J52 Total Emer enc Tele hone S stem Fund $506,348 Fire Districts Pro Tax ~ $3,499,961 Investment Earnin s $1,651 Appro riated. Fund Balance $60,189 Total Fire Districts Fund $3,561,801 Section 8 (Housin )Fund Inter overnmental- $4,598,183 From General Fund $86,997 Total Section 8 Fund $4,685,180 Community Development Fund (Urgent Repair Program) From General Fund $144,873 Total Communi Develo meet Fund Ur ent Re air Pro ra $144,873 Communi Development Fund- HOME Pro ram) Inter overnmental $729,190 From General Fund $56,264 Total Communi Develo ment Fund HOME Pro ram $785,454 Communi Develo ment Fund Homelessness Partnersh! Pro ram Inter overnmental 42,700 From General Fund 27,300 Total Communit Develo ment Fund Home/e~sness Partnersh! Pro ram $70,000 Total Communit Develo mentFund Pro rams $1,000,327 Efland Sewer Operating Fund Char es for Services $142,000 From General Fund $88,500 Total Efland Sewer O eratin Fund $230,500 Revaluation Fund From General Fund $185,000 A ro riated Fund Balance $35,365 Total Revaluation Fund $220,365 Visitors Bureau Fund Occu anc Tax $841,598 Sales & Fees $2,500 Inter overnmental $233,407 Investment Eamin s $500 A pro riated Fund Balance $0 Total Visitors Bureau Fund $1,078,005 g 3 School Construction Jm act Fees Fund {m ct Fees $1,040,000 Total School Construction lm act Fees Fund $1,040,000 Solid Waste/Landfill Operations Sales & Fees $8,646,299 Inter overnmental $403,589 Miscellaneous $79,661 Licenses 8 Permits $50,000 Interest on investments $20,000 General Fund Contribution for Sanitation O erations $1,617,852 A ro riated Reserves $1,537,106 Total Solid Waste/Landfill O erations $12,354,507 S orfisplex Ente rise Fund Char es for Services $2,541,050 From General Fund $649,279 Total S orts /ex F_nte rise Fund $3,190,329 Communf S a /Neuter Fund Animal Tax $27,000 Inter overnmental $10,000 Miscellaneous $1,000 A ro riated Fund Balance $8,000 Total Communit S a /Neuter Fund $46,000 Section IV. Tax Rate Levy There is hereby levied for the fiscal year 2011-12 a general county-wide tax rate of 85.8 cents per $1.00 of assessed valuation. Th-is rate shall be levied in the General Fund. Special district tax rates are levied as follows: Cedar Grove 7.36 Cha el Hill 7.50 Damascus 5.00 Efland 4.66 Eno 5.99 Little River 4.06 New Hoe 8.95 Oran e Grove 4.08 Oran a Rural 5.61 South Oran a 7.85 Southern Trian le 5.00 White Cross 7.00 Chapel +iill-Carrboro School- District 18.84 Section V. Generale Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts The following FY 2011-12 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hiff-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools are approved: a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $59,375,382, and equates to a per pupil allocation of $3,102. 1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is $36,305,808. 2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $23,069,574. 10 b) Recurr-ing Capital appropriation fcr local school districts totals $3,000,000 1 1 1) The Recurring Capital_.appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro G1ty Schools totals $1,834,500. 2) The Recurring Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools totals $1,165,500. c) Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation for local school districts totals $2,628,969 1) The Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools totals $1,607,615. 2) The Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools totals $ 1,021,354. d) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $18,182,682, which includes $663,196 for the establishment of a school debt service reserve for future debt service on school capital projects. e) Fair Funding appropriation for local school districts totals $988,000. This appropriation is to be split 50/50 between Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools. f) Additional County funding for local school districts totals $1,806,11.6 1) School -Health Nurses -Total appropriation of $634,332- with $433,875 allocated for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and $200,457 allocated for Orange County Schools 2) School Social Workers -Total appropriation of $642,374 allocated in the Department of Social Services to provide School Social Workers to Orange County Schools 3) School Resource Officers -Total appropriation of $529,410 allocated in the Sheriffs Department to provide School-Resource Offcers to Orange County Schools Section VI. Schedule B License In accordance with Schedule B of the Revenue Act, Article 2, Chapter 105 of the North Carolina State 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 VI1. Animal Licenses A license costing $10 for sterilized dogs and sterilized cats is hereby levied. A license for un-sterilized dogs and a license for un-sterilized- cats is $30- per animal. Section VIII. -Board of Commissioners' Compensation The Board of County Commissioners authorizes that: • Salaries of County Commissioners will be adjusted by any cost of living increase, any in-range salary increase and/or any other general increase granted to permanent County employees. For fiscal year 2011-12, the approved budget does not include any cost of living increase, any in-range salary increase and/or any other general increase granted to permanent County employees. Annual compensation for County Commissioners will include the County contribution for health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance that is 5 provided for permanent County employees, provided the Commissioners are eligible for this coverage under the insurance contracts and other contracts affecting these benefits. County Commissioners' compensation includes eligibility to continue to participate in the County health insurance at term end as provided below: o If the County Commissioner has served less than two full terms in office (less than eight years), the Commissioner may participate by paying the full cost of such coverage. (1f the Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and group health insurance ends.) o If the County Commissioner has served two or more full terms in office (eight years or more), the County makes the same contribution for health insurance coverage that it makes for an employee who retires from Orange County after 10 years service as a permanent employee. If the Commissioner is .age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and group health insurance ends. The County makes the same contribution for Medicate Supplement coverage that it makes for a retired County employee with 10 years service. o Annual compensation for Commissioners wil{ include a County contribution for each Commissioner to the Deferred- Compensation (457) Supplemental Retirement Plan that is the same as the County contribution for non-law enforcement County employees in the State 401 (k) plan. 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 statute provides: -Per General Statute 1'F5C-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 focal moneys granted to the Board of Education by the Board of Commissioners. Section X. Internal Service Fund -Dental Insurance Fund The Dental Insurance Fund accounts for the receipt of premium payments from the County for its employees and from the employees for their dependents, and the payment of employee claims and administration expenses. Projected receipts from the County and- employees for 2.011-12 are $395,493 and projected expense for claims and administration for 2011-12 is $415,000. An allocation of $19,507 will be made from reserves in the fund to balance. 12 13 Section XL Encumbrances Operating funds encumbered by the County as of June 30, 2011 are hereby reappropriated to this budget. Section XI1. Capital Projects & Grants Fund The County Capital Improvements Fund, Schools- Capital Improvements Fund, Community Development Fund and the Grant- Projects Fund are hereby authorized. Appropriations made for the specific projects or grants in these funds are hereby appropriated until the project or grant is complete. The County Capital Projects Fund FY 2011-12 budget, with anticipated fund revenues of $2,780,000 and project expenditures of $2,780,000 (see Attachment 3), is hereby adopted in accordance with. G.S. 159 by Orange County for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, and the same is adopted by project. Tire County Grant Projects- Fund FY 2011-12 budget, with anticigated fund revenues of $537,349 and project expenditures of $537,34 (see Attachment 4), is~hereby adopted in accordance with G.S. 159 by Orange County for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, and the same is adopted by project. Any capital project or grant budget previously adopted,- the balance of any anticipated, but not yet received, revenues and- any unexpended appropriations- remaining on June 30, 2011, shall be reauthorized in the 2011-12 budget. Section XII1. Contractual Obligations The County Manager is hereby authorized to execute contractual documents under the following conditions: 1. The Manager may execute contracts for construction or repair projects that do not require formal competitive bid procedures, and which are within budgeted departmental appropriations, for which the amount to be expended does not exceed $250,000. 2. The Manager may execute contracts for general and/or professional services which are within budgeted departmental appropriations,, for purchases of apparatus supplies and materials or equipment which are within the budgeted departmental appropriations, and for leases of personal property for a duration of one year or less and within budgeted departmental appropriations for which the amount to be expended does not exceed $89,999. 3. Contracts executed by the Manager shall be pre-audited by the Financial Services Director and reviewed by the County Attorney to ensure compliance in form and. sufficiency with North Carolina law. 7 This budget being duly adopted th-is 21st day of June 211. ~~ ~ ~~ Donna Baker, Clerk to the. Board Bemad tte P issier, Chair 'mil' ' ~_ Steve Yuhasz, ,air Valer' oushee ~ti-~(~ / Pam Hemminger ~~ Earl McKee- 14 .8 ~'~Q~rr-cr~T 3 15 County Capital Projects Capital Investment Plan FY 2011-12 Funding Sources Recommended Funding FY 201.1-12 Transfer from General Fund $ 256,106 Transfer from County Capital Projects $ 278,325 Transfer from County Capital Reserve $ 284,894 County Capital Fund Balance $ 137,500 Register of Deeds Fees $ 150,000 Available Project Balances $ 444,675 Debt Financing County Capital $ 1,216,000 Contribution from Durham & Chapel Hill $ 12,500 Total Funding Sources $ 2,780,000 Projects Recommended Projects FY 2011-12 Information Technology $ 500,000 Affordable .Housing $ 170,000 Register of Deeds Automation $ 150,000 Roofng Projects $ 55,000 HVAC Geothermal -Link Government Services Center $ -618,000 Southwest Branch Libra $ 650,000 Southern Human Services Center $ 280,000 129 King Street - Buildin Improvements $ 145,000 Lake Orange Capital Maintenance $ 112,00.0 New Hope Preserve /Hollow Rock Access Area $ 25,000 Loan Pool Reserve $ 75,000- Total Projects $ 2,780,000 /4c-~-~' ~ 16 County Grant Projects FY 2011-12 Recommended Funding Sources Funding FY 2011-12 Transfer from General Fund $ 71,214 Charges for Services $ 24,000 Grant Funds $ 442,135 Total Funding Sources $ 537,349 Projects Recommended Projects FY 2011-12 Senior Citizen Health Promotion- Program $ 98 604 Intensive Home Visiting $ 57,718 £hild Care Health Consultant $ 73 252 Health and Wellness Trust ~ $ 90,930 Criminal Justice Partnership Program $ 216,845 Total Projects $ 537,349