HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2012-055 NO ACTION - Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2012-13 Orange County Budget RES-2012-055
Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2012-13
Orange County Budget
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The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 12, 2012 in approving the
FY2012-13 Orange County Annual Operating Budget.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County 2012-13
Manager's Recommended Budget; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have agreed on certain modifications to the Manager's Recommended
Budget as presented in the 2012-13 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 15, 2012;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
intent to adopt the 2012-13 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, based on the
following stipulations:
1) Property Tax Rates
a) The ad valorem property tax rate shall beset at 85.8 cents per$100 of assessed valuation.
b) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District Tax shall beset 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):
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• 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 5.00
• Orange Rural 5.61
• South Orange 7.85
• Southern Triangle 5.00
• White Cross 7.00
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2) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan
Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes:
a. Cost of living and merit increase equating p to 3% in compensation.
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b. Funding to address an employee health insurance increase up to 23.0%, effective January
1, 2013.
c. Increasing the Living Wage to $10.97 an hour.
d. Implementing recommendations of the County's FY 2011-12 internal Classification and Pay
studies.
e. Extending the six-month hiring delay and the voluntary furlough program.
f. Continuing the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement
employees' 401(k) accounts.
g. Change the service requirement for employees to be eligible for full funding of post-
employment Health Insurance benefits from 10 years of County service to 20 years of
consecutive County service as a permanent employee beginning with all new hires on or
after July 1, 2012.
h. Change the County allocation for reimbursement of post-65 Medicare cost to 50% for
employees hired on or after July 1, 2012.
3) Modifications to County Manager's FY 2012-13 Recommended Annual Operating Budget
The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made:
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Revenues Increase T Decrease
Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $178,478,100
Appropriated Fund Balance $1,524,676
Total Revenue Changes $1,524,676 $0
Revised Revenue Budget 180,002,776
Expenditures Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget $178,478,100
Additional Funding to Dispute Settlement Center $51,000
Additional funds to budget for Fire Marshal position $10,716
Additional Library funding (additional 4 hours/week at Central Library) $51,460
Scholarship Fund through DSS $10,000
Additional funding to Freedom House $1,000
Reserve for Rogers Road Community Center $120,000
Increase Per Pupil Funding ($65 per pupil) $1,280,500
Total Expenditure Changes $1,524,676 $0
Revised Expenditure Budget $180,002,776
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4) Changes in Funding to Improve Service Delivery (Increase in FTE Approved)
Department Position Effective Date FTE Change
Emergency Services , Fire Marshal January 1,2013 1.000
Emergency Services Telecommunications July 1,2012 2.000
Emergency Services Telecommunications January 1,2013 2.000
Emergency Services Paramedics October 1,2012 6.000
Finance and Administrative Grants Accountant/internal Auditor July 1,2012 1.000
Services
Finance and Administrative Risk Manager July 1,2012 1.000
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Health Property Development Specialist July 1,2012 0.500
Health' Dental Hygientist July 1,2012 0.500
Planning and Inspections Property Development Specialist July 1,2012 0.500
Tax Administration Systems Analyst July 1,2012 1.000
Tax Administration Office Assistant II(2 year time limited) July 1,2012 1.000
5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts
The following FY 2012-13 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
and Orange County Schools are approved:
a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $62,389,900 and equates to a
per pupil allocation of$3,167.
1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools is
$38,368,205.
2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $24,021,695.
• b) Recurring Capital appropriation for local school districts totals $3,000,000
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1) The Recurring Capital appropriation to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools totals
$ 1,845,000.
2) The Recurring Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools totals $1,155,000. •
c) Long Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation for local school districts totals
$3,724,849.
1) The Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City
Schools totals $2,290,782.
2) The Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools
totals $1,434,067.
d) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $15,352,784.
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 $1,907,394.
(1) School Health Nurses —Total appropriation of$683,706 with $451,651 allocated for
Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and $232,055 allocated for Orange County Schools.
(2) School Social Workers—Total appropriation of$692,283 allocated in the Department of
Social Services to provide School Social Workers to Orange County Schools.
(3) School Resource Officers —Total appropriation of$531,405 allocated in the Sheriff's
Department to provide School Resource Officers to Orange County Schools.
6) County Fee Schedule
To adopt the County Fee Schedule to include changes included in the FY 2012-13 Manager's
Recommended Annual Operating Budget.
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