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Home My WebLink AboutS ORD-1996-021 Operating Budget Ordinance for Fiscal Year 1996-1997 4� — .2 ko t 9 9 <7 tr Cl Budget Ordinance Fiscal Year 1996-97 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 the County of Orange for this fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, 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 $76,528,196 $1,762,176 $969,158 $79,259,530 Emergency Telephone System $323,700 $0 $8,000 $331,700 Fire District $1,212,572 $0 $7,590 $1,220,162 Efland Sewer Operating $38,500 $11,500 $0 $50,000 Revaluation $15,000 $0 $55,912 $70,912 Visitors Bureau $430,000 $0 $0 $430,000 School Capital Reserve Fund $0 $494,442 $0 $494,442 Payment-on-Lieu $20,000 $0 $0 $20,000 Impact Fee Fund $1,192,500 $0 $0 $1,192,500 Section II. Appropriation That for said fiscal year,there is hereby appropriated out of the following: Function Appropriation General Fund Community Maintenance $749,307 General Administration $2,827,641 Taxation and Records $2,120,365 Community Planning $1,486,594 Human Services $16,732,965 Public Safety $7,274,334 Public Works $2,871,690 Education $26,228,574 Contributions to Outside Agencies $2,400,570 Miscellaneous $740,542 Transfer to Other Funds $6,612,942 Debt Service $9,214,006 Total General Fund $79,259,530 Emergency Telephone System Fund Public Safety $331.70 0 Total Emergency Telephone System Fund $331,700 Budget Ordinance Fiscal Year 1996-97-page 3 General Fund Property Tax $50,965,571 Sales Tax $11,415,150 Licenses and Permits $692,885 Intergovernmental $9,007,481 Charges for Services $3,388,055 Investment Income $870,000 Miscellaneous $189,054 Transfers from Other Funds $1,762,176 Fund Balance Appropriated $969,158 Total General Fund $79,259,530 Emergency Telephone System Fund Charges for Service $316,200 Interest Income $7,500 Fund Balance Appropriated $8.00 0 Total Emergency Telephone System Fund $331,700 Fire Districts Property Tax $1,202,563 Intergovernmental $2,365 Interest Income $7,644 Fund Balance Appropriated $7,590 Total Fire Districts $1,220,162 Efland Sewer Operating Fund Charges for Services $37,900 Interest Income $600 Transfer from Other Funds 11,500 Total Efland Sewer Operating Fund $50,000 Revaluation Fund Transfer from Other Funds $15,000 Fund Balance Appropriated $55,912 Total Revaluation Fund $70,912 Visitors Bureau Fund Occupancy Tax $358,280 Town of Chapel Hill $71,720 Total Visitors Bureau Fund $430,000 School Capital Reserve Fund Transfer from Other Funds $494,442 Total School Capital Reserve Fund $494,442 Impact Fee Fund Licenses and Permits $1.192,500 Total Impact Fee Fund $1,192,500 Payment-in-Lieu Fund Licenses and Permits $20.00 Total Payment-in-Lieu Fund $20,000 Budget Ordinance Fiscal Year 1996-97-page 4 Section IV. Tax Rate Levy There is hereby levied for the fiscal year 1996-97 a general County-wide tax rate of 99.75 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 7.60 Chapel Hill 2.90 Damascus 3.80 Efland 3.40 Eno 6.00 Little River 4.65 New Hope 6.00 Orange Grove 5.15 Orange Rural 4.25 South Orange 9.10 Southern Triangle 3.80 White Cross 6.90 Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District 19.00 Section V. School Current Expense There is hereby allocated a lump sum of$14,482,314 for Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools and $10,121,760 for the Orange County Schools, for the purpose of supporting current expense. This appropriation equates to $1,782 per student based on an average daily membership of 8,127 for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools and 5,680 for the Orange County Schools. Section VI. School Capital Outlay There is hereby appropriated $874,500 for Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools for recurring capital and $2,595,557 long range capital projects. There is hereby allocated $750,000 for Orange County Schools for recurring capital and$2,315,804 for long range capital projects. 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. 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 Board of Commissioners hereby directs the following measures for budget administration and review: Budget Ordinance Fiscal Year 1996-97-page 5 Per General Statute 115-429(c), the Board of Education shall supply a copy of its final budget (once adopted) including the Uniform State Budget format, annual audit, monthly financial reports, copies of all budget amendments to the Board of Commissioners as to the disbursement and use of local monies granted to the Board of Education by the Board of Commissioners. Section IX. Encumbrances Operating funds encumbered by the County as of June 30, 1996 are hereby reappropriated to this budget. This budget being duly adopted this 26th day of June, 1996. c/ Beverly A. ythe, Clerk t the Board Moses Carey, Jr., Chai Wgmm!, CA&AIA William Crowther Alice M. Gordon Stephen Halkiotis Don Willhoit Commissioner Willhoit mentioned that he is disappointed with the composition of the committee. A lot of the people are from Chapel Hill Township. At least two of the additional people are human service providers of nondepartmental agencies that the County funds. He said that one of the challenges is to get people who didn't apply to apply to serve on this task force. Commissioner Crowther, a member of the Shaping Orange County's Future Task Force, said that he feels the committee did the best they could. They tried to recommend representatives from all areas of the County. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to appoint Rhonda Pope, Carole Crumley, Susan Prothro Wortley and Linda Foxworth as recommended by the SOCF Steering Committee. VOTE: UNANIMOUS IX. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA A. 1996-97 BUDGET ORDINANCE John Link made reference to a memo he distributed which outlined the preliminary assessment by the two school systems concerning the impacts that the General Assembly's failure to adopt an expansion budget for 1996-97 may have on the funding picture for each system. He spoke with Superintendent Bill Harrison of the Orange County School District who indicated that the savings from not funding the local teacher match of the anticipated 5% salary increase will more than offset the other funding needs that the State budget for 1996-97 does not include at this time. With regards to the Chapel Hill/Carrboro School system, Superintendent Neil Pedersen reported that the savings in their budget will adequately provide for needed new classroom teachers and assistants. Areas that apparently would not be fully addressed include some support positions and supply/materials accounts that are determined by ADM on a formula basis and amounts to about $120,000. Commissioner Gordon distributed a proposal that would add 0.4 cents to the district tax rate which would yield $130,364. The revised district tax rate would be 19.4 cents. Commissioner Willhoit stated that it seems to him that covering this shortfall from the fund balance would be appropriate. He feels that the legislature will be called back in session, either this summer or in November or January. Commissioner Gordon asked about the possibility of releasing a certain portion of impact fee revenue expected in the current year to address some of the technology or high school needs. John Link stated that he has written to Neil Pedersen and indicated that if they need to move quickly with the use of the $220,000 that they pursue an amendment to their CIP on how that revenue needs to be changed. The CIP can be amended at any time. Commissioner Gordon suggested putting $120,000 in a contingency account to cover this shortfall to be used in case the legislature does not reconvene. Chair Carey stated he feels also that the Governor will reconvene the legislature. He said that he feels that the budget recommendation that the Board asked the Manager to develop, assuming the use of some fund balance if the legislature does not reconvene, will address the needs that they tried to address with the budget. A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Crowther to approve the following action: (A copy of this budget ordinance is attached to these minutes on pages to adopt the County Capital and School Capital Project Ordinances to adopt the 1996-97 Grant Project Ordinances to adopt the 1996-97 Salary Schedule to be effective July 1, 1996 to adopt the revisions to the Personnel Ordinance to adopt the County Fee Schedule VOTE: UNANIMOUS B. REQUEST FOR IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT/EXEMPTION Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes presented for the Board's consideration a request from First Centrum Corporation requesting exemption or reimbursement of$186,000 in school impact fees. First Centrum Corporation is planning to build a 123 unit apartment complex for the elderly