HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2013-047 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2013-14 Orange County Budget RES-2013-047
Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2013-14 G-i ?-i-`
Orange County Budget 7a-
The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 13, 2013 in approving the
FY2013-14 Orange County Annual Operating Budget.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County 2013-14
Manager's Recommended Budget; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have agreed on certain modifications to the Manager's Recommended
Budget as presented in the 2013-14 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 21, 2013;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
intent to adopt the 2013-14 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 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 be set at 20.84 cents per$100 of
assessed valuation.
c) The Fire District and Fire Service 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
• Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District 15.00
• Damascus 8.80
• Efland 7.00
• Eno 7.99
• Little River 4.06
• New Hope 9.45
• Orange Grove 6.00
• Orange Rural 7.36
• South Orange Fire Service District 10.00
• Southern Triangle Fire Service District 8.80
• White Cross 8.80
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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 Adjustment (COLA) of 2.0% for all permanent employees hired on or before June 30,
2013, effective July 1, 2013.
b. Increase the salary range maximums by 2.5% to allow those employees at or exceeding the range
to receive the 2.0% COLA.
c. An Employee Performance Award in the amount of $500 (proficient performance) or $1,000
(exceptional performance), effective with WPPR review dates from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
d. Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement employees'
supplemental retirement accounts and implement a County match of up to $46.15 per pay period of
each employee's salary; continue the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution of 5.0% of
salary; and increase the County's contribution to the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement
System (LGERS) for all permanent employees.
e. Funding to address an employee health insurance increase up to 8.0% over current premiums,
effective January 1, 2014.
f. Maintaining the Living Wage at$10.97 per hour.
g. Extending the six-month hiring delay and the voluntary furlough program.
h. Addressing increased costs for Retiree Health Benefits.
3) Modifications to County Manager's FY 2013-14 Recommended Annual Operating Budget
The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made:
Revenues Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $185, 21,190
BOCC Appropriation $1,823,809
Eliminate Animals Service's Proposed Fee Change for Microchips Program ($11,500)
Total Revenue Changes $1,823,809 $11,500
Revised Revenue Budget 187,733,499
Expenditures Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget $185,921,190
Space Needs Analysis $25,000
Eliminate Operational Funds Animal Service's Proposed Fee Change ($2,587)
Eliminate Proposed Public Affairs Position and Related Expenses ($122,052)
Social Justice Fund $250,000
Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Habitat for Humanity's A Brush $10,000
with Kindness Program
Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Marion Cheek Jackson Center $4,500
Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for ArtsCenter $3,000
Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Voices Together $5,000
Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Boys&Girls Club $5,000
Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Piedmont Agricultural Food Ctr $10,400
Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for El Futuro $5,500
Outside Agencies: Partially Fund Roger Eubanks Rd Neighborhd Assoc. $1,000
Outside Agencies:Additional Funding for Senior Care of Orange County $5,000
Schools: Increase Per Pupil Allocation by$81 $1,612,548
Total Expenditure Changes $1,936,948 $124,639
Revised Expenditure Budget $187,733,499
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4) Changes in Funding to Improve Service Delivery (Increase in FTE Approved)
General Fund
One-Time Offsetting
Department Position Effective Date FTE Change Salary and Operating Start-Up Revenue or Net County
Benefits Costs Costs Cost Cost Total
Savings
Animal Services Administrative Assistant I January 1,2014 1.000 $21,981 $0 $1,400 $6,300 $17,081
Animal Services Animal Control Officer July 1,2013 1.000 $45,756 $9,789 $2,677 $58,222 $0
Board of County Commissioners Assistant to the Clerk July 1,2013 1.000 $45,755 $0 $0 $9,215 $36,640
Emergency Services Quality AssurancelTraining January 1,2014 1.000 $26,937 $660 $1,339 $0 $28,936
Officer
Emergency Services Telecommunicators January 1,2014 4.000 $95,276 $1,160 $0 $0 $96,436
Emergency Services EMS Assistant Supervisors Janaury 1,2014 4.000 $107,876 $1,972 $0 $0 $109,848
Health Dental Hygienist July 1,2013 0.300 $18,701 $0 $0 $18,701 $0
Health Senior Public Health Educator July 1,2013 1.000 $58,360 $0 $0 $0 $58,360
Information Technologies Network Engineer January 1,2014 1.000 $41,399 $0 $3,400 $0 $44,799
Information Technologies Applications Division Head January 1,2014 1.000 $43,328 $0 $3,400 $0 $46,728
Information Technologies Applications Systems Analyst April 1,2014 1.000 $18,955 $0 $3,400 $0 $22,355
Information Technologies Applications Systems Analyst April 1,2014 1.000 $18,955 $0 $3,400 $0 $22,355
Information Technologies Applications Systems Analyst May 1,2014 1.000 $12,639 $0 $3,400 $0 $16,039
Information Technologies Applications Systems Analyst May 1,2014 1.000 $12,639 $0 $3,400 $0 $16,039
Library Assistant I
Library Services July 1,2013 0.200 $9,215 $0 $0 $9,215 $0
(increase in Hours/FTE)
Library Services Administrative Assistant II July 1,2013 0.125 $5,444 $0 $0 $0 $5,444
(increase in Hours/FTE)
Total 19.625 1 $583,216 1 $13,581 1 $25,816 1 $101.653 $520 960
Solid Waste Enter rise Fund
One-Time Offsetting
Department Position Effective Date FTE Change Salary and Operating Start-Up Revenue or Net County
Benefits Costs Costs Cost Cost Total
Savings
Solid Waste Convenience Center Operator July 1,2013 0.625 $27,739 $0 $0 $0 $27,739
Solid Waste Convenience Center Operator July 1,2013 0.625 $27,739 $0 $0 $0 $27,739
Convenience Center Operator
Solid Waste increase in Hlours/FTE Juy 1,2013 0.250 $6,387 $0 $0 $0 $6,387
Convenience Center Operator
Solid Waste increase in Flours/FTE) Jury 1,2013 0.125 $3,192 $0 $0 $0 $3,192
Convenience Center Operator
Solid Waste increase in Hours/FTE July 1,2013 0.250 $6,387 $0 $0 $0 $6,367
Convenience Center Operator
Solid Waste increase in Hours/FTE July 1,2013 0.125 $3,192 $0 $0 $0 $3,182
Total 1 2.000 $74,636 $0 $o $0 $74 636
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Grant Pro'ect Fund
One-Time
Offsetting
Department Position Effective Date FTE Change Salary and Operating Start-Up Revenue or Net County
Benefits Costs Costs Cost Cost Total
Savings
Hearth s Registered Dietician(Two Year July 1,2013 1.000 $62,647 $0 $0 $62,647 $0
Time-Limited)
Social Services' Social Worker II July 1,2013 1.000 $54,360 $0 $1,400 $55,760 $0
Social Services' Social Worker II July 1,2013 1.000 $54,360 $0 $1,400 $55,760 $0
Total 3.000 $171,367 $0 $2,600 $174167 $0
2 Offsetting revenue includes grant funds and revenue from third party billing.
3 Offsetting revenue includes grant funds.
5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts
The following FY 2013-14 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
and Orange County Schools are approved:
a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $65,079,252 and equates to a
per pupil allocation of$3,269.
1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools is
$40,019,098.
2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $25,060,154.
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
$ 1,845,000.
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 $16,632,550.
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.
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f) Additional County funding for local school districts totals $1,921,503.
(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$545,514 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 in the FY 2013-14 Manager's
Recommended Annual Operating Budget.
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