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Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2014-15
Orange County Budget
The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 12, 2014 in approving the
FY2014-15 Orange County Annual Operating Budget.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County 2014-15
Manager's Recommended Budget; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have agreed on certain modifications to the Manager's Recommended
Budget as presented in the 2014-15 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 20, 2014;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
intent to adopt the 2014-15 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, based on the
following stipulations:
1) Property Tax Rates
a) The ad valorem property tax rate shall be set at 87.8 cents per$100 of assessed valuation.
b) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District Tax shall beset 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 9.95
• Orange Grove 6.00
• Orange Rural 7.36
• South Orange Fire Service District 10.00
• Southern Triangle Fire Service District 8.80
• White Cross 11.00
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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 Adjustment (COLA) of 1.5% for all permanent employees hired on or before June 30,
2014, effective July 1, 2014.
b. Increase the salary range maximums by 1.5% to allow those employees at or exceeding the range
to receive the 1.5% 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, 2014 to June 30, 2015.
d. Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement employees'
supplemental retirement accounts; increase the County match up to $1500 per year ($62.50 semi-
monthly) based on employee contribution; continue the mandated Law Enforcement Officer
contribution of 5.0% of salary; and increase the County's required contribution to the Local
Governmental Employees' Retirement System (LGERS) for all law enforcement officers (LEOS).
e. Funding to address an employee health insurance increase up to 14.35% over current premiums,
effective January 1, 2015.
f. Increase the living wage from $10.97 to $12.76 per hour.
g. Extending the six-month hiring delay and the voluntary furlough program.
h. Addressing increased costs for Retiree Health Benefits.
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3) Modifications to County Manager's FY 2014-15 Recommended Annual Operating Budget
The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made:
Adjustments to the Manager's Recommended FY2014-15 Budget
On June 12, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners approved the following changes to the Manager's
Recommended annual operating budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year. The information below summarizes changes
made by the Board.
Revenues Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $195,638,505
Elimination of Visitors Bureau Rent ($48,000)
Increase of General Property Tax by 2 cent/$100 valuation $3,276,482
Additional Appropriated Fund Balance $1,561,124
Total Revenue Changes $4,837,606 $48,000
Revised Revenue Budget 200,428,111
Expenditures Increase I Decrease
Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget $195,638,505
Outside Agencies: Additional Funding for Chapel Hill/Carrboro Meals on $6,000
Wheels
Outside Agencies: Additional Funding for EmPOWERment $5,000
Outside Agencies: Additional Funding for Compass Center for Women $5,000
and Families
Outside Agencies: Additional Funding for Rogers Road-Eubanks $4,000
Neighborhood Association
Outside Agencies: Additional Funding for Marian Cheek Jackson Center $1,500
Outside Agencies: Additional Funding for Voices Together $2,000
Outside Agencies: Additional Funding for Orange Congregations in $1,000
Mission (OCIM)
Outside Agencies: Partially Fund Ligo Dojo of Budo Karate $2,000
Outside Agencies: Partially Fund The Exchange Club Child Abuse $2,000
Prevention Center
Board of County Commissioners: Additional Funding for webstreaming all $9,200
meetings
Economic Development: Personnel and Operations funding for Business $87,063
Retention Specialist position (1.0 FTE)
Additional Funding to increase temporary employees to$12.76/hour $62,650
Department of Social Services: Additional Funding for Childcare $64,587
Social Justice Fund: Additional Funding $350,000
Education: Additional Funding $4,187,606
Total Expenditure Changes $4,789,606 1 $0
Revised Expenditure Budget $200,428,111
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4) Changes in Funding to Improve Service Delivery (Increase in FTE Approved)
General Fund
FTE Annual Salary and Operating One-Time Offsetting Net County
Dept/Division Position Effective Date Change Salary Benefits Costs Start-Up Revenue or Cost Total
Costs Cost Savings
Animal Services-Animal Shelter Veterinary Health Care Technician July 1,2014 1.0 $29,286 $42,289 $127 $0 ($10,250) $32,166
Elections Assistant-Voter
Board of Elections Outreach July 1,2014 1.0 $30,768 $43,994 $0 $0 $0 $43,994
DEAPR-Parks Parks Conservation Tech II November 1,2014 0.75 $17,842 $26,256 $1,425 $0 $797) $26,884
Economic Development Business Retention Specialist July 1,2014 1.0 $67,553 $86,283 $780 $0 $0 $87,063
Emergency Services-
Administration EM Planner July 1,2014 1.0 $39,387 $53,914 $604 $4,116 $0 $58,634
Health-Dental Health Dental Office Assistant July 1,2014 0.5 $13,939 $24,626 $0 $0 $0 $24,626
Health-Dental Health Dental Hygienist July 1,2014 0.2 $11,881 $12,240 $0 $0 $0 $12,240
Health-Health Promotion& Senior Public Health Educator-
Education Poverty July 1,2014 1.0 $41,381 $56,209 $14,101 $570 $0 $70,880
Library-Main Communications Specialist January 1,2015 1.0 $18,742 $25,861 $0 $1,775 ($5,460) $22,176
Library-Carrboro Librarian I July 1,2014 0.25 $11,200 $12,914 $0 $0 $0 1 $12,914
Planning-OPT Office Assistant 11 July 1,2014 1.0 $29,286 $42,288 $1,170 $3,633 ($47,091) $0
Planning-OPT Public Transportation Driver July 1,2014 1.0 $29,286 $42,288 $1,220 $0 ($43,508) $0
Sheriff Deputy Sheriff-Transport July 1,2014 2.0 $71,366 $101,682 $0 $0 $0 $101,682
Tax Administration- Office Assistant 11-extension of
Collector/Revenue Time-limited July 1,2014 1.0 $29,872 $42,962 $0 $0 $0 $42,962
TOTALS 12.7 $441,788 $613,806 $19,427 $10,094 ($107,106) $536,221
Grant Fund
One-Time Offsetting
FTE Annual Salary and Operating Net County
Dept/Division Position Effective Date Change Salary Benefits Costs Start-Up Revenue or Cost Total
Costs Cost Savings
Senior Public Health Educator-
Health-Triple P Initiative(30 fund) Program Coordinator July 1,2014 1.0 $41,381 $56,209 $0 $8,000 ($64,209) $0
TOTALS 1.0 $41,381 $56,209 $0 $8,000 ($64,209) $0
Visitors Bureau Fund
FTE Annual Salary and Operating One-Time Offsetting Net Visitors
DepUDivision Position Effective Date Change Salary Benefits Costs Start-Up Revenue or Bureau Fund
Costs Cost Savings Cost Total
Economic Development-Visitors
Bureau Sales Manager July 1,2014 1.0 $50,000 $66,129 $4,380 $1,827 ($14,194) $58,142
TOTALS 1.0 $50,000 $66,129 $4,380 $1,827 ($14,194) $58,142
5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts
The following FY 2014-15 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
and Orange County Schools are approved:
a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $72,147,134 and equates to a
per pupil allocation of$3,571.
1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools is
$44,066,106.
2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $28,081,028.
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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
$1,832,400.
2) The Recurring Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools totals $1,167,600.
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 $2,275,138.
2) The Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools
totals $1,449,711.
d) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $16,608,984.
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 $1,253,804.
(1) School Health Nurses—Total appropriation of$697,380 with $460,684 allocated for
Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and $236,696 allocated for Orange County Schools.
(2) School Resource Officers —Total appropriation of$556,424 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 2014-15 Manager's
Recommended Annual Operating Budget.
Barry Jacob it
Orange Co Boa of C mmissioners
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