HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-19-1979 AGENDA
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
JUNE 19, 1979
SUPERIOR COURT ROOM, ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA
7:30 P.M.
1. A public gearing:
a. Coiunty Budget for fiscal year 1979 - 1980.
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ORANGE COUNTY
1979-80
JUNE 19, 1979
Budget Highlights
In January of this year, the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted
a resolution to approve a seven percent (7%) maximum for proposed increases
in the 1979-80 budget requests for County funds. The total proposed budget,
as recommended by the County Manager, follows the Board's seen percent guideline
Consequently, no increase in the property tax rate is recommended. Budget
requests exceeding this 7% guideline will be considered separately as "B"
budget' items.
Personnel
the equivalent of three and one quarter full-time positions are added
to the Budget. These are in the Departments of Public Works (Building and
Grounds and Inspections), and Central Dispatch, with Social Service: personnel
declining by one-half a position.
The benefit package remains the same, identical to that provided by the
State of North Carolina. The prososed budget includes funds sufficient for
a five percent (5%) cost-of -living increase. The $200 one-time increase for
permanent employees as approved by the State is not included in this Budget.
PROGRAM EXPENDITURES
The General Fund Budget includes $11,662,796 in program expenditures,_.
the majority ($8,287,893) in the human services area. In the area of human
services, recommended expenditures for schools total $4,900,341. A total
decrease in human services, as reflected in Table 01, is explained.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
The proposed budget includes $500,O00 for capital improvements, in
addition to the School Capital Outlay funds and normal County capital require-
ments. No other funds are provided in this budget to address needs identified
in Orange County's proposed Capital Improverr-nts Plan. Funding for these
projects is dependent upon a successful bone election possibly scheduled for
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PERCENT TOTAL BUDGET A CATEGORY OFEXPENDITURE
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GENERAL POFu APPROPRIATIONS
Estimated Recommended % of % Increase
Budget 78-79 79-80 Total Bud et 77-78 to 78-79
Community Maintenance 339,635 329,575 362,904 2.86 6.9%
General Administration 1,008,749 966,074 1,097,366 8.4% 8.811.
Human Services
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Social Services 214,585 2,179.033 1,943,503 14.8% (12.2%)
Health 487,253 464,952 521,361 4.0%- 7•Q%
Recreation 296,599 294,427 297,774 2.3% .4%
Schools - Current Expense 3,953,205 3,953,205 4,351,758 33.1% 10.1%
Schools - Capital Outlay 622,400 622,400 556,583 4.2% (10.6%)
Other 586,785 572,219 616,914 4.7% 5.1%
Public Safety 987,167 963,558 1.133,332 8.6% 14.8%
Public ',.larks 641,724 604,379 781,301 5.9% 21.8%
Transfers 2,774,575 2,774,575 1,372,050 10.4% f50.0;.j
Contingencies 0 0 100,000 .8%
Total 13,912,F/7 13,724,397 13,134,846 100.0%
Note: The apparent reduction in Social Services funding is simply an accounting change.
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PERCENT OF TOTAL BUDGET BY CATEGORY OF RESOURCES
FY 1979-80
ORANGE COUNTY
GENERAL FUND RESOURCES
Estimated Recommended of
78-79 79-80 Total Budget
Taxes
6,966,342 7,266,0041 55.3%
Property 1,394,933 1,500,000 11.4%
Sales
License & Permits 96,000 96,000 •7%
Social Service Reveres 1,450,216 1,133,736 8.6%
Intangible Tax 358,432 300,000 2.3%
ABC Svstem 500,000 500,000 3.8%
Other Intergovernmental Revenues 384,0'4 368,393 2.8%
Chn.,ges for Services 246,000 288.950 2.2%
Interest on Investments 350,000 270,000 2.1%
Other Revenues 136.741 131,000 1.0%
Transfers:
Utility Fund 132.400 54,000 •4%
Revaluation Fund 23,500 0 0%
Revenue Sharing 362,000 405,000 3,1%
Fund Balance 2,276,235 821,267 6.3%
Total 14,676,837 13,134,846 100.0%
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nd laze: ho?=ra jut in by barb the school boarde and %we County
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able to have « school Prodx4ul tn4o would be inicrior to the
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June le, 1979
kir. Sam Gattis, County Manager
106 Bast Margaret Sane
Orange County Courthouse
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Fear Mr. Gattis,
Due to an unanticipated cut in available funds, the Chapel Hill Board
of Aldermen last week deleted the North Carolina Botanical Garden's tenta-
tively approved 1979-80 funding for local area public programs from the
Chapel Hill budget.
Thus, at this late date the North Carolina Botanical Garden must
request from Orange County the funding necessary to continue its current
level of botanical/horticultural activities available to area citizens
through fiscal year 1979-80.
The N.C. Botanical Garden requests 0,000 for r't 1979-80 in order to
provide the following:
1. Botanical/horticultural educational and recreational activities
for Orange County residents as listed specifically on the attached
sheet;
2. Continued training and coordination of 112 Orange County Botanical
Garden volunteers which requires a minimum of 646 Garden Staff hours
per year. An example of the fine volunteer activity which results
was seen as the Volunteer Herb Gardeners brought national recognition
to the area in the May issue of Southern Li. ving magazine;
3. Assistance with the maintenance of the nature trail and other public
facilities utilized by more than 10,000 people yearly, 75% of whom
are from Orange County.
Because,
1. The University of North Carolina does not provide any funding for the
many varied local, public programs which the Garden has developed, and
2. The Garden facilities and programs provide unique, non-competitive,
outdoor educational and recreational programs and activities not
otherwise available to the adults and family groups of the area,
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BOTANICAL GARDEN ACTIVITIES PROPOSED FOR ORANGE COUNTY
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TITLE PARTICIPANTS MONTHS OFFERED PROGRAM HOt1RS GROUP SERVED rr m o
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Per Class Per Year Per Class Per Year a
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Spring Wildflower Walk 15 45 Mar/Apr/May 2 6 All ?m QQ
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Fall Wildflower Walk 15 30 Sept/Oct 2 4 All o o rr
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Winter Botany Workshop 15 15 Feb 2 2 Adult rr rt m
Sense Walk 15 90 Sep/Oct/Nov/ c o
Mar/Apr/May 1 6 Preschool �0 ° m
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Terrarium Workshop 15 15 .Tan 1 1 Adult ; y a
Dish Garden 15 15 Feb 1 1 Adult "
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Pond Life Walk 15 15 May 2 2 All , o
Vegetable Gardening Workshop 15 15 Feb 2 2 Adult F, a
Growing & Cooking With Herbs 15 15 June 2 2 Adult
Herb Sachets & Potpourris 15 15 July 2 2 Adult �` n � � a x in
Pruning Workshop 15 15 Mar 1 1 Adult a
Gardening with Native Plants 15 15 Apr 2 2 Adult ' M r � o M
Natural Dyes Workshop 15 15 Sep 3 3 Adult m M o
Cone Wreath Workshop 15 15 Nov 3 3 Adult m rT
Plant Craft 15 15 Mar 2 2 Adult
Christmas Decorations 15 15 Dec 2 2 Youth p ;
Carnivorous Plant Slide Show 15 15 Apr 1, i All
N. C. Plants Slide Show 15 15 Mar 1 1+_ All ', `\a K
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The Botanical Garden will provide publicity and registration for all programs.