HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-19-2007-4eORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 19, 2007
Action Agenda
Item No. ~- - ~..
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget Amendment #2
DEPARTMENT: Budget
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment 1. Budget as Amended
Spreadsheet
Attachment 2. Year-To-Date Budget
Summary
Attachment 3. Conservation Easements
Capital Project Ordinance
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Coffey, (919) 245-2151
PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal
year 2007-08.
BACKGROUND:
Department on Aging
At its August 21, 2007 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved a new fee
structure for the fitness studio at the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center. The following table
reflects the new approved fees: these fees will become part of the County's fee schedule
effective immediately:
Membership Fee Ages
60+ Ages
55-59
Initiation/Orientation Fee one-time fee $ 20.00 $ 20.00
Annual Rate $180.00 $240.00
Bi-Annual Rate $100.00 $140.00
Quarter) Rate $ 55.00 $ 80.00
Month) Rate $ 20.00 $ 30.00
Dail Rate $ 5.00 $ 8.00
It is anticipated that the Seymour Center fitness studio fees will cover the direct cost of staff
and maintenance for the studio by the end of the first year, generating $30,000 from 150
memberships. The fees will cover equipment maintenance and temporary personnel to
monitor the studio, orient new users, and perform participant functional screenings. This
budget amendment provides for the approval of the fee structure to be included in the
County Fee Schedule, as well as the receipt of the anticipated revenue generated by these
fees. (See Attachment 1, column #1)
Health Department
2. The Health Department has received notification of the receipt of one-time grant funds for
the following Citizen Corps programs for fiscal year 2007-08:
a) Community Emergency Response Team ($5,947) -the CERT .program teaches
citizens how to provide basic emergency response services after a disaster, when
emergency services are not available. These funds will be used for instructor
recruitment, continued community training, purchasing additional training equipment,
and advertising costs associated with promoting the program.
b) Public Health Reserve Corps ($5,234) -the PHRC program provides training to
credentialed medical and non-medical volunteers to increase response capacity
during public health emergencies and to provide support for non-emergency public
health programs. These funds will be used for respiratory protection training and fit
testing of select volunteers, implementing recruitment campaigns to register more
nurses and mental health providers, and advertising costs associated with promoting
the program.
These funds must be expended by February 15, 2008. This budget amendment provides for
the receipt of these grant funds for the above mentioned programs. (See Attachment 1,
column #2)
Distribution of Board Approved Salary and Benefit Allocations
3. The fiscal year 2007-08 approved budget includes funds for the following personnel related
items:
a) Cost of Living increase - $1,138,030 to provide fora 3% Cost of Living increase for all
permanent employees, effective July 1, 2007.
b) In-Range Salary increase - $249,267 to provide for In-Range Salary increases
ranging from 1 to 2 percent. for employees whose work performance is rated proficient
or higher, effective on the employees' performance review date.
c) 401 (k) Enhancement increase - $46,500 to provide fora $2.50 increase in the County
401 (k) contribution for non-sworn law enforcement employees from $25.00 to $27:50
per pay period, effective July 1, 2007.
This budget amendment provides for the transfer of these funds from the applicable
Governing and Management Non-Departmental accounts to individual departments in the
General Fund to cover the personnel related costs. (See Attachment 1, column #3)
4. This budget amendment provides for the transfer of a Community Services position from the
Governing and Management Function to the Human Services Function, effective July 1,
2007. The personnel costs associated with this transfer totals $72,509. (See Attachment 1,
column #4)
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Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinance
5. At its ~ September 12, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the
acceptance of an .agricultural conservation easement related to the 92-acre McKee Farm
property. The closing on the property is scheduled to occur in September 2007 at a cost of
approximately $612,000. Of this amount, $273,161 will be reimbursed by the federal Farm
and Ranch Land Protection Program. The County's share of $338,839 comes from
alternative financing for conservation easements previously approved by the Board of
Commissioners.
6. At its March 27, 2007 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the purchase
of and acceptance of an agricultural conservation easement for the 138-acre Latta Dairy
Farm property. The closing of the property was scheduled for August 31, 2007 at a cost of
$601,400. Of this amount, $300,000 will be reimbursed by the federal Farm and Ranch
Land Protection Program. The County's share of $301,400 comes from alternative financing
for conservation easements previously approved by the Board of Commissioners.
This budget amendment provides for the updated Conservation Easements Capital Project
Ordinance to reflect these funding sources. (See Attachment 3, Conservation Easements
Capital Project Ordinance)
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners
approve the attached budget ordinance and capital project ordinance amendments.
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Attachment 2
Year-To-®ate Budget Summary v
Fiscal Year 2007-08
General Fund Budget, Summary
Ori final General Fund Bud et $173,624,351
Additional Revenue Received Through Budget.
Amendment #2 (September 19, 2007):
Grant Funds $109,421
Non Grant Funds $30,000
Additional County Dollars (i.e. County
Fund Balance Appropriated to Date) to
Cover Unanticipated Expenditures
$270,000
Total. Amended General Fund Budget $174,033,772
Dollar Change in 2007-08 Approved
General Fund Budget
$409,421
Change in 2007-08 Approved General
Fund Budget
0.24%
Autnor~zea run ~ Mme tquovaient rosii~on s
Original Approved General Fund Full Time
Equivalent Positions
793.200
Original Approved Other Funds Full Time
Equivalent Positions
81.800
Additional Positions Approved Mid-Year 0.000
Total Approved Full-Time-Equivalent
Positions for Fiscal Year 2007-08
875.000
ATTACHMENT3 0
Conservation Easements
Capital Project Ordinance
Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners that pursuant to Section
13.2 of Chapter .159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following capital project is
hereby adopted.
Section 1. The project authorized provides funds for the acquisition of conservation
easements to help preserve County farmland. Financing for the project includes
proceeds from private placement loans, federal grant funds from the USDA
Natural Resource Conservation Service, and proceeds from the County's share
of pay-as-you-go capital funds.
Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the project within
the budget contained herein.
Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to complete this project:
Through FY
2006-07
FY 2007-08 Through FY
2007-08
Sales Tax and Dedicated
Property Tax
$350,000
$0
$350,000
Bond Funds $0 $0 $0
Private Placement $2,250,000 $0 $2,250,000
Grant Funds $2,407,206 $573,161 $2,980,367
Fees $0 $0 $0
Transfer from Lands Legacy
Capital Project
$143,000
$0
$143,000
Total Funding $5,150,206 $573,161 $5,723,367
Section 4. The followin amount is ap ro riated for this ro'ect:
Through FY
2006-07
FY 2007-08 Through FY
2007-08
Land/Building:
Walters Easement $725,000 $0 $725,000
Volpe Easement $73,100 $0 $73,100
Cheek Easement $580,000 $0 $580,000
McPherson Easement $68,000 $0 $68,000
Ward Easement $444,750 $0 $444,750
Lloyd Easement $219,000 . $0 $219,000
Laws Easement $0 $0 $0
Keith Easement $116,000 $0 $116,000
Fickle Creek Farm Easement $277,658 $0 $277,658
McKee Easement $0 $612,000 $612,000
Latta Easement $0 . $601,400 $601,400
Unallocated $2,646,698 ($640,239) $2,006,459
Total Land/Building $5,150,206 $573,161 $5,723,367
Design $0 $0 $0
Construction $0 $0 $0
Total Costs $5,150,206 $573,161 $5,723,367
ATTACHMENT 3 O
Section 5. This ordinance supersedes all previous Conservation Easements Capital Project
Ordinances for Orange County.
Section 6. This ordinance shall remain in effect until June 30, 2008..
Adopted this 19th day of September 2007.