HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2016-047 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2016-17 Orange County Budget RES-2016-047 Attachment 1
Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2016-17
Orange County Budget
The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 16, 2016 in approving the
FY2016-17 Orange County Annual Operating Budget.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County FY2016-17
Manager's Recommended Budget; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have agreed on certain modifications to the Manager's Recommended
Budget as presented in the FY2016-17 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 5, 2016;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
intent to adopt the FY2016-17 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 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 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 10.30
• Efland 7.00
• Eno 7.99
• Little River 4.06
• New Hope 10.45
• Orange Grove 7.00
• Orange Rural 8.36
• South Orange Fire Service District 10.00
• Southern Triangle Fire Service District 10.30
• 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. A total wage increase of 3.0% for all permanent employees hired on or before June 30, 2016, with
2% effective July 1, 2016, and an additional 1% effective January 1, 2017.
b. No In-Range adjustments for FY 2016-17.
c. Meritorious Service Awards — recommends three levels as one-time performance bonuses,
effective with employee Work Planning and Performance Review (WPPR) dates from July 1, 2016
to June 30, 2017:
o $500 — proficient performance
o $750 — superior performance
o $1,000 — exceptional performance
d. Compression Reduction Program — a total of $500,000 for salary compression adjustments to
affected employees, effective July 1, 2016.
e. A Living Wage increase from $12.76/hour to $13.15/hour.
f. Continue the $27.50 per pay period County contribution to non-law enforcement employees'
supplemental retirement accounts and the County matching employees' contributions up to $63.00
semi-monthly (for a maximum annual County contribution of $1,512) for all general (non-sworn law
enforcement officer) employees, and continue the mandated Law Enforcement Officer contribution
of 5.0% of salary; and continue the County's required contribution to the Local Governmental
Employees' Retirement System (LGERS) for all permanent employees.
g. Continue funding the Traditional and High Deductible Health Plans for employees and pre-65
retirees with no changes to employee premiums for FY2016-17.
h. Continue funding the Dental Program for employees and pre-65 retirees with no changes to
employee premiums for FY2016-17.
i. Continue the voluntary furlough program.
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3) Modifications to County Manager's FY2016-17 Recommended Annual Operating Budget
The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made:
Adjustments to the Manager's Recommended FY2016-17 Budget
On June 16, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners approved the following changes to the Manager's
Recommended annual operating budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The information below summarizes
changes made by the Board.
Revenues Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $212,786,496
Appropriate additional Fund Balance in excess of the 17% Financial 979,856
Policy for Education and Outside Agencies
Additional revenue for the administration of City of Mebane tax bills 5,000
on the Orange County properties
Replace tax supported debt service for school expansion projects 1,000,000
with available ongoing impact fee revenue.
Create revenue line in County Manager office for cost-sharing of $30,000
studies.
Appropriate additional General Fund fund balance to be used for $1,000,000
Education
Total Revenue Changes $3,014,856 $0
Revised Revenue Budget 215,801,352
Expenditures Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget $212,786,496
Provide funds for the My Brother's Keeper (MBK) initiative as a line 4,000
item in the Human Rights appropriation
Provide funds for an additional Sheriff Deputy 1.0 FTE 63,091
Funds to hire a consultant to assist with the commercial appraisal 20,000
services
Create a SOAR case worker position to streamline the SSI/SSDI 20,000
application process for people who are homeless.
Provide funds to replace loss of State funds for the current 20,500
Community Response program position for a six (6) month period to
allow time to investigate other funding sources
Create a 1.0 FTE Outreach Librarian with grant fund from Orange 10,000
County Partnership for Young children
The start date for the Website & Publication Coordinator will be ($13,961)
effective October 1, 2016.
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Remove funding for Communities in Schools for CHCCS as the (78,800)
organization is in the process of dissolving
Remove Outside Agency funding for OCS After School Program (35,200)
Provide funds for Triangle Bikeworks Spoke'n Revolutions project 1,000
Provide funds for Rebuilding Together of the Triangle 5,000
Provide funds for Hillsborough Arts Council 7,500
Provide funds for TABLE for emergency food aid for children in 5,000
Chapel Hill and Carrboro
Provide funds for the Youth Community Project to provide service to 4,750
youth in Orange County.
Provide funds to the Boys and Girls Club of Eastern Piedmont to 5,000
serve youth in Orange County.
Provide funds for Mental Health America of the Triangle 5,000
Provide funds for Public Gallery of Carrboro (WCOM-LP Radio) 1,000
Provide funds for Volunteers for Youth 2,500
Provide funds to treat approximately a two acre area in the upper 1,800
half of Compton's Pond, with two or possibly three herbicide
treatments.
Additional funding for Education 2,800,014
Additional funding for Education, transfer of funds from 114,000
Communities in Schools for CHCCS and the Non-Departmental
allocation to OCS
Fully fund all outside agencies recommended for funding in part 1 52,662
(previously funded agencies) with the exception of Communities in
Schools. If their requested increase is greater than a 50% increase
then they will receive a 50% increase. Includes addition of funds for
Food Council ($16,030) and eliminates funds for Housing for New
Hope (-$22,500)
Total Expenditure Changes $3,142,817 ($127,961)
Revised Expenditure Budget $215,801,352
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4) Changes in Funding to Improve Service Delivery (Increase in FTE Approved)
Department Position FTE
Health Public Health Educator 1.000
Planning Code Compliance Officer III 1.000
Transit Director-effective January 1,
OPT 2017 1.000
Office Assistant II -converting Time-
Tax Limited to Permanent 0.000
Aging Office Assistant II 0.750
Sheriff Deputy Sheriff I 1.000
Sheriff Deputy Sheriff I 1.000
Sheriff Deputy Sheriff I 1.000
Sheriff Investigator 1.000
Management Analyst(Child Welfare)-
Social Services converting Time-Limited to Permanent 0.000
Human Services Specialist-converting
Social Services Time-Limited to Permanent 0.000
Human Services Specialist-converting
Social Services Time-Limited to Permanent 0.000
Management Analyst-converting Time-
Social Services Limited to Permanent 0.000
Social Services SOAR Caseworker 1.000
Library Outreach Librarian (Grant Project Fund) 1.000
Community Website & Publications Coordinator
Relations (effective October 1, 2016) 1.000
Totals 10.750
5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts
The following FY 2016-17 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
and Orange County Schools are approved:
a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $77,201,412 and equates to a
per pupil allocation of$3,868
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1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is
$46,388,977.
2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $30,812,435.
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
$1,802,700.
2) The Recurring Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools totals $1,197,300.
c) Long Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation for local school districts totals
$3,799,346.
1) The Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City
Schools totals $2,283,027.
2) The Long-Range (Pay-As-You-Go) Capital appropriation to the Orange County Schools
totals $1,516,319.
d) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $15,372,383.
e) Additional net County funding for local school districts totals $3,354,000.
(1) School Resource Officers and School Health Nurses Contracts - Total appropriation of
$3,354,000 to cover the costs of School Resource Officers in every middle and high
school, and a School Health Nurse in every elementary, middle, and high schools in
both school systems.
6) County Fee Schedule
To adopt the County Fee Schedule to include changes included in the FY2016-17 Manager's
Recommended Annual Operating Budget.
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