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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: January 23, 2018
Action Agenda
Item No. 4-a
SUBJECT: Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Update Presentation
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment 1: July 1, 2017 Alcoholic
Beverage Control FY 2017-18
Funding Memorandum
Attachment 2: ABC Board Annual Report
and Work Plan 2017-18
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clerk's Office, 245-2130
Travis Myren, 245-2300
Gary Donaldson, 245-2450
PURPOSE: To receive a brief presentation from representatives of the Orange County
Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board and to provide any feedback or questions.
BACKGROUND: The ABC Board provides an annual update to the Board of Commissioners at
the beginning of each calendar year. Gregg Jarvies, Chair of the Orange County Alcoholic
Beverage Control (ABC) Board, and Tony Dubois, Orange County ABC Executive Director, will
provide a brief presentation on ABC Board activities, operations, and external audit services
update, and will also respond to any questions.
Under North Carolina General Statute 18B-701, the ABC Board is required to distribute its
entire net income after deducting amounts required for law enforcement and education and
retaining proper working capital, to the General Fund of the County, which represents a
financial benefit to the County.
The ABC Contribution to the County’s General Fund had been set at $400,000 up through FY
2016-17. Based on State-wide benchmarking of other ABC Board’s contribution to their
respective governments, the County requested an additional funding of $150,000 for FY 2017-
18. The ABC Board approved an increase of $100,000 to the County’s General Fund from
$400,000 to $500,000 for FY 2017-18. The first attachment indicates the ABC FY 2017-18
appropriation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receiving the presentation.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice impact associated with
receiving this presentation.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation
and provide any questions or comments.
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Attachment 2
ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT
The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory boards and commissions
in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Please complete the following information,
limited to the front and back of this form. Other background materials may be provided as a
supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form.
Board/Commission Name: Orange County ABC Board
Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and contact information:
Tony DuBois 601 Valley Forge rd. Hillsborough 27278
919-732-3432 ext 102 ocabc@mindspring.com
Primary County Staff Contact: Earl McKee and Donna Baker
How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any special
meetings and sub-committee meetings?
The Board meets once per month on the 3rd Tuesday at 8:30am
Provide a Brief Statement of the Boards Assigned Charge and Responsibilities.
The Orange County ABC Board is a political subdivision of the state and operated as
an independent government agency inside Orange County.
The Mission of the Orange County ABC Board and our employees is to serve our
locality responsibly by controlling the sale of spirituous liquor, returning profits to Law
Enforcement, Alcohol Education, and the County Fund while providing excellent
service in customer friendly, modern and efficient stores.
What are your Board/Commission’s most important accomplishments?
A distribution of $500,000 is being made to the Orange County General fund for 2017-
2018 and this is a 25% increase over the previous year. The board also set aside
$48,333 to contribute to the Board Retiree Health Care Plan. We will distribute $149,300
to Alcohol Law Enforcement agencies. The board also committed $212,500 to Alcohol
Rehabilitation and Education grants for schools and local community organizations.
All of these distributions are well over and above General Statute requirements. The
board remains committed to being a living wage employer and have been absorbing an
ongoing increased payroll cost of $100k per year.
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List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually.
We partner with local agencies by providing grants for work done in the community for
alcohol education, rehabilitation and underage drinking prevention in the amounts
listed below.
Lutheran Family Services $ 2,000
El Centro Hispano $ 10,000
Mental Health Orange Co Teen Partnership $ 11,500
Carpe Diem $ 13,500
El Futuro $ 18,000
Freedom House Recovery $ 20,000
Chapel Hill/UNC Collaborative $ 30,000
Orange County Schools $ 30,000
Orange County Drug Court $ 32,500
Chapel Hill-Carrboro city Schools $ 45,000
Total Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation $212,500
Describe this boards activities/accomplishments in carrying out BOCC goal(s)/priorities.
The Orange County ABC board provides funds to local law enforcement as listed
below to help keep Orange County a great place to live, work and get an education.
Hillsborough Police Department $ 7,260
Carrboro Police Department $ 18,000
Chapel Hill Police Department $ 29,040
Orange County Sheriff’s Department $ 95,000
Total Alcohol Law Enforcement $ 149,300
If your board played the role of an Element Lead Advisory Board involved in the 2030
Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indicate your board’s activities and
accomplishments as they may relate to the Comprehensive Plan’s goals or objectives.
(The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, OUTBoard, Commission
for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agriculture Preservation Board,
Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Parks Advisory Council) NA…
Identify any activities this board expects to carry out in 2017/18 as they relate to established
BOCC goals and priorities.
If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) associated with
these proposed activities (please list).NA
What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the upcoming year
that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’ attention? NA
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