HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2019-040 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2019-20 Orange County Budget RES-2019-040
Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2019-20
Orange County Budget
The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 11, 2019 in approving the
FY2019-20 Orange County Annual Operating Budget and the FY2019-20 (Year 1) Capital Investment Plan
Budget.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County FY2019-20
Manager's Recommended Budget and the FY2019-20 Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan
Budget; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have agreed on certain modifications to the Manager's Recommended
Budget as presented in the FY2019-20 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 2, 2019; and to
the FY2019-20 Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan Budget as presented on April 2, 2019;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
intent to adopt the FY2019-20 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, based on
the following stipulations:
1) Property Tax Rates
a) The ad valorem property tax rate shall be set at 86.79 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
b) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District Tax shall be set at 20.18 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 8.10
• Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District 14.91
• Damascus 10.80
• Efland 6.78
• Eno 9.68
• Little River 5.92
• New Hope 9.94
• Orange Grove 6.81
• Orange Rural 9.15
• South Orange Fire Service District 9.68
• Southern Triangle Fire Service District 10.80
• White Cross 12.37
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2) County Employee Pay and Benefits Plan
Provide a County employee pay and benefits plan that includes:
a. A wage increase of 2% for all permanent employees hired on or before June 30, 2019, effective July
1, 2019. The maximum salary of each salary range shall also be increased to accommodate the
wage adjustment, as well as maintaining $15.00 per hour as the minimum salary rate for all
permanent employees.
o Employee Performance Awards — three levels, $500 for proficient performance; $750 for
superior performance; or $1,000 for exceptional performance, effective with employee Work
Planning and Performance Review (WPPR) dates from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
Employees will continue to receive the performance award on their current performance
evaluation date, and it will continue to be added to an employee's base salary.
b. A Living Wage increase from $14.25/hour to $14.95/hour, for temporary employees, effective July 1,
2019, consistent with the Orange County Living Wage formula.
c. 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.
d. Continue participation in the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool (NCHIP), and continue medical
and prescription third party administration with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)
and Prime Therapeutics, a division of BCBSNC, respectively. No increase to health and dental
appropriations, and no increase to employee premium equivalent for health, dental, or vision
insurance.
e. Continue the additional eight hours of annual leave to be awarded at an employee's anniversary
date, prorated for part-time employees.
f. Continue the six-week paid parental leave policy.
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3) Modifications to County Manager's FY2019-20 Recommended Annual Operating Budget
The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made:
Adjustments to the Manager's Recommended FY2019-20 Budget
On June 11, 2019, the Board of County Commissioners approved the following changes to the Manager's
Recommended annual operating budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The information below summarizes
changes made by the Board:
Revenues Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $236,444,623
Eliminate the revenue for the user fee of$3 per person to participate in open ($1,500)
gym at the Parks & Recreation gymnasium.
Increase Emeraency Medical Services Collections b $250,000 $250,000
Increase Ad Valorem Taxes by an additional .25 cents earmarked for climate $469,272
change initiatives
Reduce Fund Balance Appropriation $40 523
Total Revenue Changes $719,272 ($42,023)
Revised Revenue Budget 237,121,872
Expenditures Increase I Decrease
Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget $236,444,623
County share to enable funding for ongoing full-time housing locator position
within the Community Empowerment fund; to be administered by the Orange $13,738
CountV Partnership to End Homelessness Program
Approved cellphone allowance of$85/month; the internet to $75/month, and $5,628
move car allowance out of base salary
Add funds to the Commissioners travel line item in the County Clerk's
appropriation to cover anticipated increase in travel expenses for $4,000
conferences and training for FY2019-20.
Increase mobile telephone stipend from $35 to $50 per month for county $22,590
employees who use personal mobile telephones for county business.
Increase in Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO)dues for FY $1,500
2019-20 from $7,500 to $9,000
Decrease $4,000 in Food Council division for one-time Equity Training that ($4,000)
was budgeted in FY 2018-19
Use funds of$154,000 from additional EMS collection revenue for the Facility
Accessibility, Safety and Security Improvements Capital Project for Elevator $154,000
modernization at the Richard E. Whitted Facility
Add funds of$15,000 for a Temporary position in AMS to assist with Capital $15,000
Projects management
Due to a reduction in HUD funds in the HOME Program, reduce $4,479 for ($4,479)
the County's share of the FY 2019-20 HOME Program
Reduce Transfer to OPEB b $250,000 ($250,000)
Increase Current Expense funding to Schools b $250,000 allocated bV ADM $250,000
Add funds from .25 cent Ad Valorem proceeds to Transfer to County Capital to $469,272
set up a Project to fund efforts to combat climate change initiatives
Total Expenditure Changes $935,728 ($258,479)
Revised Expenditure Budget $237,121,872
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4) Changes in County Staff Positions (Increase in FTE Approved).
Summary of Manager Recommended New Positions for FY 2019-20
GENERALFUND - RECOMMENDED
Department Position FTE
County Manager Chief Information Security Officer(starting January 1, 2020)** 1.000
County Attorney Staff Attorney 0.500
CJRD Restoration Program Legal Counsel (starting October 1, 2019)*** 1.000
Social Services Facilities Environmental Tech III(time-limited to permanent)* 0.000
Social Services CPS Social Worker(time-limited to permanent)* 0.000
Social Services Social Worker I(starting January 1, 2020)** 1.000
Sheriff Deputy Sheriff 1 5.000
Health Family Navigator 8.250
Health Nutrition Services Office Assistant 0.500
Transportation Operations Manager 1.000
Transportation OPT Driver 1.000
Transportation OPT Driver 1.000
Totals 20.250
* Time Limited positions requesting becoming permanent,already in base budget for FY19-20
** Recommending position start January 1,2020.
*** Recommending position start October 1,2019
Solid Waste Enterprise Fund - RECOMMENDED
Department Position FTE
Solid Waste Senior Convenience Center Operatior-HZW 2.000
Totals 2.000
5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts
The following FY2019-20 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
and Orange County Schools are approved:
a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $88,820,720 and equates to a
per pupil allocation of$4,352.25
1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is
$53,419,518
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2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $35,401,202.
b) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $17,770,542.
c) Additional net County funding for local school districts totals $6,889,597.
(1) School Resource Officers and School Health Nurses Contracts - total appropriation of
$3,629,597 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.
(2) Deferred maintenance funding of $3,000,000 by ADM is allocated to the school systems
by the following: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools appropriation is $1,804,200 and
Orange County Schools appropriation is $1,195,800.
(3) School Equity Training —total appropriation of$260,000 towards Foundational Equity
Training.
6) Capital Investment Plan Funding for FY2019-20 (Year 1)
The following FY2019-20 (Year 1) Capital Investment Plan Appropriations are approved:
a) Overall Total Capital Investment Plan Funding of$48,050,906
b) County Capital Projects Funding of$10,560,764
c) School Capital Projects Funding of$34,512,606
d) Water& Sewer Project Funding of $1,060,000; Solid Waste Project Funding of$1,545,536; and
Sportsplex Project Funding of$372,000
7) County Fee Schedule
To adopt the County Fee Schedule to include changes included in the FY2019-20 Manager's
Recommended Annual Operating Budget and further amended by the Board of County
Commissioners on June 11, 2019.
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