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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 9, 2020
Action Agenda
Item No. 1, 3, & 4
SUBJECT: Discussion and Decisions of FY2020-21 Operating Budget, County Fee
Schedule, and Tax Rates
DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Finance and Administrative Services
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
A. FY2020-21 Operating Budget Bonnie Hammersley, (919) 245-2300
Amendment List Travis Myren, (919) 245-2308
(Any Updates to the list will be Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453
provided prior to the meeting) Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152
PURPOSE: For the Board to review, discuss and make decisions regarding the FY2020-21
Manager's Recommended Orange County Annual Operating Budget and approve a Resolution
of Intent to Adopt the FY2020-21 Orange County Annual Operating Budget.
BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY2020-21 Recommended Budget on
May 5, 2020. Subsequently, the Board has conducted two public hearings to receive residents'
comments regarding the proposed funding plan. In addition to the public hearings, the Board
heard presentations and held discussions with representatives of the County fire districts, the
local boards of education, representatives of the community college, and County Functional
Leadership Teams as related to the proposed funding plan for FY2020-21.
Tonight's Agenda: Tonight's work session offers the Board an opportunity to discuss the
recommended budget, including discussion and review of the Budget Amendment list. As soon
as these discussions are completed, the Board will deliberate and make decisions regarding the
FY2020-21 Annual Operating Budget and approve a Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY 2020-
21 Annual Operating Budget. The Board is scheduled to adopt the final FY2020-21 Annual
Operating Budget for Orange County at its regular meeting on June 16, 2020.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: To be determined as the Board finalizes the FY2020-21 Annual
Operating Budget.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Social Justice Goal impacts associated with this
item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There are no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impacts associated with this agenda item.
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RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board make decisions regarding the
FY2020-21 Orange County Annual Operating Budget and approve a Resolution of Intent to
Adopt the FY2020-21 Orange County Annual Operating Budget.
BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS(BOCC) Agenda Items 1 ,3,4
DRAFT-Amendment List ATTACHMENT A 3
For Discussion Purposes Only
Amendment Sponsor Budget Page Department Amendment Amount General Fund Other Funds Total
Total
20-21 OP-001 Commissioner Greene Outside Agencies Fund($20,000)to support a new nonprofit Reentry $ 20,000.00 $20,000.00
House Plus,Inc.that is in the process of opening a
reentry house for men emerging from their
sentences at Orange Correctional.
20-21 OP-002 Commissioner Greene Human Services Use$20,000 from the Social Justice Fund to $ (20,000.00) $0.00
support the new nonprofit Reentry House Plus,Inc.
20-21 OP-003 Commissioner Bedford BOCC Repeal the salary increase for Commissioners $ (12,710.00) ($12,710.00)
Commissioner McKee effective December 1,2020. The cost is$12,710.00
including FICA and retirement.
20-21 OP-004 Commissioner Marcoplos BOCC Eliminate funding for the National Association of $ (2,666.00) ($15,376.00)
Counties NACo membership dues.
20-21 OP-005 Commissioner Marcoplos Human Services Direct funds allocated for NACo memberships dues $ 2,666.00 ($12,710.00)
to the Social Justice Fund.
20-21 OP-006 Commissioner Marcoplos BOCC Eliminate funding for the UNC School of $ (17,168.00) $ (29,878.00)
Government UNC-SOG membership dues.
20-21 OP-007 Commissioner Marcoplos Human Serices $ 17,168.00 $ (12,710.00)
Direct funds allocated for UNC-SOG memberships
dues to the Social Justice Fund.
20-21OP-008 Commissioner Marcoplos BOCC Eliminate funding for the North Carolina Association $ (12,755.00) $ (25,465.00)
of County Commissioners(NCACC)membership
dues.
20-21OP-009 Commissioner Marcoplos Human Services $ 12,755.00 $ (12,710.00)
Direct funds allocated for NCACC memberships
dues to the Social Justice Fund.
20-21OP-010 Commissioner Marcoplos BOCC Eliminate funding for the Triangle J membership $ (22,213.00) $ (34,923.00)
FY2020-21 PROPOSED Budget Amendments
BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS(BOCC) Agenda Items 1 ,3,4
DRAFT-Amendment List ATTACHMENT A 4
For Discussion Purposes Only
Amendment Sponsor Budget Page Department Amendment Amount General Fund Other Funds Total
Total
20-21 OP-011 Commissioner Marcoplos Human Servies Direct funds allocated Triangle J membership dues $ 22,213.00 $ (12,710.00)
to the Social Justice Fund.
20-21 OP-012 Staff 141 Debt Service Reduce Debt Service Payments in FY 20-21 due to $ (209,779.00) $ (222,489.00)
lower interest rate realized as part of the G.O.Bond
issuance in May 2020
20-21 OP-013 Staff 366 Transfer to Affordable $ (3,654.00) $ (226,143.00)
Houisng Reduce County match to the HOME Program as a
Initiatives/Community result of a calculation error in determining the match
Development Fund requirement
20-21OP-014 Commissioner Rich 285 Non-Departmental Suspend the$568,139 proposed for the Chapel Hill $ (568,139.00) $ (794,282.00)
Library in FY 2020-21
20-21 OP-015 Commissioner Rich Education Set up a COVID focused"Education Fund"to assist $ 500,000.00 $ (294,282.00)
students in need of technology and broadband in
both districts,in order to prevent the opportunity gap
from growing larger during the COVID-19 pandemic
20-21OP-016 Commissioner Rich Non-Departmental Set up a fund to assist non-Chapel Hill residents(on $ 68,139.00 $ (226,143.00)
a sliding scale)with a household library card if
Chapel Hill decides to charge a fee for the use of
the library by non-Chapel Hill residents
20-21 OP-017 Staff 253 Human Rights& Fund the development of a Racial Equity Index $ 35,000.00 $ (191,143.00)
Relations Platform to track progress of the County's racial
equity initiatives,and to follow trends in racial
disparities
20-21 OP-018 Staff 64 Article 46 Sales Tax Receipt of$410,000 in Article 46 Sales Tax Small $ (191,143.00) $ 410,000.00
Fund Business Loan Funds to be used for Emergency
Grants to small businesses
20-21OP-019 Staff 143 Visitors Bureau Fund Reduce the Visitors Bureau Fund expenditure $ (191,143.00) $ (19,308.00)
budget by$19,308 to correct an error related to
indirect cost allocation
20-21 OP-020 Staff 350 Solid Waste Enterprise Increase the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund $ (191,143.00) $ 475,000.00
Fund expenditure budget by$475,000 to reflect the
Transfer of funds to the General Fund as an
expense
20-21OP-021 $ (191,143.00)
20-21OP-022 $ (191,143.00)
20-21OP-023 $ (191,143.00)
FY2020-21 PROPOSED Budget Amendments