HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2020-036 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2020-21 Orange County Budget RES-2020-036 Attachment 1
Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2020-21
Orange County Budget
The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 9, 2020 in approving the
FY2020-21 Orange County Annual Operating Budget and the FY2020-21 (Year 1) Capital Investment Plan
Budget.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County FY2020-21
Manager's Recommended Budget and the FY2020-21 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 FY2020-21 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 5, 2020; and to
the FY2020-21 Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan Budget as presented on April 7, 2020;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
intent to adopt the FY2020-21 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 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 10.67
• Orange Grove 6.81
• Orange Rural 9.48
• 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. No Wage increase or Merit pay for FY 2020-21
b. 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; 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. For FY 2020-21, the Law
Enforcement Officers (LEOs) rate increases from 9.70 to 10.90 percent of reported compensation,
and all other employees rate increases from 8.95 to 10.15 percent of reported compensation.
c. Continue to participate in the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool (NCHIP), and continue medical
and prescription third party administrators with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)
and Prime Therapeutics, a division of BCBSNC, respectively. No increase to health appropriations,
and an increase of$92,236 for dental appropriations. No increase to employee premium equivalent
for health, dental, or vision insurance. No increase for health coverage premium equivalent for pre-
65 retirees enrolled in the County's group plan, and an increase of$106,003 for the post-65
(Medicare eligible) retirees.
d. Maintain the current Living wage of$15.00 per hour for all permanent employees and $14.95 per
hour for temporary employees.
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 FY2020-21 Recommended Annual Operating Budget
The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made:
Adjustments to the Manager's Recommended FY2020-21 Budget
On June 9, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners approved the following changes to the Manager's
Recommended annual operating budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. The information below summarizes
changes made by the Board.
Revenues Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $239,046,307
Total Revenue Changes $0 $0
Revised Revenue Budget 239,046,307
Expenditures Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget $239,046,307
Fund new nonprofit Reentry House Plus, Inc. $20,000
Use Social Justice Reserve Fund to fund Reentry House Plus, Inc. ($20,000)
Repeal Salary Increase for Commissioners ($12,710)
Reduce Debt Service Payments in FY 20-21 ($209,779)
Reduce County Match to the HOME Program ($3,654)
Fund the development of a Racial Equity Index Platform in HR& R $35,000
Increase per pupil by$9 $183,447
Increase to Social Justice Reserve $7,696
Total Expenditure Changes $246,143 ($246,143)
Revised Expenditure Budget $239,046,307
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4) Changes in County Staff Positions (Increase in FTE Approved).
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND -RECOMMENDED
Off-Setting
Total Salary Operating Revenue or Total
and and Start- Budget County
Department Position Start Date FTE Benefits up Costs Reduction Cost
Housing Administrative Support II July 2020 0.625 34,297 1,496 (35,793)
Housing Coordinated Entry Housing Specialist July 2020 �� 1.000 60,991 3,020 (64,011)
Housing Coordinated Entry Housing Specialist July 2020�'� 1.000 60,991 3,020 (64,011)
Housing Housing Access Coordinator July 2020 1.000 58,012 5,402 (63,414)
Totals 3.625 214,291 12,938 (227,229) -
(1)Coordinated Entry Housing Specialist Positions start date conditional on start date of HUD Grant
5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts
The following FY2020-21 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
and Orange County Schools are approved:
a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $89,012,561 and equates to a
per pupil allocation of$4,367
1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is
$53,395,309
2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $35,617,252.
b) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $18,297,557.
c) Additional net County funding for local school districts totals $6,629,597.
(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 $1,799,700 and
Orange County Schools appropriation is $1,200,300.
6) Capital Investment Plan Funding for FY2020-21 (Year 1)
The following FY2020-21 (Year 1) Capital Investment Plan Appropriations are approved:
a) Overall Total Capital Investment Plan Funding of$35,003,347
b) County Capital Projects Funding of$11,188,082
c) School Capital Projects Funding of$21,387,313
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d) Water & Sewer Project Funding of$130,000; Solid Waste Project Funding of$1,375,952; and
Sportsplex Project Funding of$922,000
7) County Fee Schedule
To adopt the County Fee Schedule to include changes in the FY2020-21 Manager's
Recommended Annual Operating Budget and approved by the Board of County Commissioners on
June 9, 2020.
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