HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2021-040 Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2021-22 Orange County Budget RES-2021-040 Attachment 1
Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2021-22
Orange County Budget
The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 8, 2021 in approving the
FY2021-22 Orange County Annual Operating Budget and the FY2021-22 (Year 1) Capital Investment Plan
Budget.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County FY2021-22
Manager's Recommended Budget and the FY2021-22 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 FY2021-22 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 4, 2021; and to
the FY2021-22 Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan Budget as presented on April 6, 2021;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its
intent to adopt the FY2021-22 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, based on the
following stipulations:
1) Property Tax Rates
a) The ad valorem property tax rate shall be set at 81.87 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
b) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District Tax shall be set at 18.30 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 7.63
• Greater Chapel Hill Fire Service District 13.87
• Damascus 10.80
• Efland 7.28
• Eno 8.98
• Little River 6.39
• New Hope 10.12
• Orange Grove 6.27
• Orange Rural 9.49
• South Orange Fire Service District 9.09
• Southern Triangle Fire Service District 10.80
• White Cross 12.34
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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 for FY 2021-22
b. Resumption of the Merit Pay Program on employees' base salaries at the dollar values in effect in
FY 2019-20. Merit Pay increases, if any, will be applied to employees' base salaries on the first full
pay period in January 2022.
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; 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 2021-22, the Law
Enforcement Officers (LEDs) rate increases from 10.90 to 12.10 percent of reported compensation,
and all other employees' rate increases from 10.15 to 11.35 percent of reported compensation.
d. 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 and 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 no increase for the post-65 (Medicare eligible) retirees.
e. Increase the Living wage to $15.40 per hour for all permanent and temporary employees, effective
October 1, 2021.
f. Continue the additional eight hours of annual leave to be awarded at an employee's anniversary
date, prorated for part time employees.
g. Continue the six-week paid parental leave policy.
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Adjustments to the Manager's Recommended FY2021-22 Budget
On June 8, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners approved the following changes to the Manager's
Recommended annual operating budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The information below summarizes
changes made by the Board.
Revenues Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget $244,061,663
Move ARPA funding to Emergency Recovery Fund ($3,267,486)
Reduce Fund Balance Appropriation ($31,816)
Total Revenue Changes $0 ($3,299,302)
Revised Revenue Budget 240,762,361
Expenditures Increase Decrease
Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget $244,061,663
Reduce County Contribution to Chapel Hill Library by 5.6% ($31,816)
Move ARPA related Expenditures to Emergency Recover Fund ($3,267,486)
Total Expenditure Changes $0 ($3,299,302)
Revised Expenditure Budget $240,762,361
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4) Changes in County Staff Positions (Increase in FTE Approved).
Department Position Name Fund Start Date FTE
Child Support Services Child Support Officer General Fund July 2021 0.750
Child Support Services Staff Attorney General Fund July 2021 0.500
County Attorney Staff Attorney General Fund July 2021 0.500
Criminal Justice Resource Dept Admin Assistant-Grant Compliance Emergency Recovery Fund(ARPA) July 2021 0.500
Emergency Management Assistant Fire Marshall General Fund July 2021 1.000
Human Rights&Relations Eviction Diversion Expediter Emergency Recovery Fund(ARPA) July 2021 1.000
Totals 4.250
5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts
The following FY2021-22 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
and Orange County Schools are approved:
a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $89,353,187 and equates to a
per pupil allocation of$4,367
1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is
$53,936,817
2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $35,416,370.
b) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $23,738,246.
c) Additional net County funding for local school districts totals $3,629,597.
(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 school in both
school systems.
6) Capital Investment Plan Funding for FY2021-22 (Year 1)
The following FY2021-22 (Year 1) Capital Investment Plan Appropriations are approved:
a) Overall Total Capital Investment Plan Funding of$50,915,167
b) County Capital Projects Funding of$18,518,992
c) School Capital Projects Funding of$27,504,864
d) Water & Sewer Project Funding of$1,350,000; Solid Waste Project Funding of$3,136,311; and
Sportsplex Project Funding of$405,000
7) County Fee Schedule
To adopt the County Fee Schedule to include changes in the FY2021-22 Manager's
Recommended Annual Operating Budget and approved by the Board of County Commissioners on
June 8, 2021.
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