HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-06-2024; 1, 3, 4 & 6 - Discussion and Decisions on FY 2024-25 Operating Budget County Fee Schedule and Tax Rates 1
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 6, 2024
Action Agenda
Item No. 1 , 3, 4 & 6
SUBJECT: Discussion and Decisions on FY 2024-25 Operating Budget, County Fee
Schedule, and Tax Rates
DEPARTMENT: County Manager
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
A. FY 2024-25 Operating Budget Bonnie Hammersley, (919) 245-2300
Amendment List Travis Myren, (919) 245-2308
Also available electronically at: Kirk Vaughn, (919) 245-2153
https.//www.orangecountync.gov/budget/
amendments
PURPOSE: To review, discuss and make decisions regarding the FY 2024-25 Manager's
Recommended Orange County Annual Operating Budget and approve a Resolution of Intent to
Adopt the FY 2024-25 Orange County Annual Operating Budget.
BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2024-25 Recommended Budget on May
7, 2024. 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 FY 2024-25.
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
FY 2024-25 Annual Operating Budget and approve a Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY 2024-
25 Annual Operating Budget. The Board is scheduled to adopt the final FY 2024-25 Annual
Operating Budget for Orange County at its Business meeting on June 18, 2024.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact is to be determined as the Board finalizes the FY
2024-25 Annual Operating Budget.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Orange County Social Justice Goal impacts
associated with this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There are no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impacts associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board make decisions regarding the
FY 2024-25 Orange County Annual Operating Budget and approve a Resolution of Intent to Adopt
the FY 2024-25 Orange County Annual Operating Budget.
FY 2024-25 Proposed Operating Amendments to the Recommended Budgets 2
Amendment Sponso-r-------- MBudget Page 7epartme Amendment Revenu xpense General Fund
460 Total
Redirect additional$100,000 in anticipated
OP-001 Hamilton 61 Dept on Aging Carol Woods Donation to fund existing $100,000 ($100,000)
Aging General Fund Expenses
Economic Increase Transfer from VB to General Fund
OP-002 Hamilton 134 Development- by$164,050 to fund ongoing county $164,050 ($264,050)
Visitors Bureau expenses
OP-003 Hamilton All Fund Wide Reduce Travel and Training 2%across the
board ($9,156) ($273,206)
OP-004 Hamilton 155 Finance and Reduce budgetary estimate for county wide ($15,000) ($288,206)
Admin Services telephone inflation to 4%from 5%
OP-005 Hamilton 40 Fund Wide Increase appropriation of Fund Balance in $100,000 ($388,206)
General Fund
OP-006 McKee,Porte-Ascott,and 203 Outside Increase funding to Porch-Hillsborough $15,000 ($373,206)
Bedford Agencies
OP-007 McKee and Bedford 203 Outside Agencies Reduce funding for OC Living Wage ($10,000) ($383,206)
OP-008 McKee and Bedford 216 DSS Increase Funding for OCIM and IFC Food $10,000 ($373,206)
services
Reduce Transfer to County Capital for
Climate Change Grant Funding.Reduces
Capital school portion Climate tax$131,250 and
OP-009 Portie-Ascott and Bedford 84 reduces community projects portion ($262,500) ($635,706)
Investment Plan
$131,250.The policy will be changed and
will need to be brought back to the board in
the fall.
Fund Emergency Housing Assistance
OP-010 Portie-Ascott and Bedford 171 Housing Program using$158,000 from Crisis $420,500 ($215,206)
Response Team and Climate Change
grant.
Establish new EHA program designs
OP-011 Portie-Ascott and Bedford 171 Housing based on approved funding levels.See ($215,206)
proposed guidelines below table:
OP-091 STAFF 144 Emergency Remove Crisis Response Team expenses
Services from General Fund ($173,000) ($388,206)
OP-099 STAFF All All Adjust Tax Rate to balance budget based ($393,312) ($5,106) $0
on all published amendments
New proposed EHA award criteria:
Prioritize applicants at 30%of Area Median Income(AMI)facing Ilfe-changing events(deathlillness of primary earner,job loss).
Set a maximum assistance amount of$2,500.
Encourage combining our assistance with support from other organizations(faith-based,etc.).
Limit assistance to once per year.
Offer case management services to all applicants.