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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date : March 18 , 2025
Action Agenda
Item No . 8 -d
SUBJECT : Fiscal Year 2024 -25 Budget Amendment #7
DEPARTMENT : County Manager' s Office
ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT .
Attachment 1 . Year-to- Date Budget Kirk Vaughn , ( 919 ) 245-2153
Summary
Attachment 2 . Fee Schedule Update
Attachment 3 . New Hope Fire District
Request
PURPOSE : To approve budget , grant , and capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year
2024-25 .
BACKGROUND .
Cooperative Extension
1 , Cooperative Extension has received $ 1 , 700 in donations via the Community Giving Fund .
These funds were provided by sponsors for the Agricultural Summit event . This budget
amendment appropriates funds in the Article 46 Fund consistent with the donation .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 6 : DIVERSE AND VIBRANT ECONOMY
OBJECTIVE 1 . Provide family-oriented and inclusive programming or other cultural
events for residents and visitors .
Housing
2 . Continuum of Care — Supportive Service Only Coordinated Entry - The Orange County
Supportive Service Only : Coordinated Entry program was awarded $ 191 , 764 in the
FY2023 Continuum of Care ( CoC ) competition . The performance period for this grant
award is October 1 , 2024 — September 30 , 2025 . The program is administered in the
Orange County Housing Department with assistance and oversight from the Orange
County Partnership to End Homelessness . This program provides assessment ,
information , and referrals to people who are currently experiencing or at imminent risk of
homelessness in Orange County . Staff facilitate permanent housing referrals via
Coordinated Entry in accordance with the CoC ' s prioritization . These funds are authorized
in the Community Development Fund , outside the General Fund , and amend the following
project ordinance :
Supportive Services Only: Continuum of Care Grant ($ 191, 764) - Project # 47475
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024 -25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024 -25 Amendment Revised
Continuum of Care Grant Funds $516 , 226 $ 191 , 764 $ 707 , 990
Total Project Funding $ 516 , 226 $ 191 ,764 $707 ,990
Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024 -25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Expenditures $ 5161226 $ 191 , 764 $ 707 , 990
Total Costs $516 , 226 $ 191 , 764 $707 , 990
3 . Continuum of Care — Rapid Rehousing - The Orange County Rapid Re - Housing
program was awarded $ 161 , 920 in the FY2023 Continuum of Care ( CoC ) competition . The
performance period for this grant award is November 1 , 2024 — October 31 , 2025 . The
program is administered in the Orange County Housing Department with assistance and
oversight from the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness . This program
provides supportive services and rental assistance to people who are currently
experiencing homelessness in Orange County and receives referrals via Coordinated Entry
in accordance with the CoC ' s prioritization . These funds are authorized in the Community
Development Fund , outside the General Fund , and amend the following project ordinance :
Continuum of Care Grant: Rapid Rehousing ($161, 920) - Project # 47477
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024 -25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024 -25 Amendment Revised
Continuum of Care Grant Funds $ 323 , 840 $ 161 , 920 $485 , 760
Total Project Funding $323 , 840 $ 161 , 920 $485 ,760
Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024 -25 FY 2024 -25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Expenditures $ 323 , 840 $ 1611920 $485 , 760
Total Costs $ 323 , 840 $ 161 , 920 $485 , 760
4 . Rapid Rehousing — Compass Center - The Orange County Rapid Re - Housing program
was approved to receive a grant transfer that was awarded to The Women ' s Center , Inc .
(dba Compass Center) in the FY2023 Continuum of Care ( CoC ) competition . This grant
award is $ 165 , 416 , and the performance period is January 1 , 2025 — December 31 , 2025 .
The program is administered in the Orange County Housing Department with assistance
and oversight from the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness . This program
provides supportive services and rental assistance to people who are currently
experiencing homelessness in Orange County AND are actively fleeing domestic violence .
This amendment will authorize one ( 1 ) time- limited Rapid Rehousing Specialist III through
December 31 , 2025 . This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds in the
Community Development Fund , and establishes the following project ordinance :
Rapid Rehousing - Compass Center ($ 165, 416) - Project # 47479
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Revenue $ 157 , 208 $ 165 , 416 $322 , 624
Total Project Funding $ 157 ,208 $ 165 ,416 $322 , 624
Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024 -25 Amendment Revised
Grant Expenditures $ 157 , 208 $ 165 , 416 $ 322 , 624
Total Costs $ 157 , 208 $ 165 ,416 $322 , 624
5 . NC Urgent Repair - The Housing Department has received notification of $ 132 , 000 in
grant funds from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency ( NCHFA) to be used toward
the Urgent Repair Program . The required County match of $40 , 000 is being transferred
from available funds within the same Community Development Fund . The Urgent Repair
Program will assist eighteen ( 18 ) homeowners with home repairs and rehabilitation .
Eligibility for the program depends on household income , with income limits set at 50 % of
the County' s Area Median Income , as well as qualifying as a household with special needs
including people age 62 and older , single parents , large families with 5 or more household
members , children with lead hazards present in the home , as well as emergency cases .
This budget amendment provides for the receipt and appropriation of these additional
funds , and establishes the following 2024 NCHFA Urgent Repair Grant Project Ordinance :
NCHFA Urgent Repair 2024 ($ 172, 000) - Project # 47456
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024 -25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Revenue $ 0 $ 132 , 000 $ 132 , 000
Transfer from General Fund $0 $40 , 000 $40 , 000
Total Project Funding $0 $ 172 , 000 $ 1723000
Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024 -25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Grant Expenditures $ 0 $ 172 , 000 $ 172 , 000
Total Costs $ 0 $ 172 , 000 $ 172 , 000
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
® GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 3 . Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for
our most vulnerable community members (e . g . , veterans , unhoused people , foster
children , older adults , etc . ) .
Emergency Services
6 . The FY 2024 -25 Approved Fee Schedule included Emergency Medical Service ( EMS )
ambulatory fees at 175 % of the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services ( CMS ) allowable
rate . The CMS updates its allowable rates in January of each year . This budget
amendment is to update the fee schedule to include the new rates and to amend the
language of the fee schedule (Attachment 2 ) . Budgetary impact will be reviewed and
submitted as part of the FY25 -26 Recommended Budget .
Fee Type 2024 175 % CMS 2025 175 % CMS
Allowable Rate Allowable Rate
Basis Life Support (Emergency) $ 737878 $ 755049
Advanced Life Support- 1 $ 876 . 12 $ 897 . 16
(Emergency)
Advanced Life Support - 2
$ 1 ,268 . 07 $ 1 , 298 . 50
(Emergency)
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ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 5 . Invest in , support , train , and retain our community safety , health , and
emergency services employees and direct care workforce .
OBJECTIVE 6 . Provide sustainable , equitable , and high -quality community safety and
emergency services to meet the community ' s evolving needs .
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County Manager — Art Commission
7 . The Arts Commission is requesting use of $ 17 , 500 of additional Occupancy Tax Revenue
in the Visitors Bureau Fund . These funds will be used for Summer Camp Scholarships to
provide partial and full scholarships for the Eno Arts Mill Summer Program for low- income
Orange County families with youth ages 5 . 17 and additional Program Expenses . This
budget amendment recognizes an additional $ 17 , 500 Occupancy Tax Revenue and
provides for the $ 17 , 500 appropriation within the Visitors Bureau Fund .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 6 : DIVERSE AND VIBRANT ECONOMY
OBJECTIVE 1 . Provide family- oriented and inclusive programming or other cultural
events for residents and visitors .
Health
8 . The Health Department has received a subgrant award of $ 15 , 457 from UNC Chapel Hill
to support the Orange County FIT Program . This program provides technical assistance j
and support for the 100 NC Counties whose agencies serve justice - involved individuals
living with mental illness , intellectual or developmental disabilities , traumatic brain injuries ,
and substance use disorders . The funding from this grant will be used to support the FIT
Program Lead Community Health Worker . This budget amendment provides for the receipt
of $ 15 , 457 from the grant award to be spent on personnel costs .
9 . The Health Department has received $ 1 , 935 in state funding for Child Fatality Reporting .
These funds will be used to prepare and begin using the NFR- CRS web based
standardized case reporting tool . Funds were appropriated by the General Assembly to
support implementation of the changes authorized by North Carolina Session Law ( NCSL)
2023 - 134 to restructure child death reviews by local teams and to offset the costs
associated with local team participation in NFR-CRS . This budget amendment provides for
the receipt of $ 1 , 935 from the grant award to be spent on contract services .
10 . The Health Department has received $ 12 , 335 in federal pass-through funding for
Investment in Performance Management . These funds will be used towards the purchase
of Charity Tracker software . This database software will be used by the Family Success
Alliance ( FSA) for case management to track visits and activities for each client served .
Some of the biggest barriers that FSA looks at are clients ' transportation finances , do they
have access to insurance , to the clinics , and if finances are an issue due to employment ,
FSA can help individuals find jobs through their case management . The software and
underlying database will then enable the Navigators to report their activities to the state
more easily and accurately . This budget amendment provides for the receipt of $ 12 , 335
from the grant award to be spent on equipment costs .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 1 . Improve harm reduction , prevention , and support services for adults
and children experiencing behavioral health issues , substance use disorder , and
intellectual or developmental disability .
OBJECTIVE 2 . Expand access to quality , affordable healthcare services . (e . g . , Crisis
Diversion facility , Medicaid expansion , crisis response , healthy living campaign ) .
OBJECTIVE 3 . Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for
our most vulnerable community members (e . g . , veterans , unhoused people , foster
children , older adults , etc . ) .
• GOAL 41 MULTI -MODAL TRANSPORTATION
OBJECTIVE 2 . Increase community awareness of all modes of transportation including
transit , bike and pedestrian , vehicle , and all other modes .
Department on Aging
11 . The Orange County Department on Aging has received notification of additional Home and
Community Care Block Grant funds , distributed by the Central Pines Council of
Governments , in the amount of $ 31 , 280 . These funds will be used to provide additional
funding toward the Lunch Program , Wellness Program , and Community Based Supplies .
This budget amendment provides for the use of these funds during the current fiscal year .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 2 : HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 7 . Invest in services and programs that improve the health and quality of
life of the community (e . g . , recreation and public open spaces , arts , etc . )
Orange County Transportation Services
12 . The Transportation Services Department receives Transit Tax reimbursement for
transportation services operating and capital expenses through GoTriangle . This
amendment recognizes $ 39 , 772 in additional operating and $ 105 , 000 in approved capital
reimbursement revenue approved in the FY 2025 Annual Work Program Plan and
appropriates these funds within the General Fund .
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : This item supports :
• GOAL 4 : MULTI - MODAL TRANSPORTATION
OBJECTIVE 1 . Identify priorities and resources necessary to implement the
Orange County Transit Plan ,
OBJECTIVE 2 . Increase community awareness of all modes of transportation
including transit , bike and pedestrian , vehicle , and all other modes .
OBJECTIVE 3 . Support road projects that address congestion and reduce
commute time using the County ' s Complete Streets policy .
OBJECTIVE 4 . Coordinate transit investments with municipal and county land
use planning to reduce vehicle miles travelled and to provide more equitable
access to shopping , employment , medical centers , college campuses , etc . I
OBJECTIVE 5 . Invest in implementing the County' s Safe Routes to Schools
plan .
OBJECTIVE 6 . Update transportation related plans to provide more multi - modal
options including rural Orange County .
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County Capital
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13 . During the County ' s review of Capital Projects , revenue sources within some historical
projects have been identified as no longer coming directly into the project within the County
Capital Fund . To improve internal tracking , this amendment reduces the appropriations for
these projects by $ 1 , 424 , 004 within the County Capital Fund , outside of the General Fund
and updates the following project ordinances .
Communications System Improvements (-$ 14, 196) - Project # 30061
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024 -25 Amendment Revised
Alternative Financing $ 3 , 781 , 475 $ 157 , 254 $ 3 , 9381729
E911 Funds $ 716 , 504 ( $ 100 , 000 ) $6161504
NC 911 Grant Funds $625 , 828 ( $ 711450) $ 5541378
Transfer from General Fund $ 193 , 474 $ 193 , 474
Total Project Funding $ 5 , 3171281 ( $ 141196 ) $ 5 , 3031085
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Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024 -25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $5 , 317 , 281 ($ 14 , 196) $ 5 , 303 , 085
Total Costs $ 5 , 317 ,281 ( $ 14, 196 ) $5, 303 ,085
9- 14 Backup Center (-$597, 603) - Project # 30062
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Alternative Financing $ 995 , 000 $ 0 $995 , 000
E911 Funds $ 774 $2 , 397 $ 3 , 171
NC 911 Grant Funds $600 , 000 ( $600 , 000) $ 0
Total Project Funding $ 1 , 595 ,774 ($ 5979603 ) $ 998 , 171
Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024 -25 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $ 1 , 595 , 774 ( $597 , 603) $ 998 , 171
Total Costs $ 1 ,595 ,774 ( $ 597 , 603 ) $ 998 , 171
Blackwood Farm Park (-$277, 400) - Project # 20037
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024 -25 Amendment Revised
Alternative Financing $415421630 $ 0 $4 , 542 , 630
Donations $ 10 , 000 ($ 10 , 000 ) $ 0
Transfer from General Fund $ 1501440 $ 0 $ 150 , 440
From Other Projects $ 120 , 000 ($ 120 , 000) $ 0
Interest on Investment $ 147 , 400 ($ 147 , 400 ) $ 0
Total Project Funding $4, 970 ,470 ( $ 277 ,400) $4, 693 ,070
Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024 -25 FY 2024 -25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $4 , 970 , 470 ( $277 , 400 ) $4 , 693 , 070
Total Costs $4, 970 ,470 ( $ 277 ,400 ) $4, 693 , 070
Fairview Park - Phase 11 (-$534, 805) - Project # 20041
Revenues for this project :
Current FY 2024 -25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Alternative Financing $ 11247 , 500 $0 $ 11247 , 500
Contributions from Hillsborough $ 75 , 000 ( $ 75 , 000 ) $0
Transfer from General Fund $ 175 , 000 $ 0 $ 175 , 000
NCDEQ Reimbursement Funds $ 1 , 028 , 529 ($4591805 ) $ 568 , 724
Total Project Funding $ 2 , 5261029 ( $ 5341805 ) $ 1 , 991 , 224
Appropriated for this project :
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024 -25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $2 , 526 , 029 ( $ 534 , 805 ) $ 1 , 991 , 224
Total Costs $ 2 , 5261029 ( $534 , 805 ) $ 1 , 991 , 224
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN : There are no Orange County Strategic Plan Goals
applicable to this item .
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Fire Districts
14 . New Hope Fire District has requested $ 37 , 500 from its fund balance to replace portable
radios and pagers (Attachment 3 ) . This amends the Fire District Tax Funds , outside of the
General Fund ,
FINANCIAL IMPACT : This amendment increases the General Fund ordinance by $ 205 , 779 , the
Fire Districts Funds by $ 37 , 500 , the Community Development Fund by $ 651 , 100 and the Article
46 Fund by $ 1 , 700 , while decreasing the County Capital Fund by $ 1 , 424 , 004 . f
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RECOMMENDATION ( S ) : The Manager recommends the Board approve the budget , grant , and
capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year 2024-25 .
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