HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 12-09-2025; 8-f - Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment #5 1
ORD-2025-041
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 9, 2025
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-f
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment #5
DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Attachment 1. Year-to-Date Budget Kirk Vaughn, (919) 245-2153
Summary
PURPOSE: To approve budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year
2025-26.
Criminal Justice Resources Department
1. The Criminal Justice Resources Department has received $2,100 in donations in public
donation to assist with client commissary needs for use in FY 2025-26. This budget
amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds in the General Fund.
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 4. Reduce impacts and barriers for justice-involved children and adults
through deflection, diversion, therapeutic interventions, and re-entry support, including
housing.
Housing
2. Longtime Homeowners Assistance — The Town of Chapel Hill has contracted with the
County's Housing Department to supplement the Longtime Homeowners Assistance
Program specifically for the Town's residents. This budget amendment accounts for the
Town providing an additional $13,000 to offset the tax bills of eligible residents in the town.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports:
• GOAL 2: HOUSING FOR ALL
OBJECTIVE 2. Address need and any policy barriers to increase access to emergency
shelter beds and other low-barrier housing including eviction diversion.
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Library Services
3. Library Services has received the following additional funds:
• State Aid from Aid to Public Libraries — The Library has received a $34,837
increase to the state aid allocation. These funds will be used to support the collection
development (library physical, digital and processing materials) for the Southern
Branch Library in the Drakeford Library Complex, as well as the Main Library in
Hillsborough. Library materials are used to support community lending, as well as
inclusive programming opportunities and educational outreach.
• Friends of the Orange County Public Library — The department has received a
donation of $7,480 from Friends of the Orange County Public Library. This funding
will be used to support the summer reading programming, supplies and library
initiatives.
• Hillsborough Garden Club — The department has received a donation of $1,360.
This funding will support the library's annual seed share distribution and
programming.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: These items support:
• 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.)
• GOAL 5: PUBLIC EDUCATION/LEARNING COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 2. Improve school readiness and educational outcomes by providing
access, training, tools, technology, and other resources needed to thrive.
• GOAL 6: DIVERSE AND VIBRANT ECONOMY
OBJECTIVE 1. Provide family-oriented and inclusive programming or other cultural
events for residents and visitors.
Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation
4. The Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) holds funds
of the Soil and Water Conservation District Board. North Carolina Operating Matching
Grant funds are used for special projects, programs, operational expenses and other needs
that are approved by the Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors. In the
FY 2025-26 budget, $3,600 was budgeted in the General Fund for this grant. To allow for
multi-year spending of this grant, this budget amendment appropriates $3,600 in the Multi-
Year Grant Fund and reduces the General Fund budget by $3,600. This amends the
following Grant Project Ordinance in the Multi-Year Grants Fund, outside of the General
Fund:
Soil & Water Grant($3,600) - Project#71362
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised
Transfer from General Fund $6,895 $0 $6,895
Grant Revenue $3,600 $3,600 $7,200
Total Project Funding $10,495 $3,600 $14,095
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Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $10,495 $3,600 $14,095
Total Costs $10,495 $3,600 $14,095
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: These items support:
• GOAL 2: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATE ACTION
OBJECTIVE 3. Improve educational opportunities for County staff and community
members on climate action and available resources to advance climate action projects.
OBJECTIVE 6. Protect water supply/watersheds.
Health
5. The Health Department was awarded a grant of $33,000 from Blue Cross Blue Shield of
North Carolina to purchase aspirin for participants in the Thriving Hearts program to reduce
the incidence of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP). The aspirin will be given to
those participants with a risk of preeclampsia and will be given as part of a Thriving Hearts
care kit. This amendment creates the following grant ordinance in the Multi-Year Grant
Fund outside of the General Fund and appropriates $33,000 in the Multi-Year Grant fund
for project expenditures.
Thriving Hearts Aspirin Grant($33,000) - Project#71482
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised
Grant Revenue $0 $33,000 $33,000
Total Project Funding $0 $33,000 $33,000
Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $0 $33,000 $33,000
Total Costs $0 $33,000 $33,000
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: These items support:
• GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 2. Expand access to quality, affordable healthcare services. (e.g., Crisis
Diversion facility, Medicaid expansion, crisis response, healthy living campaign).
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.)
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Department of Social Services
6. The Department of Social Services is proposing to utilize $559 of donated funds from the
Community Giving Fund. These funds will be used for youth enhancement. The budget
amendment provides for receipt of these funds in the General Fund consistent with the
intent of the donation.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: These items support:
• 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.).
Asset Management Services
7. With the Board's approval of the O'Brien Atkins design & engineering contract for the
renovation of the John M. Link, Jr. Government Services Center and the Sheriff's Office
Evidence Storage Facility at the November 18, 2025 Business meeting, the projects will be
combined to take advantage of cost savings due to economies of scale and to improve
project reporting. This budget amendment updates the following project ordinances and
updates the project name.
Link Center Renovation and Evidence Storage ($2,430,000) - Project#10093
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised
Alternative Financing $1,400,000 $2,430,000 $3,830,000
Transfer from County Capital Reserve $23,500 $23,500
Total Project Funding $1,423,500 j $2,430,000 j $3,853,500
Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $1,423,500 $2,430,000 $3,853,500
Total Costs $1,423,500 $2,430,000 $3,853,500
Evidence Storage Building (-$2,430,000) - Project#11009
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised
Alternative Financing $2,430,000 ($2,430,000) $0
Total Project Funding $2,430,000 ($2,430,000) $0
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Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $2,430,000 ($2,430,000) $0
Total Costs $2,430,000 ($2,430,000) $0
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: These items support:
• GOAL 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATE ACTION
OBJECTIVE 2. Invest in our infrastructure to reduce the environmental impact of the
County fleet/facilities and improve safety.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The approval of this budget amendment increases the authorization in the
General Fund by $55,736 and the Multi-Year Grants Fund by $36,600
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the budget, grant, and
capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
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Year-To-Date Budget Summary
Fiscal Year 2025-26
Fund Budget Summary General Fund Grants
Fund
Original Budget Revenue $298,315,586 $283,500
Interfund Transfer Revenue $665,729 $0
Fund Balance Appropiation $7,056,130 $0
Total Original Budget $306,037,445 $283,500
Additional Revenue Received Through
Budget Amendment #5 (December 9th)
Grant Funds $817,350 $1,086,755
Non Grant Funds $174,988 $128,811
Additional Interfund Transfer Revenue $129,261 $18,270
Additional Fund Balance Appropriation -$76,111
Total Amended Budget $307,082,933 $1,517,336
Dollar Change in 2025-26 Approved Budget $1,045,488 1 $1,233,836
Change in 2025-26 Approved Budget 0.34%1 435.22%