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i Bocc PH May 27, 1999 Present: MC, AG, MB, SH Present Staff. JL, DD, Kathy Baker, Elaine Holms, Albert Kittrell, Rod Visser, Chair Gordon opened the meeting at 7:30 pm KEN CHAVIOUS Please keep comments to three minutes JL began presentation. 1999 -2000 recommended budget. 15/20 minutes summarize $100+ million budget. Thanked rv, ak, dd, kc, eh, pj and the two school superintendents $100,621 Funding school mandates and new school startup costs, public safety and basic county servicies Pay and benefits plan for county. New staff resources for county programs. GF property tax 90.2 2.7 cent increase. Ch/cbr 2.8 to 22 cents for ch schools for start up costs scroggsa nd echhs. Growth increase look in pbudget. Sales tax is a positive growth trends. Kent for general purposes and goes into gf and 1.3 million dollars for % increase. 1.2 cent (both of them ) growth between 6/8% county and school capital projects. Increases in charges for services by sheriff and the register of deeds aslo has 'A million dollar incrase. Increase in investment earnings. Fund balancne 11.7 million last year. Estimate one million to accumulate by this year end. It if prudent to appropriate 2 million toward next years budget. Because it all is improving we are recommending the current level of services. Tax rate would be double except for the good revenue picture. Expense picture.....MANDATES this year are significant 8 %in teacher pay 35 %incrase in insurance and increase for students with disabilities. Each school system is being asked to bear each of these. Jthe per pupil to 2256 with a totalincrase inmoney 13.5% which surpases the usual increase of 11.? Per cent. Oange county is ranked #1 in the state for eachpupil. The amount received by each system is different because of the number of students. 14.7% ch and 11.9 for oc. Thatis the statutory requirement for how to allocate funds. LISTEN COUNTY PRIORITIES: Went over the new request for employees - Healthy Carolinians Skills Development Center Mental Health is higher than usual. WTMP — education/inspecition/home owner incentives — reserve fund in the budget to address this. Public Safety — some of the sheriff's positions be converted to county funding (fromCopsfast) EMS - in capital side of the budget a joint effort of all law enforcement agencies to have a firing range. County Priorities Solid Waste Employee Pay and Benefits - he reviewed INNOVATION AND EFFICIENCY — REACTIVATE * * * * * reserve funds ON HORIZON Sale of general obligation bonds in early 2000 .... we will pursu AAA bond rating so our rate will be lower. We have a challenge of Solid Waste management.. need c & d He was asked to provide sceanio of 2/3 & ? cent increases ... they are in appendix F