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21 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />HILLSBOROUGH <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />FIIIQTlCIaI SeNICBS <br />To: .Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />From: Gary Humphreys, Financial Services Director <br />Subject: December 15"' Budget Amendment Questions <br />Date: , December 10, 2009 <br />t~~ntr .r <br />,, 4f <br />V° + <br />u s <br />Established 1752 <br />At its December 7, 2009 meeting, the BOCC moved Item 4-K, Budget Amendment #5, to the December <br />15 agenda because of questions it had about the item. Staff received no additional questions; however, <br />this memo outlines responses to board members' previous questions. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz <br />Location: Attachment 1, Budget as Amended Spreadsheet <br />Question: Should the third column of the table reflect Budget as Amended Through BOA #5? <br />(Some rows otherwise do not add up.) <br />Response: There was a formula error within the first and third columns on the spreadsheet, but it <br />did not have any impact on the "Budget As Amended Through BOA #5" column totals. A <br />corrected spreadsheet is included in the December 15 agenda packet. <br />Commissioner Gordon <br />Question 1: "Cany Forwards" for which the fund balance request is $1,988,442 (p. 5 and pp. 14 <br />815). I was not aware of that it was our practice to authorize "carry forwards" in this way. Please <br />advise. <br />Document Reference: Attachment 1, Budget as Amended Spreadsheet and Attachment 7, FY <br />2008-09 Budget Carry Forwards List <br />Response: Carryforward appropriations <br />$600,000 prior to the last two fiscal years. <br />Balance December 2008 was $1,439,166. <br />Balance in February 2009 was $2,257,592. <br />from fund balance have generally been $400,000- <br />The FY 06-07 Carryforward Appropriation from Fund <br />The FY 07-08 Carryforward Appropriation from Fund <br />December 15"' Budget Amendment Questions Page 1 of 4 <br />