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APPROVED: 8-6-90 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BUDGET WORK SESSIONS JUNE, 1990 JUNE 11, 1990 —The—Orange County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session at 9: 30 a.m. in the Food Lab of the Planning and Agricultural Building to discuss the Manager's recommended budget for 1990-91. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr. , and Commissioners John Hartwell and Shirley Marshall. BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Stephen Halkiotis and Don Willhoit STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr. , Assistant County Managers Albert Kittrell and Ellen Liston, Economic Development Director Ted Abernathy, Recreation and Parks Director Mary Anne Black, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Finance Director Ken Chavious, Public Works Director Wilbert McAdoo, Health Director Dan Reimer, County Engineer Paul Thames, Budget Administrator Rod Visser and Budget/Management Analyst Donna Wagner. NOTE: A COPY OF THE MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET IS IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. Rod Visser gave an overview of the expected revenues. He used transparencies to explain the rationale used in developing the budget, the new positions that are recommended and the guidelines used in making those decisions. He compared the 89-90 budget with the recommended 90-91. He reviewed the debt service requirements. He stated that each penny of tax generates $357,200. The expected expenditures total $46.4 million. The revenues include (1) current revenues 43.4 million, appropriation from Fund Balance .4 million, tax increase 2.0 million and interest from bonds . 6 million which totals 46.4 million. John Link updated the Board on what the State Senate is proposing to do to balance their own budget. This would cost the county $196, 000 that was anticipated in August. Commissioner Marshall asked that the County not increase taxes to help balance the State's budget. Discussion ensued on what the County could do to demonstrate to the State that this is an infringement on the County's authority. It was decided that reducing the fund balance could jeopardize the County's bond rating and that this should not be considered. Other alternatives for funding this $196,000 were discussed. There may also be cuts made to the school budgets which would cause them to either cut programs or staff or take the money from their fund balance for continuation of these particular programs. Rod Visser continued with the individual county department budgets highlighting any major changes or initiatives. The budgets that were reviewed were (1) Public Works, (2) Public Safety, (3) Health, (4) Agricultural Extension, (5) Recreation and Parks, (6) Social Services, (7) Commission for Women, (8) Child Support (9) Economic Development, and (10) Tax and Records.