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Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget <br />3) <br />• The total current expense appropriation for Schools is $56,875,122. The appropriation to the <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is $34,935,383 and the appropriation to the Orange County <br />Schools i <br />$21 <br />939 <br />739 <br />Th <br /> s <br />, <br />, <br />. <br />e per pupil allocation is approved at $3,069. <br />4) The recurring capital outlay for both school districts is $2,400,000 and is hereby-appropriated <br /> $1,458,480 for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for recurring capital. There is hereby allocated <br /> $941,520 for Orange County Schools for recurring capital. <br />5) The County's ad valorem contribution to Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and Orange County <br /> Schools totals 84,528,997 or 48.7% of the County's total General Fund budget of $173,554,351. <br /> This includes funding for Current Expense, Recurring and Long-Range Capital, Debt Service, Fair <br /> Funding, School Health Nurses,' School Social Workers and School Resource Officers. <br />6) The Ad Valorem property tax rate shall be set at 95 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, an <br /> increase of 4.7 cents over the fiscal year 2006-07 rate of 90.3 cents. <br />7) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District Tax shall be set at 20.35 cents per $100 of assessed <br /> valuation, an increase of 2.5 cents over the fiscal year 2006-07 rate of 18.85 cents per $100 <br /> assessed valuation. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education's 2007-08 requested budget <br /> included a 25.95 cent increase in the special district tax rate. <br />8) The Fire District tax rates shall be set at the following rates (all rates are based on cents per $100 of <br /> assessed valuation): <br />i1 <br />• Cedar Grove 7.30 <br />• Chapel Hill ~ .90 <br />• Damascus 5.00 <br />• Efland 4.225 <br />• Eno 5.70 <br />• Little River 4.60 <br />• New Hope 6.75 <br />• Orange Grove 3.90 <br />• Orange Rural 5.60 <br />• South Orange 9.50 <br />• Southern Triangle 5.00 <br />• White Cross 5.00 <br />9) Provide for a County pay and benefits plan that includes: <br />• 3 percent Cost of Living increase effective July 1, 2007 for permanent employees <br />• In-range salary increases ranging from 1 to 2 percent for employees whose work <br />performance is rated proficient or higher work performance effective on the employees' <br />performance review date <br />• $2.50 increase in County 401 (k) contribution for non-sworn law enforcement employees <br />from $25 to $27.50 per pay period effective July 1, 2007 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />