ORD-2004-096 - Budget Amendment #14 -

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t Transitional items Cost Capital Needs $111,888 Upfront and transitional costs noted as part of Personnel $7,036 contract 15 positions to transition on June 30, 2004, plus $5,000 for Total $118,924 tem ora wa es Grand Total $179,513 This budget amendment would appropriate an additional $179,513 (as reflected in the table above) in fund balance from the General Fund to cover the additional APS contract cost for FY 2003-04, as well as address the immediate capital and personnel needs of the Animal shelter operations. (See Attachment 1, column #8) Revaluation Fund 9. The approved 2003-04 budget included a transfer of $50,000 from the General Fund to the Revaluation Fund. This amount was not sufficient to cover estimated current year expenditures in the Revaluation Fund. This amendment increases the transfer from the General Fund to the Revaluation Fund by $143, 277 to cover the projected budget shortfall. (See Attachment 1, column #9) Governing and Management Non-Department 10. At its June 2, 2004 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved a proposal from the UNC School of Education to provide research and analysis at a cost of $25,000 regarding the resources available to the two school systems in Orange County. This amount would be covered by transferring the remaining uncommitted balance of $14,600 from the FY 2003-04 Commissioner's Contingency account, and an appropriation of $10,400 in fund balance from the General Fund. The total of $25,000 would be encumbered for FY 2004- 05, when the work proposed would be completed. (See Attachment 1, column #10) Environment and Resource Conservation Department 11. The Environment and Resource Conservation department has recently been notified of the receipt of three matching grants totaling $638,840 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program to help acquire conservation easements on three local farms. The total acreage of these three easements is expected to be approximately 500 acres. These grant funds will be matched by County funds set aside for conservation easements. In 2002, the Board of County Commissioners approved $3.0 million for easements to augment the 2001 Parks and Open Space bond funds (which cannot be used for easements). This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds. (See Attachment 3, Farmland Conservation Easements Capita/ Project Ordinance)