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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 9; 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 <br />SUBJECT: FY 2011-12 Fire Districts' Tax Rates <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Financial PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Fire Districts' Tax Rates for FY 2011- Frank Clifton, (919) 245-2300 <br />12 Clarence Grier, (919) 245-2453 <br />2. Historical Fire District Tax Rates <br />(from FY 2004-05 to FY 2011-12) <br />PURPOSE: For the Board to have an opportunity to review and discuss the FY 2011-12 fire <br />districts' tax rates. <br />BACKGROUND: During tonight's work session, Commissioners will have the opportunity to <br />dialogue with four (4) fire districts who have requested tax rate increases for FY 2011-12. As a <br />point of clarification to the Manager's Message in the Manager Recommended budget, fire <br />districts requesting tax rate increases were advised that they would be given an opportunity to <br />present their needs for a tax increase to the Commissioners at a work session. Staff has invited <br />representatives from the four districts to tonight's work session to answer any questions and/or <br />provide additional information to the Board regarding the increases. <br />Attachment 1 provides information regarding tax rate requests from all twelve (12) fire districts <br />in Orange County for FY 2011-12, as well as information detailing the reasons for the requested <br />tax rate increases from the four districts. Information regarding all fire districts is located in the <br />Fire District section of the FY 2011-12 Manager Recommended budget document beginning on <br />page 20-1. <br />Attachment 2 is the same historical information as included on Page 20-6 of the Manager <br />Recommended budget document, but is highlighted in a more legible manner. <br />