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APPROVED 9/3/2002 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSBUDGET PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 6, 2002 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, June 6, 2002 at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The purpose of this meeting was to hold a public hearing an the County Manager's recommended 2002-2003 budget. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon, and Stephen Halkiotis COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. There were three items of business before the budget presentation: a. Chan a in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule The Board considered changing the beginning time for the June 18th regular meeting from 7:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A motion was made by Commissioner Brawn, seconded by Commissioner Carey to make the change as noted above. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Notice of Public Hearing for Article 44 The Board considered a notice of a public hearing setting the date, time, and place far a public hearing on an additional one half cent Local Government Sales and Use Tax. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to hold a public hearing on June 20, 2002 on an additional one half cent Local Government Sales and Use Tax. VOTE: UNANIMOUS c. Notice of Public Hearing on Orange County's 2002 Legislative Agenda A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Brown to hold a public hearing on June 20, 2002 on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2002 North Carolina General Assembly Session. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 1. BUDGET PRESENTATION County Manager John Link made a PowerPaint presentation. He thanked Budget Director Donna Dean and all of the staff that have worked so hard to pull this budget together. He also thanked the two school superintendents and their staff far their cooperation. The proposed General Fund Budget totals $122,850,400. This is a 4.9% increase from last year, which is an increase of $5.7 million. The proposed general fund tax rate increase is 4.5 cents, which will be 85 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Nearly two cents of the proposed increase is attributable to funds needed to pay debt service on the sale of the 1997 voter-approved bonds. Past Year Successes In terms of the past year, it is mast notable that Orange County remains #1 in the State for education funding. The per-pupil allocation in Orange County is $1,000 more than the second ranking County. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system opened Smith Middle School on the campus of Chapel Hill High