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dollars from the fund balance to balance the budget, leaving 10% of the general fund for <br />the fund balance next year. <br />Because of the severe budget cuts from the State, the County had to cut $4 <br />million out of the budget last year. The State did allow counties to enact a '/ cent sales <br />tax, and this will generate approximately $3.4 million next year. <br />General Fund Expenditure Highlights: <br />Education: <br />Orange County leads all other counties in the State in per pupil contributions with <br />$4,405 per pupil. The next closest county is Carteret County, with $3,782 per pupil. <br />The increase in the general fund appropriation for education increased by 6.3°~ and <br />totals $63 million. The funding level far education of the Board of County <br />Commissioners is 48.1 °~. He is recommending that the per pupil allocation (operating <br />expenses) be increased from $2,516 to $2,566. The figures from the Department of <br />Public Instruction indicate that Orange County Schools {OCS) is expected to have an <br />additional 309 students and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools {CHCCS) is <br />expected to have an additional 295 students. He then explained the formula for <br />calculating the recommended current expense funding for the schools. <br />The percentage of total request funded for the CHCCS is 98.24% and far the <br />OCS is 84.9°l0. He explained that the OCS asked for mare funding, proportionally <br />speaking. <br />Another recommendation is to increase the CHCCS district tax by .8 cents, going <br />from 19.2 cents to 20 cents per hundred-dollar valuation. This would generate <br />approximately $12.47 million and would address the start-up costs of Rashkis <br />Elementary School. <br />Human Services: <br />John Link said that the Medicaid increase this year is only $140,000. He has <br />also recommended the continuation of the Human Services Safety Net by <br />recommending an additional $200,000 in the budget for the coming year. Also, the <br />funds from last year would be carried over. <br />Debt Service: <br />The County issued $22.65 million in 2001 voter approved bonds (sold in March <br />2003) slang with alternative financing. The associated debt service is $1.1 million for <br />2003-04, which equates to 1.2 cents on the proposed tax rate increase. <br />Public Safety: <br />He commended EMS Director Nick Waters and his staff and the Rescue Squad <br />for the difficult transition whereby the County will assume responsibility for EMS <br />ambulance transportation in the County as of June 30, 2003. The County will make <br />sure that there is 24/7 coverage. <br />Also, the Emergency Communications Study indicates that the County needs <br />improvements in the infrastructure. This is a very important unfunded County capital <br />project. <br />He commended the Sheriff's Department and Emergency Management Services <br />for pursuing grants to help address homeland security. Also, volunteer fire departments <br />will need increases in their tax rates for emergency management transportation <br />because the number of volunteers are declining and they are having to add additional <br />paid staff to make sure all shifts are covered. <br />
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