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Able to appropriate $1.6 million out of fund balance <br />- Equivalent of about 1.6 cents on tax rate <br />• Overall expected growth in other County revenues, including those revenues received <br />from State and Federal sources, totals $300,000 <br />General Fund Expenditure Highlights <br />Orange County Has Historically Led The State in Education Funding <br />Source: Annual Public School Forum Report <br />Public Education Funding for Fiscal Year 2004-05 <br />Total General Fund appropriation far Education increases by 5.6 percent and totals <br />$65.3 million <br />- Reflects a $3.5 million increase from 2003-04 <br />• Overall share of County budget is 48.4 percent <br />- BOCC funding target is 48.1 percent <br />• CHCCS District Tax remains at 20 cents per $100 valuation <br />- Anticipated collections of $12.9 million <br />• Equivalent of $1,178 per student <br />Proposed Per Pupil Appropriation of $2,620 <br />• Increase of $54 over the FY 2003-04 allocation of $2,566 <br />• Both systems experiencing increases in student membership <br />- Orange County Schools - 127 students <br />- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools - 277 students <br />• Animal Services <br />Human Services <br />- Transfer of responsibility from Animal Protection Society to County management <br />effective for July 1 <br />- Next phase, County management of both animal sheltering and animal control <br />functions, to occur in upcoming fiscal year <br />• Social Services <br />- Medicaid increase of approximately $250,000 over original budget <br />- Budget reflects rising demand for public assistance <br />• Health <br />- New service to offer primary health care to women who are served in the Maternal <br />Health and Family Planning programs and children who are served in the Child <br />Health Services programs <br />• Human Services Safety Net <br />- Reserves funding to help address budgetary crises in human services programs <br />- $100,000 included in 2004-05 Manager's Recommended Budget with plans to <br />carry forward $150,000 in unexpended funds from fiscal year 2003-04 <br />