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APPROVED 8/21/2007 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING <br />May 31, 2007 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. <br />at the Superior Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The purpose of this meeting was to <br />hold a public hearing an the County Manager's recommended 2007-2008 budget. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners <br />Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs and Mike Nelson <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County <br />Manager Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be <br />identified appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br />PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />1. Opening Remarks- Chair <br />Chair Carey said that the public will be speaking on the budget tonight. He said that the <br />policy requires that speakers can speak up to 3 minutes, and he asked all to limit their <br />comments to 3 minutes and to avoid redundancy and duplication. <br />2. Presentation of Manager's Recommended Budget far Fiscal Year 2007-2008 <br />Laura Blackmon made the PowerPoint presentation. <br />Manager's Recommended Budget <br />Fiscal Year 2007-08 <br />Orange County, NC <br />May 31, 2007 <br />Public Hearing <br />Tax Goal <br />Meeting pressing needs and mandates related to children, seniors, economically <br />disadvantaged has come at a price <br />• Commissioners concerned that historical tax rate increases and rising property valuations <br />have become a burden for some taxpayers <br />• April 2007 Board Adopted Tax Goal <br />- Fiscal year 2007-08 targeted tax rate increase is amount required to pay new debt service <br />obligations <br />Recommended General Fund Budget Totals $172.2 Million <br />• Recommendation represents a 5.3 percent increase over 2006-07 original budget <br />