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• School Social Workers - $557,272 <br />• Fair Funding for School Health and Public Safety Expenses - $800,000 <br />Cost of Fully Funding <br />Local School Requests <br />• To fully fund Orange County Schools budget request increase of $3.7 million <br />- Per pupil equivalent of $3,413 - a per pupil increase of $456 <br />- Equates to $5.7 million increase for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools <br />- Would cost 7.6 cents on ad valorem tax rate <br />- Impact of this increase on a property owner with $350,000 in property would be $266 per <br />year. <br />• To fully fund Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools budget request increase of $6.8 million <br />- Per pupil equivalent of $3,510 - a per pupil increase of $553 <br />- Equates to $4.4 million increase for Orange County Schools <br />- Would cost 9.01 cents on ad valorem tax rate <br />- Impact of this increase on a property owner with $350,000 in property would be $315 per <br />year. <br />Debt Service <br />• County's obligation for debt increases by $4.6 million <br />- $2.2 million far partial year debt service on $59 million new debt authorized to construct <br />several new facilities including two schools, a technical community college satellite <br />campus, senior center, justice facility and soccer complex <br />- $2.4 million required to offset loss of Lottery proceeds previously dedicated to repay <br />school related debt service <br />Other Budget Highlights <br />• Recommended funding for Medicaid increases $545,436 <br />- Brings County's total Medicaid appropriation to $4,570,236 <br />• County Employee Pay and Benefits <br />- Majority of costs associated with recommended pay and benefits package offset by salary <br />savings <br />9.1 New County Staff Resources <br />- To comply with State mandates and staff new facilities <br />- Net County cost = $276,000 <br />Document Availability <br />• Orange County Budget Office <br />- 208 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough <br />• Clerk to the Board <br />- 200 South Cameron Street, Hillsborough <br />• Public Libraries in Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Cedar Grove <br />• County's website <br />