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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 11, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 <br />SUBJECT: FY 2013 -14 Fire Districts' Tax Rates <br />1 <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Financial PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />A. Fire Districts' Tax Rates <br />for FY 2013 -14 <br />B. Historical Fire District Tax Rates <br />(from FY 2004 -05 to FY 2013 -14) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Clifton, County Manager <br />(919) 245 -2300 <br />Clarence Grier, Assistant County <br />Manager /CFO (919) 245 -2453 <br />Paul Laughton, Finance and <br />Administrative Services (919) 245 -2152 <br />PURPOSE: For the Board to have an opportunity to review and discuss the FY 2013 -14 fire <br />districts' tax rates. <br />BACKGROUND: During tonight's work session, Commissioners will have the opportunity to <br />dialogue with ten (10) fire districts and /or fire service districts who have requested a tax rate <br />increase for FY 2013 -14. As in the past, fire districts requesting tax rate increases present their <br />needs for a tax increase to the Commissioners at a work session. Staff has invited <br />representatives from the fire districts and /or fire service districts to tonight's work session to <br />answer any questions and /or provide additional information to the Board regarding their <br />increase. <br />Attachment 1 provides information regarding tax rate requests from all twelve (12) fire districts <br />in Orange County for FY 2013 -14, the amount of funds one cent on the tax rate generates, fund <br />balance information, as well as information detailing the reasons for the requested tax rate <br />increases. Information regarding all fire districts is located in the Fire District section of the FY <br />2013 -14 Manager Recommended Budget beginning on page 139. <br />