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1 <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Meeting Date: June 30, 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No <br /> Subject: 1997-98 Budget,Capital and Grant Project Ordinances <br /> Department: Public Hearing Yes No_X <br /> Budget Office <br /> Attachment(s): Information Contact: Sally Kost <br /> (1) Adjustments to Manager's Recommended Budget Extension Number: 2151 <br /> (2) Summary of Grant Project Ordinances <br /> (3) Summary of Capital Project Ordinances <br /> (4) Salary Schedule <br /> (5) Classification and Pay Plan Amendments Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> (6) Personnel Ordinance Revision Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> (7) Fee Schedule Mebane 337-2031 <br /> (8) CHCCS Reserve Funding Request Durham 688-7331 <br /> The Grant and Capital Project ordinances are provided under separate cover. The budget ordinance will be provided <br /> on Monday,June 30, 1997. <br /> Purpose <br /> To approve the 1997-98 budget ordinance, selected capital project ordinances, grant project <br /> ordinance, salary schedule, classification and pay plan amendments, personnel ordinance revision, <br /> and fee schedule in accordance with the actions taken by the Board of Commissioners at the June <br /> 19, 1997, budget work session. <br /> Background <br /> Budget Ordinance - At the June 19, 1997, Budget work session, the Board of County <br /> Commissioners adopted a Resolution of Intent to Adopt the Budget for the 1997-98 budget. These <br /> changes, summarized at Attachment 1, result in a net decrease in the Manager's Recommended <br /> budget of $91,569, bringing the total General Fund Budget to $85,483,019. The General Fund <br /> Property Tax Rate is set at 87.30 cents per$100 assessed valuation. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> Schools Special District Tax is set at 17.90 cents per$100 assessed valuation. <br /> Grant Project Ordinances - Included in the 1997-98 budget are short term State and Federally <br /> funded projects which are accounted for in a separate fund and are shown in the Budget on the <br /> associated departmental pages under "Other Funds." Attachment 2 lists these grant projects, <br /> showing the total appropriation through 1997-98 for each project for which authorization ends as of <br /> June 30, 1997. <br /> Capital Project Ordinances - Each year the Board of Commissioners adopts a ten year Capital <br /> Improvements Plan for County and School capital projects. This year the Board will consider the <br /> Capital Improvements Plan in August. To continue ongoing projects, the Board has agreed to <br />