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5 <br /> Adjustments to the 1997-98 <br /> Manager's Recommended Budget <br /> The Board of County Commissioners adopted the resolution of intent to adopt the budget for the <br /> 1997-98 fiscal year Orange County Budget on June 19. In doing so, the Commissioners adjusted <br /> the Manager's Recommended Budget as follows: <br /> Tax Rate <br /> The County Manager presented a budget with a tax rate of 87.75 cents per $100 of assessed <br /> valuation. The Board of Commissioners adjusted the tax rate downward by .45 cents, approving <br /> a resolution to intent to adopt the budget with a tax rate of 87.30 cents per $100 of assessed <br /> valuation. The Commissioners approved a 2 cent increase in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Special <br /> District tax, over the recommended tax rate of 15.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, to 17.9 <br /> cents per$100 of assessed valuation. <br /> The table on the prior page, Adjustments to 1997-98 Manager's Recommended Budget, <br /> summarizes the adjustments by expenditures function and revenue category. <br /> Expenditures <br /> A-1 Distribute Cost of Living Adjustment <br /> Funds for the cost of living adjustment for County employees are budgeted in the <br /> Miscellaneous category of the Manager's recommended budget. This adjustment <br /> distributes these funds to the departmental budgets. <br /> A-2 Continuation of the Current Pay Plan <br /> The Board agreed to continue the current pay plan which reduces the cost of the <br /> compensation package by $59,500. <br /> A-3 Eliminate Funding for the Information Systems Position and One half of the <br /> Family Nurse Practioner in the Health Department <br /> The Board of Commissioners eliminated the funding for one new position in the <br /> Information Systems Department ($47,707). The Board agreed to reconsider this <br /> position at a later time, once the Strategic Automation Plan is reviewed. The <br /> Manager will also bring back a funding plan for the position if it is reconsidered. <br /> The Health Department originally requested a half time Family Nurse Practioner <br /> position. The recommended budget included a full time position, to provide back- <br /> up coverage in the clinics and some health education duties. The Board of <br />