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3 1 Equals an appropriation of 48.1 percent of total General Fund Revenues 2 Reflects $2.4 million increase from current year General Fund appropriation 3 Equates to a current expense allocation of$3,188 per student for each of the 4 19,908 students in both districts for day-to-day operating funds and projected 5 enrollment growth. 6 7 County Education Funding 8 9 Additional Funding for Local Schools 10 In addition to the $87.8 million for operations, debt and capital, recommended budget 11 allocates $1.9 million to fund non-mandated safety net initiatives for both school districts 12 Some of these initiatives are: 13 School Health Nurses - $683,706 14 School Resource Officers - $545,514 15 School Social Workers - $692,283 16 With these additional non-mandated funding initiatives, the total funding for the local 17 school districts total 49.2% of the General Fund Revenues 18 19 Major Funded County Initiatives 20 Maintains all County services at current levels 21 Funds the increase in medical insurance and fully funds the 401(k)/457 plans for non- 22 sworn employees 23 A cost of living and in-range increase equating up to 3% in compensation for employees 24 Provides for and increases in positions for EMS Communicators, a Quality Assurance 25 Training Officer, EMS Assistant Supervisors staggered over the year to address the 26 recommendations of the Emergency Services Study and Work Group 27 Provides for six new positions in Information Technologies to address the 28 recommendations included in the Information Technology Strategic Plan 29 Provides funding to the Town of Chapel Hill Library totaling $483,426 30 Allocations provided to non-profit organizations total $1,030,100 for FY 13-14. 31 Long range/pay-as-you go County capital is $620,000. 32 Debt service for the General Fund will be $25.6 million 33 34 Orange County General Fund 35 FY 2013-14 Expenditures 36 Solid Waste Initiatives 37 The closure of the landfill with public education and other related planning efforts of the 38 landfill in FY2013-14. We expect to incur $3.2 million in closure cost in FY 2013-14. 39 The planning and design for the Eubanks Solid Waste Convenience Center 40 improvements 41 New Landfill Mattress Fee of$10.00 per mattress 42 Recycling Fees - No additional 3-R Fee billings for the upcoming year, which results in a 43 projected revenue loss of$1.1 million, and propose an increase in the Basic 3-R Fee 44 from $37.00 of$47.00 per household 45 We propose increases in the sanitation household fee to be charged per household as 46 follows: 47 Rural Residential Increase from $20.00 to $40.00 48 Urban Household Increase from $10.00 to $20.00 49 Multi — Family Increase from $2.00 to $4.00 50 51 Additional Funding Options