NSN ORD-1996-020 Budget Ordinance Amendment #9 and Grant and Capital Project Ordinances

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Budget Ordinance Amendment#9 Page 3 June 26, 1996 amount received by the County is estimated to be$4,500. This amendment will budget for the receipt of these funds (see block#10,page 6). Emergency Management Services 11. On April 1, 1996,the Board of Commissioners approved a contract between Orange County Speedway and Orange County Emergency Management to provide emergency medical coverage for events and races held at the Speedway. The Speedway has agreed to compensate the County $12,500 for emergency medical services provided from April through October 1996. The County will receive$5,255 in fiscal year 1995-96 with the remaining$7,145 following in fiscal year 1996-97. The budget amendment accounting for receipt of the current year's funds is included in block#11 on page 6. The 1996-97 budget provides for receipt of the remainder. The Fire Marshal's office has received a grant from the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. Funds totaling$200 will defray costs of printing a hazardous materials location brochure. Block#11 on page 6 reflects this grant award. Non-Departmental 12. Volunteer Families for Children,a Community Based Alternative(CBA)program in Orange County has received a reallocation from the State totaling$12,500. The receipt of these funds and associated'pass-through' expenditures will be budgeted with this amendment (see block# 12, page 6). 13. The 1995-96 approved budget included,in the Miscellaneous Function,an allocation totaling $310,965 for the employee career growth and performance awards. This amendment allocates these funds to functions within the General Fund for awards given throughout the fiscal year(see block 13,page 6). 14. A transfer from the Impact Fee Fund into the General Fund was included in the 1995-96 budget ordinance. While the transfer was included in the ordinance on the General Fund revenue side, the accompanying transfer out of the Impact Fee Fund was inadvertently not included. In addition,two Recreation and Parks-related County capital projects were funded with transfers from the Subdivision Payment-in-Lieu Fund. While these transfers were included on the appropriate capital project ordinances,they were not included on the budget ordinance for the Subdivision Payment-in-Lieu Fund. This technical amendment budgets.the appropriation of fund balance and transfers out of the Impact Fee and Subdivision Payment in Lieu Funds. Efland Sewer Operating Fund 15. This year,revenues received in the Efland Sewer Operating Fund have been higher than originally budgeted. Unbudgeted tap fees totaling$6,000 have been collected. This budget amendment is necessary to allow for expenditures related to the provision of this service. (see block, 15,page 7. County Capital Projects 16. Portions of several County capital projects have been expended and need to be closed. Each of the attached capital project ordinances (Equipment/Vehicles Capital Project Ordinance,Facilities Improvements Capital Project Ordinance,and Geographic Information System(GIS) Capital Project) reflect the amounts that will be closed. Recommendation The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed budget ordinance amendment,grant project ordinances,and capital project ordinances.