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15 <br /> in the Social Justice Reserve Fund and the Reserve Fund is being evaluated as part of the <br /> annual budget process. <br /> 3. Funding for sewer and hook ups in Rogers Road area(construction) <br /> Funding is included in the Manager Recommended FY 2014-19 Capital Investment Plan. <br /> 4. Targeted funding to address child poverty i.e., increase childcare subsidies <br /> 7. Address hunger issues with children (additional subsidies) <br /> Poverty and child poverty will be discussed in May, 2014 work sessions and recommended <br /> funding levels have not yet been determined. <br /> 5. Support broad range of economic development— new and existing businesses <br /> (make sure to support infrastructure) <br /> Economic initiatives approved by the Board continue to move forward including the '/4 cent sales <br /> tax to support infrastructure. <br /> 6. Consider limit to viability of tax increase <br /> This goal will be reviewed and evaluated as part of the annual budget process. <br /> 8. Continue improvement in Public Safety <br /> Recommendations from the Emergency Services Workgroup are continuing to be executed. <br /> 9. Consider jail alternatives, maintain funding for drug treatment court <br /> The Jail Alternatives Work Group is currently meeting and will present recommendations to the <br /> Board by June 30, 2014. <br /> 10. Give priority to funding core county services (before discretionary services) <br /> This goal will be reviewed and evaluated as part of the annual budget process. <br /> 11. Reducing inequities in funding between two school districts, even if it means <br /> raising the general property tax (since one school has a school district tax) <br /> Fair Funding, $988,000 is the only public revenue source that is distributed equally, with <br /> $494,000 going to each system. This local revenue source is the only revenue distribution not <br /> based on student population. <br /> There is also a Special District Tax of 20.84 cents for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools with <br /> one penny equal to $1,029,085 for a total of $21,446,131 and is not incorporated into the 48.1 <br /> percent target. One penny on the County's property tax is equal to $1,606,869. For each one <br /> penny increase in County's property tax rate, $1,606,869 of new revenues could be generated <br /> for education. With 38.5% ($618,645) going to the Orange County Schools and 61.5% <br /> ($988,224) going to the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools. In return the County could reduce <br />