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2 <br />• ORANGE COUNTY_ <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />• <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 5, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 <br />SUBJECT: FY2014 -15 Budget Work Session <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Finance PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />and Administrative Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />A. North Carolina Association of County <br />Commissioners — FY 2013 -14 Budget <br />and Tax Survey <br />B. NC Public Schools /DPI -Per Pupil <br />Allocations by County <br />C. School Fund Balance Policy <br />D. Sportsplex FY2014 -15 Operating <br />Budget Detail <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Michael Talbert (919) 245 -2308 <br />Clarence Grier (919) 245 -2453 <br />PURPOSE: For the Board to have an opportunity to review and discuss the Durham Technical <br />Community College, Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools Districts <br />FY2014 -15 Budgets, Sportsplex and County departmental budgets, including any fee schedule <br />change requests and associated non - departmental items. <br />BACKGROUND: The County Manager released the FY2014 -15 recommended budget on May 20, <br />2014. Since that time, the Board would have conducted two public hearings to receive residents' <br />comments regarding the proposed funding plan. Tonight's work session is the first opportunity the <br />Board has had to discuss next year's proposed funding plan in regards to funding for the local <br />School Districts, Durham Technical Community College, the Sportsplex, and begin discussions with <br />County departments, including proposed fee schedule changes, and associated non - departmental <br />items. The Manager followed the following guidelines in preparing the recommended budget: <br />The County's operating budget was balanced without an increase in the property tax rate. <br />The current property tax rate is 85.8 cents per $100 assessed valuation. <br />The funding provided to the local School Districts to fund day -to -day operations (current <br />expense and recurring capital), long -range capital, fair funding, and the repayment of school <br />related debt totals $92.3 million, which equals 49.3% of the County's FY2014 -15 <br />Recommended General Fund Revenues. Educational Funding, including additional non - <br />mandated services (school health nurses and school resource officers) totals $89.7 million, <br />which equals 49.9% of the County's FY2014 -15 Recommended General Fund Revenues. <br />• During tonight's work session, the Board plans to discuss the following budget related topics: <br />