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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 10, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 2 <br />SUBJECT: FY 2014 -15 Fire Districts' Tax Rates <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Financial PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />A. Fire Districts' Requests for FY2014- <br />15 <br />B. Historical Fire District Tax Rates <br />(from FY 2004 -05 to FY 2014 -15) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Michael Talbert, County Manager <br />(919) 245 -2308 <br />Clarence Grier, Assistant County <br />Manager /CFO (919) 245 -2453 <br />Paul Laughton, Finance and <br />Administrative Services (919) 245 -2152 <br />PURPOSE: For the Board to have an opportunity to review and discuss the FY 2014 -15 fire <br />districts' tax rates. <br />BACKGROUND: During tonight's work session, Commissioners will have the opportunity to <br />dialogue with two (2) fire districts who have requested a tax rate increase for FY 2014 -15. As in <br />the past, fire districts requesting tax rate increases present their needs for a tax increase to the <br />Commissioners at a work session. Staff has invited representatives from the New Hope and <br />White Cross Fire Districts to tonight's work session to answer any questions and /or provide <br />additional information to the Board regarding their increase. <br />Attachment 1 provides information regarding tax rate requests from all twelve (12) fire districts <br />and /or fire service districts in Orange County for FY 2014 -15, the amount of funds one cent on <br />the tax rate generates, fund balance information, as well as information detailing the reasons for <br />the requested tax rate increases. Information regarding all fire districts is located in the Fire <br />District section of the FY 2014 -15 Manager Recommended Budget beginning on page 299. <br />