Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
0 <br />Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2008-09 Orange County Budget <br />June 24, 2008 <br />reven ues <br />1 ~ O nin of Hillsborou h Commons 226,247.00 <br /> a orem rope ax - uce rom ecommen a e. o cen s per <br />2 valuation to 99~cents er $100 valuation 5,061,421.00 <br />Total Changes to Recommended Revenues <br />3) The total current expense appropriation for Schools is $60,582,479. The appropriation to the Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro City Schools is $37,456,049 and the appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $23,126,430. The <br />per pupil allocation is approved at $3,200. <br />4) The recurring capital outlay for both school districts is $2,570,635 and is hereby-appropriated $1,579,005 for <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for recurring capital. There is hereby allocated $991,630 for Orange County <br />Schools for recurring capital. <br />5) The County's ad valorem contribution to Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools totals <br />$90,180,363 or 49.3% of the County's total General Fund budget of $183,005,580. <br />6) The Ad Valorem property tax rate shall be set at 99.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 4.8 <br />cents over the fiscal year 2007-08 rate of 95 cents. <br />7) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District Tax shall be set at 23 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, an <br />increase of 2.65 cents over the fiscal year 2008-09 rate of 20.35 cents per $100 assessed valuation. The Chapel <br />Hill-Carrboro Board of Education's 2008-09 requested budget included a 7.06 cent increase in the special district <br />tax rate. <br />8) The Fire District tax rates shall be set at the following rates (all rates are based on cents per $100 of assessed <br />valuation): <br />•~ Cedar Grove 7.30 <br /> Chapel Hill 4.90 <br />• Damascus 6.00 <br />• Efland 5.225 <br /> Eno 5.70 <br />• Little River 4.60 <br /> New Hope 6.75 <br />• Orange Grove 4.20 <br />• Orange Rural 6.30 <br /> South Orange 9.50 <br />• Southern Triangle 6.00 <br /> White Cross 6.00 <br />9) Provide for a County pay and benefits plan that includes: <br />2.25 percent Cost of Living increase effective July 1, 2008 for permanent employees <br />• In-range salary increases ranging from 1% to 2% percent for employees whose work performance is <br />rated proficient or higher work performance effective on the employees' performance review date <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />