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AGENDA ITEM 3 <br /> PUBLIC HEARING <br /> PRIOR TO THE <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BUDGET <br /> 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, March 20, 1979 <br /> Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, N. C. <br /> A public hear ng will be held before the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> and the Orange Cou ty Manager prior to preparation of the 1979--80 annual budget of <br /> revenues and expen itures. Citizens of the County will have the opportunity to ex- <br /> press their opinioO on the budget priorities for 1979--80 for consideration by the <br /> Board and the Manager in the budget preparation activities. The use of both Federal <br /> Revenue Sharing Funds, currently used in the General Fund for Health and Recreation <br /> purposes, and Title XX Funds, currently used for Social Services activities, will <br /> be of particular emphasis in this hearing. <br /> In 1978-79 ffi cal year revenues and expenditures in the General Fund were <br /> distributed in the following categories: <br /> % of , of Reso Amount Total Expenditures Amount Tota <br /> l <br /> Property Tax 6,787,000 48.0 Schools —— 4,575,605 32.3 <br /> State & Federal Aid 2,456,573 17.4 Human Services 3,869,131 27.3 <br /> Sales Tax 1,294,000 9.1 Capital Outlay 1,915,000 13.5 <br /> _Alcoholic Beverages 400,000 2.8 Administration 956,904 6.8 <br /> Revenue Sharing 362,000 2.6 Public Safety 987,167 6.9 <br /> Intangibles Tax 70,000 .5 Debt Service 775,000 5.6 <br /> Charges for Service 243,547 1.7 Public Works 579,119 4. 1 <br /> Other 540,300 3.8 Community Maintenance 327,748 2.3 <br /> Prior Year Balance 2,000,000 14.1 Contingencies & Res. __167,746 1.2 <br /> 14,153,420 14,153,420 <br />