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ORANGE COUNTY 1979-80 JUNE 19, 1979 Budget Highlights In January of this year, the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution to approve a seven percent (7%) maximum for proposed increases in the 1979-80 budget requests for County funds. The total proposed budget, as recommended by the County Manager, follows the Board's seen percent guideline Consequently, no increase in the property tax rate is recommended. Budget requests exceeding this 7% guideline will be considered separately as "B" budget' items. Personnel the equivalent of three and one quarter full-time positions are added to the Budget. These are in the Departments of Public Works (Building and Grounds and Inspections), and Central Dispatch, with Social Service: personnel declining by one-half a position. The benefit package remains the same, identical to that provided by the State of North Carolina. The prososed budget includes funds sufficient for a five percent (5%) cost-of -living increase. The $200 one-time increase for permanent employees as approved by the State is not included in this Budget. PROGRAM EXPENDITURES The General Fund Budget includes $11,662,796 in program expenditures,_. the majority ($8,287,893) in the human services area. In the area of human services, recommended expenditures for schools total $4,900,341. A total decrease in human services, as reflected in Table 01, is explained. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES The proposed budget includes $500,O00 for capital improvements, in addition to the School Capital Outlay funds and normal County capital require- ments. No other funds are provided in this budget to address needs identified in Orange County's proposed Capital Improverr-nts Plan. Funding for these projects is dependent upon a successful bone election possibly scheduled for the 7o l l.