Orange County NC Website
2 <br /> ■ Tax Growth* = 1.2% <br /> ■ Sales Tax Growth = 4% <br /> ■ General Fund Reserve = 17% <br /> Budget Request Complication (chart) <br /> Initiatives <br /> ■ Increase funding Orange Connect Scholarship Program <br /> ■ Increase per pupil funding for CHCCS and OCS <br /> ■ Compensation package for County employees <br /> ■ Paid Parental Leave for County Employees <br /> ■ Increase funding for Orange Public Transit <br /> ■ Implement collaborative initiative for Housing Rehab <br /> ■ Planning funds for Economic Summit and a Local Festival <br /> ■ Advance the Criminal Justice Resource Office to County Department status <br /> Education (chart) <br /> Education: Recommended School Funding (chart) <br /> Education: Durham Technical Community College (chart) <br /> Functional Leadership Teams <br /> o Community Services <br /> ■ Additional Positions— 11 FTE (Fees/Article 43/Program Revenue <br /> ■ Community Centers agreements with Neighborhood Associations. <br /> ■ Increase Solid Waste Program Fee $21 to $128 per year <br /> ■ Implement a Mattress Collection Program <br /> o General Government <br /> ■ Board of Elections will conduct three (3) elections <br /> o Human Services <br /> ■ Additional Positions—7.0 FTE (2nd Family Foundation/State/GF) <br /> ■ Behavioral Health Assessment Study <br /> ■ Family Success Alliance (FSA) <br /> o Public Safety <br /> ■ Additional Positions—2.5 FTE (ABC /MOE) <br /> o Support Services <br /> ■ Website Redesign will improve operation <br /> Orange County Employee Compensation (chart) <br /> Outside Agencies (chart) <br /> Outside Agencies (chart) <br /> Fire District (chart) <br /> FY2017-22 Capital Investment Plan <br /> FY2017-18 <br /> ➢ Detention Facility—$622,114 <br /> ➢ Environment &Ag Center—$3.4 million <br /> ➢ Solid Waste—$990,268 <br />