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2 <br /> 1 Budget Assumptions <br /> 2 ✓ Revenue Neutral Rate = .8377 <br /> 3 ✓ Tax Growth* = 1.2% <br /> 4 ✓ Sales Tax Growth = 4% <br /> 5 ✓ General Fund Reserve = 17% <br /> 6 <br /> 7 * New construction/Development <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Budget Request Complication (chart) <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Recommended Budget Initiatives: <br /> 12 ✓ Increase funding Orange Connect Scholarship Program <br /> 13 ✓ Increase per pupil funding for CHCCS and OCS <br /> 14 ✓ Compensation package for County employees <br /> 15 ✓ Paid Parental Leave for County Employees <br /> 16 ✓ Increase funding for Orange Public Transit <br /> 17 ✓ Implement collaborative initiative for Housing Rehab <br /> 18 ✓ Planning funds for Economic Summit and a Local Festival <br /> 19 ✓ Advance the Criminal Justice Resource Office to County Department status <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:12 p.m. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Recommended Budget: Education, ADM (chart) <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Recommended Budget: Education, School Funding (chart) <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Recommended Budget: Education, School Funding (chart) <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Recommended Budget: Education, Durham Technical Community College (chart) <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Functional Leadership Teams <br /> 32 <br /> 33 • COMMUNITY SERVICES <br /> 34 ✓ Additional Positions — 11 FTE (Fees/Article 43/Program Revenue <br /> 35 ✓ Community Centers agreements with Neighborhood Associations. <br /> 36 ✓ Increase Solid Waste Program Fee $21 to $128 per year <br /> 37 ✓ Implement a Mattress Collection Program <br /> 38 • GENERAL GOVERNMENT <br /> 39 ✓ Board of Elections will conduct three (3) elections <br /> 40 • HUMAN SERVICES <br /> 41 ✓ Additional Positions — 5.5 FTE (2nd Family Foundation/State/GF) <br /> 42 ✓ Behavioral Health Assessment Study <br /> 43 ✓ Family Success Alliance (FSA) <br /> 44 • PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> 45 ✓ Additional Positions—2.5 FTE (ABC/MOE) <br /> 46 • SUPPORT SERVICES <br /> 47 ✓ Website Redesign will improve operation <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Orange County Employee Compensation - chart <br /> 50 <br /> 51 Outside Agencies - chart <br />