Agenda - 09-05-2017 - 8-a - Minutes

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11 1 Increase undesignated reserve from 16% to 16.06% 2 Reset the Chapel Hill-Carrboro District Tax rate to revenue neutral rate of 3 20.18 cents 4 o Option 2 — Reduce Countywide Tax Rate 5 Reduce the County Ad Valorem Tax rate by 0.06 cents to 83.71 cents 6 Reset the Chapel Hill-Carrboro District Tax rate to revenue neutral rate of 7 20.18 cents 8 o Option 3 - Distribute to Undesignated One Time Funds for School Districts 9 Provide $67,497 in one time funds to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 10 Provide $44,812 in one time funds to Orange County Schools 11 Reset the Chapel Hill-Carrboro District Tax Rate to 20.18 cents or reduce 12 the District Tax Rate to 20.12 cents 13 • Approve the Manager's Recommendation for the FY2017-18 Budget Ordinance, County 14 Grant Projects and County Fee Schedule 15 • Approve the Manager's Recommendation for the Five Year Capital Investment Plan and 16 Year 1 Project Approvals 17 18 Commissioner Price submitted a budget amendment, which she read. 19 20 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 21 restore the Chamber funding of $9,500- $8,500 to Chapel Hill Chamber and $1,000 to the 22 Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber; and for the Manager and Steve Brantley to examine 23 membership options, and return a recommendation to the BOCC regarding membership in the 24 two Chambers that will benefit all parties. 25 26 Commissioner Burroughs said she supported this resolution, and noted that there is a 27 lot of complexity in the relationship between the County and the contributions made by the 28 chambers. She said the chambers were leaders in the advocacy around the Bond. She said 29 she would like staff to review all options, and the BOCC to revisit the topic next year. 30 Commissioner Jacobs said he agreed up to a point, but not entirely. He agreed that 31 both chambers have been supportive of the goals and values of Orange County. He said he is 32 willing to leave the basic dues from the County in the budget for both chambers, but not dues 33 from other departments that are being paid by the County. He said to move Chamber 34 memberships to the Manager's office, and for the Manager to investigate how many 35 departments are contributing to the chambers, and bring a report to the BOCC in the fall. 36 Commissioner Jacobs said the BOCC can still express its fiscal and verbal support to 37 both chambers, but not keep spending money while unsure from whence it came. 38 Commissioner Price said her concern is that the BOCC is unsure of what is being given 39 and the benefits, and thus it is unclear what the consequences of any change may be, and the 40 County may jeopardize relationships with other members of the Chambers. 41 Commissioner Marcoplos said he agreed with Commissioner Jacobs, and he would 42 want to know more information about the donations being made by the County departments 43 before making a final decision. He said it is appropriate to make the County's $9,500 44 commitment to the Chambers, and then sort out the other ancillary dues. 45 Commissioner McKee said the discussion at Thursday night's BOCC meeting, where 46 the Board chose not to fund these organizations, was done on the fly, and he voted on 47 information that was given at that time, but was not factual. He said this Board prides itself on 48 transparency and process, and the Board can vote tonight. He said Commissioner Price's 49 motion goes to process, and it would let staff have time to develop a process and address this 50 with a budget amendment.