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3 <br /> Fiscal Note: Senate Bill 126 in its current form would impact our collections of Article 40 in future fiscal years if this bill <br /> was passed. The fiscal impact in future years is estimated to be between$1.7-2.1 million, the County currently budgets <br /> $6.9 million for Article 40 sales tax proceeds. <br /> Charges for Services <br /> 3Q FY2016-17 Charges for Services total$7.5 million or 63.1% of budgeted revenues, as compared with 3Q FY2015-16 <br /> total of$7.2 million or 66.5% of budgeted revenues with actual collections in FY2016-17 above FY2015-16 collections in <br /> the third quarter by approximately$303,000. The Charges for Service category is comprised of various departmental fees <br /> for services including Planning and Inspections, Environment,Agriculture,Parks and Recreation,Aging, Sheriff's Office, <br /> Emergency Services, and Register of Deeds. The lower collections by a percentage basis are attributed to Emergency <br /> Service receipts having a lower collection percentage when compared to revised budget as the Tax Office processes <br /> backlog billings as part of transitioning from a third party vendor, lower collections currently in Sheriff charges for <br /> services, a reduction in Board of Elections charges for services collections due to having only one election in FY2016-17 <br /> compared to three elections in FY2015-16. <br /> Intergovernmental Revenues <br /> 3Q FY2016-17 Intergovernmental revenues total$13.4 million or 61.7% of budgeted revenues, as compared to 3Q <br /> FY2015-16 total of revenues of$12.4 million or 62.5% of budgeted revenues. This source of income includes revenue <br /> received from the Federal, State, and other local governments. Examples of revenue from local governments include <br /> contracts with the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough for animal control services, and tax collection <br /> services. The 3Q FY2016-17 performance is consistent with historical performance. <br /> Miscellaneous <br /> The primary revenue variance is attributed to the receipt of Medicaid Hold Harmless funds from the State. <br /> General Fund Expenditures <br /> 3Q FY2016-17 General Fund expenditures total$157.2 million or 70.4%of budgeted expenditures, as compared with 3Q <br /> FY2015-16 total expenditures of$153.4 million or 71.9% of budgeted expenditures,with actual expenditures in FY2016- <br /> 17 more than FY2015-16 expenditures by$3.8 million. The overall General fund dollar increase in 3Q FY2016-17 is <br /> attributed to increased expenditures of approximately$3.2 million in the Education expenditures for both the Orange <br /> County Schools and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. This increase includes the new Health and Safety contracts <br /> which replaced the Fair Funding allocation, as well as additional Current Expense funding in FY2016-17. <br /> Summary of Major General Fund Expenditures <br />