7-a - Report on the Orange County Tax Equity Study

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CCM Economics, LLC Orange County Tax Equity Page 16 Figure 11. Town of Chapel Hill, Government Revenues from all Funds, FY 2016 The four towns of Orange County have a similar nature in their primary expenditures. These include expenditures for government functions such as police and fire protection, planning and building inspections, economic development, and parks. As is typical of cities, the largest percentage of its expenditures are on public safety and general government administration. The town of Hillsborough expends 53%, Mebane 58%, and Chapel Hill 60% of its general revenue funds on these categories while the town of Carrboro is somewhat of an outlier and only spends one-third of its revenue on them. All of the municipalities also devote significant resources to economic development, public works, and parks. One can see the principal expenditure categories by municipality from figures 12 through 15. Other categories of municipal spending that are not consistent across municipalities are special funds for developments like transit spending and affordable housing. These are accounted for separately from general fund revenues and expenditures. General Funds 60% Transit 21% Stormwater 2% Parking 2% Housing 2% Capital Projects 1%Other 5%Debt Service 7% 53