Agenda - 01-22-2019 4-d - Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Update Presentation

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ORANGE COUNTY 1 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 22, 2019 Action Agenda Item No. 4-d SUBJECT: Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Update Presentation DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Attachment 1: July 1, 2018 Alcoholic Clerk's Office, 245-2130 Beverage Control FY 2018-19 Travis Myren, 245-2300 Funding Memorandum Gary Donaldson, 245-2450 Attachment 2: ABC Board Annual Report and Work Plan 2018-19 PURPOSE: To receive a brief presentation from representatives of the Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board and to provide any feedback or questions. BACKGROUND: The ABC Board provides an annual update to the Board of Commissioners at the beginning of each calendar year. Keith Bagby, Chair of the Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board, and Tony Dubois, Orange County ABC Executive Director, will provide a brief presentation on ABC Board activities, operations, and external audit services update, and will also respond to any questions. Under North Carolina General Statute 1813-701, the ABC Board is required to distribute its entire net income after deducting amounts required for law enforcement and education and retaining proper working capital, to the General Fund of the County, which represents a financial benefit to the County. The ABC Contribution to the County's General Fund had been set at $400,000 up through FY 2016-17. Based on State-wide benchmarking of other ABC Boards' contributions to their respective governments, the County requested additional funding of $150,000 for FY 2017-18. The ABC Board approved an increase of $100,000 to the County's General Fund from $400,000 to $500,000 for both FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19. Another $35,000 is being provided this year to fund an additional request, making this year's total $535,000. The ABC Board also set aside $83,128 to contribute to the Board Retiree Health Care Plan. The Board funded local Alcohol Law Enforcement agencies at $160,000 and increased the amount available for community Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation grants for schools and local community organizations to $244,000. The total distributions from the board for fiscal year 2018-19 are $1,022,128. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receiving the presentation. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice impact associated with receiving this presentation. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation and provide any questions or comments.