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RES-2019-040 Attachment 1 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br />3) Modifications to County Manager’s FY2019-20 Recommended Annual Operating Budget <br /> The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made: <br />Adjustments to the Manager's Recommended FY2019-20 Budget <br />On June 11, 2019, the Board of County Commissioners approved the following changes to the Manager's <br />Recommended annual operating budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The information below summarizes <br />changes made by the Board: <br />Revenues Increase Decrease <br />Manager's Recommended Revenue Budget <br />Eliminate the revenue for the user fee of $3 per person to participate in open <br />gym at the Parks & Recreation gymnasium. <br />($1,500) <br />Increase Emergency Medical Services Collections by $250,000 $250,000 <br />Increase Ad Valorem Taxes by an additional .25 cents earmarked for climate <br />change initiatives $469,272 <br />Reduce Fund Balance Appropriation ($40,523) <br />Total Revenue Changes $719,272 ($42,023) <br />Revised Revenue Budget <br />Expenditures Increase Decrease <br />Manager's Recommended Expenditure Budget <br />County share to enable funding for ongoing full-time housing locator position <br />within the Community Empowerment fund; to be administered by the Orange <br />County Partnership to End Homelessness Program <br />$13,738 <br />Approved cellphone allowance of $85/month; the internet to $75/month, and <br />move car allowance out of base salary $5,628 <br />Add funds to the Commissioners travel line item in the County Clerk's <br />appropriation to cover anticipated increase in travel expenses for <br />conferences and training for FY2019-20. <br />$4,000 <br />Increase mobile telephone stipend from $35 to $50 per month for county <br />employees who use personal mobile telephones for county business. $22,590 <br />Increase in Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) dues for FY <br />2019-20 from $7,500 to $9,000 $1,500 <br />Decrease $4,000 in Food Council division for one-time Equity Training that <br />was budgeted in FY 2018-19 ($4,000) <br />Use funds of $154,000 from additional EMS collection revenue for the Facility <br />Accessibility, Safety and Security Improvements Capital Project for Elevator <br />modernization at the Richard E. Whitted Facility <br />$154,000 <br />Add funds of $15,000 for a Temporary position in AMS to assist with Capital <br />Projects management $15,000 <br />Due to a reduction in HUD funds in the HOME Program, reduce $4,479 for <br />the County's share of the FY 2019-20 HOME Program <br />($4,479) <br />Reduce Transfer to OPEB by $250,000 ($250,000) <br />Increase Current Expense funding to Schools by $250,000 allocated by ADM $250,000 <br />Add funds from .25 cent Ad Valorem proceeds to Transfer to County Capital to <br />set up a Project to fund efforts to combat climate change initiatives $469,272 <br />Total Expenditure Changes $935,728 ($258,479) <br />Revised Expenditure Budget <br />$236,444,623 <br />$237,121,872 <br />$236,444,623 <br />237,121,872 <br />5