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34 <br /> 1 Slide #4 <br /> FY2021-22 Budget Planning <br /> • Ovoupancy Tax and SportsplexRevenues <br /> comulaweocraglmgrimrny uulesr eumusaewa Ooea anevelwesey <br /> dueller <br /> 00 l:.mo <br /> '3— <br /> O la�om IEcxxoiCOU�fA Y <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Travis Myren said one of the budget tasks this year will be reviewing what is a mandated <br /> 5 and what is a discretionary program. He said the Visitors Bureau and Sportsplex have some <br /> 6 fund balance, and both programs are discretionary. He said there is currently no local funding <br /> 7 in these areas, but the County is the safety net for these organizations. He resumed the <br /> 8 PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Slide #5 <br /> FY2021-22 Budget Planning <br /> Assume Marginal Sales Tax Increase-3%over FY2020-21 <br /> Projected Collections <br /> • Post 65 Health Insurance Increase-$200,0I)0 <br /> Mandated Employer Share of Retirement Cortribution-1.2%or <br /> 9600,000 <br /> Continue All AusterityMeasuresfrom FY202g-21 <br /> — No Wage Inc re .Mo New Ro Wne,Hi nng Freeze on Feared Poaitw%. <br /> suWens"ron of Performance Awards.No Recurring Capilal <br /> • Department Spending Reduction a of 5%with Public Health,Housing <br /> and Safety Exemptions _ <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 1­112 <br /> 13 Commissioner Hamilton asked if more information could be provided on no recurring <br /> 14 capital. <br /> 15 Travis Myren said these are items that fall under the debt threshold, such as <br /> 16 replacement equipment for parks and recreation and emergency services. <br /> 17 Chair Price asked if the departments that make up safety exemptions could be identified. <br /> 18 Myren said Department of Health; Housing; Criminal Justice Resource Department; <br /> 19 Social Services; and the Sheriff's Department. <br /> 20 Bonnie Hammersley said these departments will not be required to do a 5% reduction, <br /> 21 but will be limited on discretionary funding. She said there will be no new discretionary <br /> 22 spending, such as a car wash for county vehicles. <br /> 23 Chair Price asked if Human Relations is included in this group. She requested that <br /> 24 departments focus on equity, even with spending reductions. She said it is important to stay on <br /> 25 top of that. <br /> 26 Bonnie Hammersley said that focus weaves itself through all departments and there are <br /> 27 resources for that. She said the Board also has opportunity to amend budgets. She said all <br /> 28 departments are participants in the GARE program. <br /> 29 Chair Price said COVID has highlighted the disparities in the County. <br />