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19 <br /> 1 Slide#1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> FY2021-22 <br /> COUNTY MANAGER <br /> RECOMMENDED BUDGET <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Bonnie Hammersley said under state law the Manager is required to present a balanced <br /> 4 budget to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 5 Bonnie Hammersley said the previous budget was passed during the beginning of the <br /> 6 stay at home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the FY22 budget is being <br /> 7 presented during a period of cautious optimism. She resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Slide #2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY FY2021-22 BUDGET <br /> BUDGET PRIORITIES <br /> Prioritizefunding ofthe social safety netservices <br /> Redirect d iscretionary spending and applyone time <br /> emergency measuresto blunts tax in crease <br /> Use the American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA)fundsto offset <br /> expenses <br /> Balance the interests and needs ofthe County's most <br /> vulnerable residents <br /> ORAS E C�iM7 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Bonnie Hammersley said the FY21-22 budget strives to balance the continuation of <br /> 13 social safety nets with the property tax responsibilities placed on taxpayers. <br /> 14 Bonnie Hammersley said the use of one-time emergency measures is not sustainable in <br /> 15 the long-term. She resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Slide #3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTYFY2021-22 BUDGET <br /> K-shaped recovery <br /> 18 <br /> p ORANGE CQUMY <br /> �uN�� <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Bonnie Hammersley said recovery will not be evenly distributed. She said the federal <br /> 21 government is offering some financial support through stimulus payments, emergency financial <br /> 22 relief, and enhanced unemployment relief. She said these measures are temporary and <br />