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19 <br /> Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> FY2021-22 <br /> COUNTY MANAGER <br /> RECOMMENDED BUDGET <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said under state law the Manager is required to present a balanced <br /> budget to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the previous budget was passed during the beginning of the <br /> stay at home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She said the FY22 budget is being <br /> presented during a period of cautious optimism. She resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY FY2021-22 BUDGET <br /> BUDGET PRIORITIES <br /> Prioritize funding ofthe social safetynetservices <br /> Redirect discretionary spending and apply one time <br /> emergency measures to Wu nt a 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 /> vulnerahieresidents <br /> OnAhJGE COUNTY <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the FY21-22 budget strives to balance the continuation of <br /> social safety nets with the property tax responsibilities placed on taxpayers. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the use of one-time emergency measures is not sustainable in <br /> the long-term. She resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTYFY2021-22 BUDGET <br /> K-shapetl recovery <br /> ORAjN COUNTY <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said recovery will not be evenly distributed. She said the federal <br /> government is offering some financial support through stimulus payments, emergency financial <br />