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9 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 VOTE: Ayes, 2 (Commissioner Fowler and Commissioner Hamilton); Nays, 5 <br /> 3 (Commissioner Bedford, Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner <br /> 4 McKee and Chair Price) <br /> 5 <br /> 6 MOTION FAILS <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Slide #6 <br /> 9 <br /> Operating Budget Amendments <br /> Arnwr4nvent 0�sro Othw Fund Other <br /> Number Suer DepaslmeaYt ,4em5fidmeitt le5ma'r meunl Rood TiAhI Tall Fund <br /> Tn paygm fifth w Am MEW <br /> Incemo of]Vin ur ka,cw61ba <br /> oii}hlo fm an ABPA qwi m a&u <br /> wih Eaunly lak inmowr.msdtng <br /> 2i.220PADE commasanar Pd[ Nul. neon the 2021 PowAman. Thy 5 560-76] i51a01,�-S."W] 55091-3 AAPA <br /> OL$4WIemal gJan world Ve alkYWrior4d <br /> lhrwgr rho CWWJP'a Hwu nq <br /> ➢�A'fGmMn,mdthogcop"LV n w <br /> Ian tlia ra¢pnynfa punary <br /> mm16�rce fora Iawl ihnae Beam <br /> ORANGE COUNTI <br /> !%t7RT]I C'%7kOLINA <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Chair Price read the amendment to assist eligible taxpayers, with an Area Median <br /> 13 Income (AMI) of 30% or less, for an ARPA grant to assist with County tax increases resulting <br /> 14 from the 2021 Revaluation. <br /> 15 Chair Price said she would eliminate the language about area median income of 30%. <br /> 16 She said she would like to set aside $250,000 to help taxpayers who do not qualify for the <br /> 17 Homestead Exemption. She said she wants to stabilize neighborhoods. <br /> 18 Commissioner Dorosin said he was going to propose a similar alternative. He said he <br /> 19 wants to set aside some money, but he wants to spend time setting up the program. He said it <br /> 20 needs to be more than an AMI level, such as how long has someone lived in the house, the <br /> 21 burden of the taxes, etc. <br /> 22 Commissioner Greene said she spoke with the Executive Director at the Marian Cheek <br /> 23 Jackson Center, where there is a small program to give tax relief. She said this program has <br /> 24 certain criteria, which she explained (age, tax burden — 10% or greater, length of time in home, <br /> 25 80% AMI, etc.). She said there are other programs to investigate, and this deserves study in <br /> 26 the fall. She said the Cheek Jackson center has about $45,000 for this year in the private fund <br /> 27 for tax relief. She said the Executive Director suggested allocating $25,000 to the Jackson <br /> 28 Center to cover the 53% increase in property values for this year. She said the County Attorney <br /> 29 said that was possible. She proposed setting aside $25,000 from Social Justice Fund for <br /> 30 allocation in the fall to the Jackson Center to support tax relief. <br />