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Attachment 1 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> 5 May 19, 2022 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, <br /> 9 May 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler (arrived at 7:02 pm), Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl <br /> 13 McKee and Anna Richards <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: None. <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Price called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Commissioner McKee made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to add a <br /> 23 closed session at the end of the budget work session pursuant to 143-318.11(a)(2) "To prevent <br /> 24 the premature disclosure of an honorary degree, scholarship, prize, or similar award." <br /> 25 <br /> 26 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Chair Price welcomed everyone to the budget work session and invited the Fire Chiefs, <br /> 29 County Commissioners, and county staff to introduce themselves. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 1. FY 2022-23 Fire District Tax Rates <br /> 32 The Board reviewed and discussed the FY 2022-23 fire districts' tax rates, including tax rate <br /> 33 increases recommended for six (6) fire districts. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 BACKGROUND: Six (6) fire districts have requested tax rate increases for FY 2022-23. As in <br /> 36 the past, fire districts requesting tax rate increases present their needs for a tax increase to the <br /> 37 Board during a budget work session. Staff has invited representatives from these districts to the <br /> 38 work session to answer any questions and/or provide additional information to the Board <br /> 39 regarding the proposed increases. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Attachment A provides information regarding tax rate requests from all twelve (12) fire districts <br /> 42 and/or fire service districts in Orange County for FY 2022-23, the amount of funds one cent on <br /> 43 the tax rate generates, fund balance information, as well as information detailing the reasons for <br /> 44 the requested tax rate increases. Information regarding all fire districts is located in the Fire <br /> 45 District section of the FY 2022-23 Manager Recommended Budget beginning on page 191. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Attachment B reflects historical Fire District tax rates dating back to FY 2004-05. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 The Fire Districts requesting tax rate increases in FY 2022-23 are as follows: <br /> 50 <br />