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1 <br /> APPROVED 916/22 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> May 19, 2022 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, <br /> May 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> and Commissioners Amy Fowler (arrived at 7:02 pm), Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl <br /> McKee and Anna Richards <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: None. <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Price called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Commissioner McKee made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to add a <br /> closed session at the end of the budget work session pursuant to 143-318.11(a)(2) "To prevent <br /> the premature disclosure of an honorary degree, scholarship, prize, or similar award." <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Price welcomed everyone to the budget work session and invited the Fire Chiefs, <br /> County Commissioners, and county staff to introduce themselves. <br /> 1. FY 2022-23 Fire District Tax Rates <br /> The Board reviewed and discussed the FY 2022-23 fire districts' tax rates, including tax rate <br /> increases recommended for six (6) fire districts. <br /> BACKGROUND: Six (6) fire districts have requested tax rate increases for FY 2022-23. As in <br /> the past, fire districts requesting tax rate increases present their needs for a tax increase to the <br /> Board during a budget work session. Staff has invited representatives from these districts to <br /> the work session to answer any questions and/or provide additional information to the Board <br /> regarding the proposed increases. <br /> Attachment A provides information regarding tax rate requests from all twelve (12) fire districts <br /> and/or fire service districts in Orange County for FY 2022-23, the amount of funds one cent on <br /> the tax rate generates, fund balance information, as well as information detailing the reasons <br /> for the requested tax rate increases. Information regarding all fire districts is located in the Fire <br /> District section of the FY 2022-23 Manager Recommended Budget beginning on page 191. <br /> Attachment B reflects historical Fire District tax rates dating back to FY 2004-05. <br /> The Fire Districts requesting tax rate increases in FY 2022-23 are as follows: <br />