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3 <br /> 1 possibility for a rails to trails project, land use possibilities for Carrboro and Orange County. She <br /> 2 said to get the second study off the ground, this group is asking for a total of $40,000, with a <br /> 3 commitment of $10,000 already from SELC, as well as soft commitments from Carrboro and <br /> 4 Chapel Hill. She said the same will be asked of Orange County to help hire a consultant to plan <br /> 5 the planning process. She said the Board will need to discuss this as well as a longer discussion <br /> 6 about involvement in the process of getting off of coal and changing the land use. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford said there may need to be a work session on this topic as well. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 11 <br /> 12 a. Presentation of Manager's Recommended Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Operating Budget <br /> 13 The Board received a presentation on the Manager's Recommended FY 2023-24 Annual <br /> 14 Operating Budget. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 BACKGROUND: Each year in the month of May, the County Manager presents the Board of <br /> 17 County Commissioners with a recommended spending plan for the next fiscal year. During the <br /> 18 meeting, the Manager will provide a brief presentation of the Recommended FY 2023-24 Annual <br /> 19 Operating Budget. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 The Board of County Commissioners will conduct two Public Hearings - the first at 7:00 p.m. on <br /> 22 Tuesday, May 9, 2023, and the second on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 7:00 pm. In addition, the <br /> 23 Board has scheduled the following Budget Work Sessions: <br /> 24 <br /> 25 • May 11, 2023 - Budget Work Session with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange <br /> 26 County Schools, Durham Tech Community College and Outside Agencies. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 • May 18, 2023 - Budget Work Session with Fire Districts and County Departments within <br /> 29 the following Functional Leadership Teams: Public Safety (Courts, Criminal Justice <br /> 30 Resource Department, Emergency Services and the Sheriff's Office); Human Services <br /> 31 (Child Support, Department of Social Services, Department of Aging, Health, Housing and <br /> 32 Community Development, Human Rights and Relations, Library Services and Alliance <br /> 33 Health). <br /> 34 <br /> 35 • May 23, 2023 - Budget Work Session with County Departments within the following <br /> 36 Functional Leadership Teams: Support Services (Asset Management Services, <br /> 37 Community Relations, Finance and Administrative Services, Human Resources and <br /> 38 Information Technology); General Government (Board of County Commissioners, Board <br /> 39 of Elections, County Attorney, County Manager, Register of Deeds and Tax <br /> 40 Administration); Community Services (Animal Services, Cooperative Extension, <br /> 41 Department of Environmental, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, Economic <br /> 42 Development, Orange Public Transportation, Planning and Inspections, Solid Waste and <br /> 43 Sportsplex) including Non-Departmental items. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 • June 8, 2023 - Budget Work Session for Board to review budget amendments and finalize <br /> 46 decisions (Resolution of Intent to Adopt)on the FY 2023-24 Annual Operating Budget and <br /> 47 the FY 2023-2033 Capital Investment Plan. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 • June 20, 2023 - Business Meeting for the Adoption of the FY 2023-24 Annual Operating <br /> 50 Budget and the FY 2023-2033 Capital Investment Plan. <br />