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5 <br /> 1 b. Presentation of Manager's Recommended Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Operating <br /> 2 Budget <br /> 3 The Board received a presentation on the Manager's Recommended FY 2025-26 Annual <br /> 4 Operating Budget. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 BACKGROUND: Each year in the month of May, the County Manager presents the Board of <br /> 7 County Commissioners with a recommended spending plan for the next fiscal year. During the <br /> 8 meeting, the Manager provides a brief presentation of the Recommended FY 2025-26 Annual <br /> 9 Operating Budget. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The Board of County Commissioners will conduct two Public Hearings - the first at 7:00 p.m. on <br /> 12 Tuesday, May 13, 2025, and the second on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 7:00 pm. In addition, the <br /> 13 Board has scheduled the following Budget Work Sessions: <br /> 14 <br /> 15 • May 15, 2025 - Budget Work Session with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange <br /> 16 County Schools, Durham Tech Community College and Outside Agencies. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 • May 22, 2025 - Budget Work Session with Fire Districts and County Departments within <br /> 19 the following Functional Leadership Teams: Public Safety (Courts, Criminal Justice <br /> 20 Resource Department, and the Sheriff's Office); Human Services (Child Support, <br /> 21 Department of Aging, Health, Housing Department, Equity and Inclusion, Library Services <br /> 22 and Alliance Health), as well as the County Manager's Office. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 May 27, 2025 - Budget Work Session with County Departments within the following <br /> 25 Functional Leadership Teams: Support Services (Asset Management Services, <br /> 26 Community Relations, Finance and Administrative Services, Human Resources and <br /> 27 Information Technology); General Government (Board of County Commissioners, Board <br /> 28 of Elections, County Attorney, Register of Deeds and Tax Administration); Community <br /> 29 Services (Animal Services, Cooperative Extension, Department of Environmental, <br /> 30 Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, Economic Development, Orange Public <br /> 31 Transportation, Fleet Services, Planning and Inspections, Solid Waste and Sportsplex) as <br /> 32 well as the Department of Social Services and Emergency Services departments. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 • June 5, 2025 - Budget Work Session for Board to review budget amendments and finalize <br /> 35 decisions (Resolution of Intent to Adopt) on the FY 2025-26 Annual Operating Budget and <br /> 36 the FY 2025-2035 Capital Investment Plan. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 • June 17, 2025 - Business Meeting for the Adoption of the FY 2025-26 Annual Operating <br /> 39 Budget and the FY 2025-2035 Capital Investment Plan. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 All meetings start at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Travis Myren made the following presentation: <br /> 44 <br /> 45 <br />