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9 <br /> 1 Travis Myren said yes, for one year. <br /> 2 Commissioner McKee clarified that would eliminate the 1.94 cent increase. <br /> 3 Travis Myren yes and it would be 1 cent for operations. <br /> 4 Commissioner McKee asked what the effect would be to eliminate the 1.01 cents for <br /> 5 school and county operational needs. <br /> 6 Travis Myren said it would be $3.3 million. <br /> 7 Commissioner McKee asked what the impact would be on actual operations. <br /> 8 Travis Myren said $1.8 million on the Dept. on Aging, $3 Million for DEPR, $3 Million for <br /> 9 Housing and those would be whole departments. <br /> 10 Commissioner McKee asked if it could be spread out amongst all departments, so they <br /> 11 are not eliminating whole departments. <br /> 12 Travis Myren said yes, but at that point they would be looking at reductions in force. He <br /> 13 said they would have to talk about if there are any exceptions. He said that in the past it would <br /> 14 have exempted public safety agencies. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Slide #7 <br /> Fire District Tax Fates <br /> • Ten of Twelve Fire Districts Requested Tax Rate Increases <br /> Taxing District Requested Increase • 5400,000 Ho <br /> CEDARFY 202S Tax Rats Revenue Neutml Rate IFY 2026 Request Revenue Neutral per Year GROVE FIRE 9.00 6.54 7.54 1.00 $40.00 <br /> CHAPEL HILL FIRE 13.87 10.79 11.50 0.71 $28.40 <br /> DAMASCUS FIRE 12.80 9.79 1030 0.41 $16.40 <br /> EFLAND FIRE 14,.28 7.38 a,38 1.00 $40.00 <br /> ENO FIRE 11.98 8.71 8.71 - - <br /> LITTLE RIVER FIRE 7.39 5.35 5.35 - - <br /> NEW HOPE FIRE 13.84 10.15 12.50 2.35 $94.00 <br /> RANGE RURAL FIRE 11.49 8.21 9.21 1.00 $40.00 <br /> RANGE GROVE FIRE 8.27 5-81 7:00 1.19 $47.60 <br /> SOUTH ORANGE FIRE 9.09 6.67 8.17 1.50 $60.00 <br /> SOUTH TRIANGLE FIRE 12.80 6.75 10.20 1.45 $58.00 <br /> WHITE CROSS FIRE 13.64 10.30 14.00 3.70 $148.00 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 7 NORTT-I OAROL7NA <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Travis Myren said the increases requested by fire districts were mostly driven by needing <br /> 19 paid staff. <br /> 20 Commissioner McKee clarified that the impact of the tax increase on a $400,000 home <br /> 21 would be on top of the previous increase. <br /> 22 Travis Myren said yes it would be on top of the county increases. <br /> 23 Commissioner McKee said it would also be on top of any town rates for residents that <br /> 24 reside inside city limits. <br /> 25 Travis Myren clarified that town residents do not pay a fire district tax and only the county <br /> 26 and town rates. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br />