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9 <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if delaying the projects for a year eliminates the cost of the <br /> pay-go. <br /> Travis Myren said yes, for one year. <br /> Commissioner McKee clarified that would eliminate the 1.94 cent increase. <br /> Travis Myren yes and it would be 1 cent for operations. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked what the effect would be to eliminate the 1.01 cents for <br /> school and county operational needs. <br /> Travis Myren said it would be $3.3 million. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked what the impact would be on actual operations. <br /> Travis Myren said $1.8 million on the Dept. on Aging, $3 Million for DEPR, $3 Million for <br /> Housing and those would be whole departments. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if it could be spread out amongst all departments, so they <br /> are not eliminating whole departments. <br /> Travis Myren said yes, but at that point they would be looking at reductions in force. He <br /> said they would have to talk about if there are any exceptions. He said that in the past it would <br /> have exempted public safety agencies. <br /> Slide #7 <br /> Fire District Tax Rates <br /> • Ten of Twelve Fire Districts Requested Tax Rate Increases <br /> Taxing District FY 2025 Tax Rate Revenue Neutral Rate FY 2026 Request R quested Increase Over <br /> R:venue Neutral per Year <br /> CEDAR 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 10.20 0.41 $16.40 <br /> EFLAND FIRE 10.28 7.38 8.36 1.00 $40.00 <br /> ENO FIRE 11.98 8.71 6.71 - - <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 /> ORANGE RURAL FIRE 11.49 8.21 9.21 1.00 $40.00 <br /> ORANGE 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 8.75 1020 1.45 $58.00 <br /> WHITE CROSS FIRE 13.84 10.30 14.00 3.70 $148.00 <br /> �1 <br /> 7 OP,ANG COOUNATY <br /> Travis Myren said the increases requested by fire districts were mostly driven by needing <br /> paid staff. <br /> Commissioner McKee clarified that the impact of the tax increase on a $400,000 home <br /> would be on top of the previous increase. <br /> Travis Myren said yes it would be on top of the county increases. <br /> Commissioner McKee said it would also be on top of any town rates for residents that <br /> reside inside city limits. <br /> Travis Myren clarified that town residents do not pay a fire district tax and only the <br /> county and town rates. <br />