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27 <br /> 1 Slide #25 <br /> Long Range Financial Model <br /> GENERAL FUND SUMMARY FORECAST <br /> Actual Original Projected projected projected <br /> 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 <br /> ($in Thousands) <br /> Property Tax 205,344 212,897 217,198 221,634 226,163 <br /> Sales Tax 43,717 44,145 45,847 47,406 49,026 <br /> otergovernmental 21,184 22,314 22,286 22,718 23,383 <br /> Charges for Service 15,594 15,970 16,249 16,535 16,839 <br /> Other Revenue 5,579 2,989 2,966 2,974 2,982 <br /> Transfers In 1,150 666 114 117 121 <br /> pprop of Fund Balance - 7,056 7,056 7,258 7,486 <br /> Total Revenues 292,568 306,037 311,716 318,873 326,217_ <br /> ersonnel Services 101,973 108,603 114,350 118,628 123,081 <br /> perations 36,327 36,541 37,471 38,397 39,351 <br /> ecurring Capital 1,417 184 188 192 195 <br /> ducation 109,118 116,502 119,999 123,597 127,303 <br /> ontribs.to OtherAgencies 2,256 2,331 2,352 2,374 2,396 <br /> ransfers To(Including Debt) 39,020 41,877 57,458 68,786 82,100 <br /> 8M Impact from CIP - 0 1,347 4,319 5 161 <br /> Total Expenditures 291,420 306,037 333,166 356,293 379,587 <br /> et Annual Rev(Exp) 1,148 (0) (21,450) 37,_640) 53,696 <br /> pap to Close 0 21,450 <br /> Initial Model expects a$'21,5 million gap to solve for the FY2026-27 budget. <br /> ORANGE <br /> COUNTY <br /> 25 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner McKee asked if the cost of closing the gap is 7 cents. <br /> 4 Travis Myren said yes. <br /> 5 Commissioner McKee said there may a need for across-the-board reductions. <br /> 6 Travis Myren said the county will need to balance the benefits of non-mandated services <br /> 7 with mandated services. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Slide #26 <br /> Other Funds <br /> Funds to watch outside of the General Fund <br /> • Community Development Fund <br /> - $900,400 gap in unreimbursed HOME expenses from prior fiscal years <br /> Solid waste <br /> Draws on fund balance following reduction of program fee <br /> - Fee reduction may need to be reversed <br /> Visitor's Bureau <br /> - $300,OD0 lost revenue from Town of Chapel Hill in FY2025-26 <br /> - Reduce use of fund balance in operating budget <br /> - Flattening occupancy tax revenue growth <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 26 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 10 <br />