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ORANGE COUNTY ABC BOARD—AGENDA FORM Meeting Date: May 20, 2025 Agenda Item #6 Regular Session X Closed Session Distributions Grant distributions projected for FY 2026 have increased significantly from the base year (2022).Law enforcement has increased 20.48%while alcohol education has increased 26.58%. The distribution to Orange County has increased 66.30%. For this draft budget,grant distributions to be approved by the Board have been estimated based on requests from law enforcement and alcohol education grantees. Total requests from law enforcement were $227,345 while community organizations requested$463,583. For purposes of the FY 2026 draft budget, grant requests have been estimated: Law Enforcement($200,000)and Alcohol Education($250,000). i The budget allocation for the Orange County General Fund was determined by a letter received from Kirk Vaughn,Budget Director for Orange County,dated 04/24/205. The total request for FY 2026 ($881,600) is a 4.95% increase over the present year. Grant requests approved by the Board in May will be amended in the draft budget, to be approved by vote in June. II Attachment"Page 5" Capital Improvement Plan With available revenue tightening, capital expenditures for the coming year have been postponed or delayed. With the closing expected June 30, 2026, the purchase of the northern Orange County property is included in the FY 2026 budget. Should delays in the rezoning process or other approvals occur,the purchase may occur in the following fiscal year. Funds for this purchase are expected to be drawn from cash currently held by the Board. Debt service on the Mebane store held by First Horizon bank is projected to be $162,000. The first-draft Annual Budget("Page 6') is presented for review and consideration as is the Annual Budget Ordinance ("Page 7'). i I Action Requested: 1. Review and discuss as needed. i I Financial Impact: See Above Staff Recommendations/Comments:None I Page 3 of 7 pages I