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7 <br /> 1 Slide#12 <br /> FY 2026-27 Operating Budget Introduction <br /> • General Fund Expenses <br /> County Department Changes to Base Budget <br /> $1,000,000 <br /> $500,000 <br /> 0� [� 05 \�4� 1P O� �� <P 0� & J�\�G G05,00 005 Ooh X41 GOS \05 G05 0�5 00`' AGO <br /> 3�G JAG X10 JAG G� ,��0 `}� e 00 P� JO 0 v X 5 JI 1 en Q- O6' X 1C1 F� <br /> �� K O <br /> C0 �CP1QPF 050 �O y0 �� OF <br /> GtiS�Op4� R"-„F�G��,O�OO�P��,�F,Ge P0A�O��e�G 1<eo- 0< S� Oa $(500,000) <br /> P�yO OOP OroJ�\C�GO��OQ4Qg GPS) OQP �Q-P01S 1��OJS �J P�\O �. \a �0 -4-QOQ- <br /> cj JGO <br /> G 4\aP eta <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 12 NC3RTH CAR(DLINA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide#13 <br /> FY 2026-27 Operating Budget Introduction <br /> • General Fund Expenses <br /> — County Personnel Costs <br /> 2%Wage Increase-$1.86 million <br /> 9%Health Insurance Increase-$1.3 million <br /> 5%Local Government Retirement System Increase-$570,000 <br /> • Tax Administration Reserve for Tax Assessment Recommendations-$250,000 <br /> Living wage-$500,000 <br /> - Increases from$18.18 to$20.02 per hour <br /> - Impacts Departments with significant use of Temporary Employees:Solid Waste,Library,DEAPR <br /> Sheriff's Office Overtime-$370,000 based on multiyear trend <br /> ORANGE COU -FY <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Travis Myren said the recommended employee compensation package includes a 2% wage <br /> 7 increase at a cost of approximately $1.9 million, a 9% increase in health insurance at $1.3 million, and a <br /> 8 5% increase in the local retirement system at approximately $570,000. He said the living wage is <br /> 9 recommended to increase to $20.02 per hour at a cost of approximately$500,000. He said $250,000 has <br /> 10 been reserved in the tax administration budget to accommodate any staffing recommendations from <br />