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~1G ~trataTES 1 BUDGET SESSIDr. 0_RANGE COU?~7TY BOARD OF CDPTP~IISSIONERS JUNE 6, 1984 The Orange County Board of Commissioners held a budget session on June 6, 1484 at 7:30 in the Courtroom of the Old Past Office in Chapel - Hill, North Carolina. Commissioners Present: Chair Don h7illhoit and Commissioners Shirley Marshall, Ben Lloyd, Norman tAalker and Richard whitted. - Staff Present: T'enneth Thompson, County Manager; t•Tallace - Harding, Director of Finance; Donna Clayton, Financial Analyst, and Beverly A. Blythe, Clerl;. Chair t^Tillhoit requested Thompson to highlight the points in his budget letter. Thompson pointed out an expected increase of 15~ for revenue: 6$ from property taxes due to a higher base S~ from the one half cent sales tax to be set aside for future construction By subtracting the reserve, there is a 10~ budgetary increase which is balanced by the other revenue and the fund balance. He also handed out the recent state law whereby the state allows cities and counties to tax electronic games at 55.00 per machine. Harding outlined the individual revenue accounts noting $988,000 will be allocated for a salary increase for all positions Funded ay the County. Major increases in the proposed budget include salaries and a full year of funding for Section Eight Housing Assistance payments. A capital reserve of over 59DO,OOD is proposed. The projected funu balance is higher this year from 1.2 million to 1.7 million. The overall tax base is up over 100 million which denotes the larges t increase in a single year. Referring to the Legislative Bulletin an6 the fund objections list Thompson noted that so far it does not include state funding for the full cost of vocational education, maintenance directors or finance officers. He announced the roof survey will be ready to review on June 14. Chair h7illhoit requested the percent of increase in the non-per-- sonnel items in the County departmental budget. Harding indicated there was not an automatic increase in the bud- get for each individual department but by taking the total budget and _ subtracting the reserve for the capital createG by the one half cent sales tax and backing out the 5584,000 for the 10~ increase the in- -._ crease would be about seven percent. Willhoit noted that on capital outlay and equipment for indivi- dual departments, 5255,OD0 was budgeted last year and 5187,000 this year. Thompson explained this 5187,000 is in addition to the departmental capital outlay and is used for small equipment, etc. Harding highlighted some of the major revenue sources: - 1'ERTY,_ TAx which is expected to generate • 510,995,500 based on a base of 52,027,D00,000 which is a 5.27 increase over the prior .year, and, ar. estimated 98$ collection rate. The delinquent taxes receivable of 5500,000 twill generate 525D.000