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Rebecca, a parks department staff member who presented the request, said the parks department submitted three separate grant awards to support the land acquisition. The county will use the funds in conjunction with landfill staff to add a riparian buffer for surface waters and additional buffer around the landfill. \"This is all going towards the land acquisition purchase of the Austin or Austin quarter tract,\" Rebecca said at the meeting.

Rebecca and Jamie told commissioners the funding is non–general-fund money and that placing the grants into a multiyear county capital or renovations-and-repair fund gives the county time to plan future development; future development or site work would likely depend on additional grants, Rebecca said. \"This would not have a future general fund impact most likely but all of that is to come and by putting it in that multi year fund we have plenty of time to work with it,\" Rebecca said.

Commissioner Thompson asked for clarification because earlier in the meeting a large transfer of approximately $4,000,000 had been moved off the consent agenda for discussion; staff confirmed the parks grant-funded acquisition is separate and is being placed into the multiyear fund. After discussion, a commissioner moved to approve the budget amendment; the board voted by voice and the clerk recorded the action as unanimous.

Ending: County staff will complete the acquisition process and return to the board with development or management proposals as future funding and plans permit.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 7, 2025 Commissioners Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Alamance County commissioners on April 7, 2025, approved Budget Amendment 10 to accept grants and place grant dollars into a multiyear fund to buy the Austin (Austin Quarter) tract for parkland, riparian buffer and landfill buffer purposes.","taxTitle","Alamance County, North Carolina","taxId",3670,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607565,"Alamance County adopts revised holiday-pay policy; board expects $773,000 annual cost",561,2315000,2876000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949773-2758690b4c5af8577d4e8f413c6f1848&start=2315&end=2876","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949773-2758690b4c5af8577d4e8f413c6f1848/thumbnail_2315000.jpg","/articles/6607565/Alamance-County/North-Carolina/Alamance-County-adopts-revised-holiday-pay-policy-board-expects-773000-annual-cost","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607565-198a3cd3b0d2faf9acdd437d2e111db4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148594&Signature=PDSYZxEWx~X~kLhYqsUIQn4~ojhvWh1tB7mJVLAb6xvX76rZQYvLLd77yD7jQp8638eyf3oGg0wRYLBl8fx~D8pVKqkkrUIwhXq5kODebpkGCi31hgIeLGRxmJnSwkLcbwGKdwQuo-FXOF2DAvofql2kpzyU1ut0H5EW-B1X7OYeO1vAGv4O1FT0XYseNC-oYYjlUgytasiVafFGkv~aTX8sBRioIN4~gc3NDw6wLjI8WesZqD3Oll9tOHNT8HSd2IusPz~PmkjfQGK8xziyj1Xm841OeIPz0Q72PoVvJqH-eqocBghcJutPUQTlc07RYXvBhBiQkvlgHSvy2da8aA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alamance County Board of Commissioners voted on April 7, 2025, to adopt a revised holiday-pay policy that allows emergency employees to bank holiday leave and limits payouts above 40 hours. County staff projected the adopted approach would cost about $773,000 annually and recommended budgeting for that amount beginning in the next fiscal year.

Ms. York, who presented the alternatives at the meeting, said staff developed two options after board direction: a policy that would pay holiday hours as earned (projected at about $1.1 million annually) and a policy that would allow leave accrual with payout only for banked holiday hours above 40 (projected at about $773,000 annually). \"The other version also has a cost to it,\" York said, summarizing the options and their budget implications.

York advised the board that implementation would require a funding appropriation in the upcoming budget for either option and that staff recommended no lump-sum payout in the current fiscal year because employees had already been compensated beyond the previously adopted policy.

Commissioner Quayola and Commissioner Allen both voiced support for the lower-cost option and for paying employees closer to the time they perform the work. After discussion, a commissioner moved to adopt the banked-leave option with the board amending the motion to make the new policy effective immediately to cover upcoming holidays. The board voted in favor by voice; the clerk recorded the action as unanimous.

Staff said the adopted policy will require a budget appropriation in FY2025–26 to cover the projected annual cost and that staff will return with budget language. Commissioners also discussed that actual annual costs could be lower than the full payout estimate because some employees would take time off rather than request payout.

Ending: The board directed staff to implement the revised holiday-pay policy immediately for upcoming holidays and to include the estimated cost in the FY2025–26 budget process.","The Alamance County Board of Commissioners on April 7, 2025, adopted a revised holiday-pay policy that lets certain employees bank holiday leave and limits payout, with an estimated annual cost of about $773,000; the board made the policy effective immediately for upcoming holidays.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607570,"Alamance County manager proposes multi-year capital plan, recommends $10 million annual transfer for roofs and HVAC",920,1356000,2276000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949773-2758690b4c5af8577d4e8f413c6f1848&start=1356&end=2276","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949773-2758690b4c5af8577d4e8f413c6f1848/thumbnail_1356000.jpg","/articles/6607570/Alamance-County/North-Carolina/Alamance-County-manager-proposes-multi-year-capital-plan-recommends-10-million-annual-transfer-for-roofs-and-HVAC","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607570-bf8a60578c4566e7f7e4344c2d9fc6e8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148594&Signature=JM2~UQwgrcDpeQOswHtEyxTUKlBdYnTMmii1CwvfywsDVfJpXI0r0aalAsCqLFqH9Pvew9Q1ALId9u4M3YB5Bt32qLnVwWYqJlgYJdLA1hS4YJ4QT2QxZM4-L8Wxee-u~UR3asxE8a5rFOBZt5UZ2QkWU4I3O3xXq9wfJS9L0lrs8leKV8IflWvQPSBJNzxjVUQCFPP4tACTwkbZ6XqZ6W6yU-Xbum6GTh2jNUe7KTLs08xN6FitXUPHgpqd6ojN4y7OjMo31QqtiesuCISBLTnGashU-XnewD1oOB3TKeLvjd7GdWoXddjdopbf03ue1wf5~huoUh7UMi0Ckf1dDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Manager Mr. Baker told the Alamance County Board of Commissioners on April 7, 2025, that the county’s proposed five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) and the FY2025–26 capital budget would prioritize deferred maintenance and move capital projects into multiyear funds. He recommended a $10 million general-fund transfer in FY2025–26 to address roofing and HVAC needs and proposed a $19 million capital budget for county government projects next year.

The plan matters because it shifts how the county budgets for long-term facility needs and seeks to reduce costly emergency repairs, Baker said. \"We're changing where we fund these projects not how we fund them to give them some more flexibility because a lot of these projects are taking more than one year to complete,\" he said.

Baker described the CIP as a five-year planning and implementation tool for acquiring, developing, constructing, maintaining and renovating public facilities, infrastructure and equipment. Major expenditure drivers cited in the presentation included $5.1 million for roof replacements, $4.8 million for HVAC replacements and $1.4 million for technology equipment. The county government portion of the proposed capital budget is $19 million; when landfill enterprise projects are excluded, the document allocates roughly $13.6 million toward facility improvements for county operations.

The presentation noted one new facility recommendation: an EMS base in the Mebane area, proposed in response to rising emergency medical services response times in that part of the county. The budget includes $500,000 for design of the Mebane EMS base in FY2025–26; county staff estimated annual operating costs for the new base at about $1.5 million once it is staffed and operational.

Baker said the county is changing its budgeting approach by placing capital projects into multiyear project funds rather than keeping them in the general fund and by removing routine repair and maintenance from the CIP (those costs will remain in operating budgets). He told commissioners that the county funded an initial phase of roof and HVAC work in the current fiscal year with approximately $19 million in leftover bond funding and is now proposing a multi-year appropriation strategy to address subsequent needs.

Commissioners questioned funding sources and the work plan. Baker and staff said the county plans to diversify funding streams for capital needs, using a mix of general-fund transfers, landfill user fees, fund balance, grants and an installment loan proposed for the EMS base. Staff recommended adopting the CIP as part of the budget process, with a public hearing on June 2 and adoption scheduled as part of the June 16 budget action.

The board agreed to schedule a separate work session to dive deeper into the CIP. Commissioners settled on an April 28, 2025, 9:30 a.m. work session to review the CIP in more detail.

Background material provided to commissioners compares what the county funded in FY2024–25 with the proposed amounts for FY2025–26 and includes facility condition assessments performed by an outside engineering firm, which staff said inspected roofs and other structural elements at county facilities.

No formal vote adopting the CIP was taken at the April 7 meeting; staff recommended commissioners consider the CIP during the upcoming budget process.

Ending: The board asked staff to return with more detailed line-item information at the April 28 work session and then to include a capital budget vote as part of the June budget process.","County Manager Mr. Baker presented a proposed five-year capital improvement plan and the FY2025–26 capital budget to the Alamance County Board of Commissioners, recommending a $10 million general-fund transfer to address deferred roof and HVAC work and a $19 million county capital budget for the coming year.","actionData","errors"]

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Alamance County approves grants to buy Austin tract for parkland and riparian buffer

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Alamance County manager proposes multi-year capital plan, recommends $10 million annual transfer for roofs and HVAC