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Staff presented multiple appointment recommendations. The Advisory Board on Aging recommended reappointment of Jonathan Wilner and Gigi Rasti; commissioners signaled support. The board also discussed a request to extend the term of Vibica Talley, a long-serving Advisory Board on Aging member. Commissioners debated options including a one-year extension, creating an ex officio role that would allow participation without voting, or allowing a new appointee to fill the regular seat. Commissioners asked staff to research the eligibility criteria for the Senior Tar Heel Legislature delegate role and whether an ex officio arrangement would be appropriate; they directed staff to return with options and to bring the appointment back on a future consent or business agenda.

On the Affordable Housing Advisory Board, commissioners agreed to reappoint Sarah Adams, Lynn Nelson and Holly Meshko for second terms and discussed filling an at-large vacancy with a candidate who previously served on the county's partnership to serve. For the ABC Board, staff relayed the board's recommendation to appoint Dr. Timothy Feeney to fill a term expiring in June; some commissioners noted a qualified alternative applicant, Dr. Melinda Pankratz, and discussed gender balance and board composition but ultimately did not dispute the ABC Board's recommendation.

Commissioners used a combination of \"thumbs up\" confirmations and requests for follow-up research rather than final votes on every appointment during the work session; staff said appointments and any contingencies would return for formal action at a future business meeting or on the May 29 appointment list.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Orange County - BOCC Budget Public Hearing and Work Session 20250513 - May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","During the May 13 work session following the budget hearing, commissioners reviewed multiple advisory-board appointment recommendations, discussed a one-year extension or ex officio status for a long-serving Advisory Board on Aging member, and accepted reappointment recommendations for several boards pending follow-up research.","taxTitle","Orange County, North Carolina","taxId",3848,"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},6561166,"Affordable-housing advocates press county for urgent home repairs, relief after revaluation",1157,1648000,2805000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3295781-2285d200c13d8a74cf56fae25296bdc5&start=1648&end=2805","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3295781-2285d200c13d8a74cf56fae25296bdc5/thumbnail_1648000.jpg","/articles/6561166/Orange-County/North-Carolina/Affordable-housing-advocates-press-county-for-urgent-home-repairs-relief-after-revaluation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6561166-4a7107d1a414ca8d9703f1defe76861b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776764125&Signature=WrT-q9GX-YEE19FC5SBmVzqoFgf4urVMNPBTmsio7WmPlLDenKaQgIGlYsVfn6Fk34hcHt2XtFmrA87nH1v0oOyB1s0zBJ8Jy7h8W538P4~Fm79GVfrdbotelcmt4ldZDs~pVkG8-A-kaAYx61ElTX4ZfM8Of3r3C994V6ADhc0XUL5HzsbJTMUBIFwChLbdGbc5Ctr37uMjqVWh4czw8P9C2R33aRdtBzBJDqqva92ms46Jlb~Q9iKD0RMfYW0Cj-H9fuXVJvRDLIAT2quAbdSLXzjvrmBm~4dEjO6XGNa~D1VXfkYlbvRzviHAXEcCWS9DGf07dZZMUJ1K8-m4FA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple speakers at the May 13 public hearing urged Orange County to prioritize home repairs, property-tax relief and shelter services amid concerns about displacement following the county property revaluation.

Elizabeth Young, who volunteers at Rogers Road Community Center and Justice United, said the urgent home-repair waiting list runs about two years with roughly 200 households and an estimated $2,000,000 required to clear it. \"Home repair funds are both a moral and practical priority,\" she said, and voiced support for the manager's recommendation to use $62,000 of the Master Aging Plan balance for an urgent repair program for seniors.

Speakers described the revaluation as disproportionately affecting historically Black neighborhoods and raising the risk of displacement. Elizabeth Young and Christina Smith, speaking on behalf of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition, said assessment increases have in some areas outpaced residents' ability to pay and that modest homes in historically Black neighborhoods have seen steep valuation increases relative to wealthier neighborhoods. Smith urged continued funding for property-tax assistance for homeowners, home repair, and shelter and emergency housing services.

Jackie Jenks, president of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and a partner in the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition, described county-supported programs that rely on local funding: the county-supported year-round shelter, permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless residents, hot meals and free groceries. Jenks said federal funding cuts have already affected food programs and warned that further cuts would exacerbate housing instability.

Speakers supported the manager's specific recommendations for home repair and other targeted investments but said the scale of need is larger than the recommended funding and urged the board to prioritize housing and safety-net services in final budget decisions.","Speakers at the May 13 public hearing urged Orange County commissioners to boost urgent home-repair funding, protect long-time homeowners from displacement after a county revaluation, and preserve shelter and other core safety-net services.",{"_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},6561171,"Students, parents and educators urge full funding for Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools",390,840000,1230000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3295781-2285d200c13d8a74cf56fae25296bdc5&start=840&end=1230","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3295781-2285d200c13d8a74cf56fae25296bdc5/thumbnail_840000.jpg","/articles/6561171/Orange-County/North-Carolina/Students-parents-and-educators-urge-full-funding-for-Chapel-Hill-Carrboro-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6561171-0e55f80a4bcb8210c384b5af88e7d8d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1776764125&Signature=lSK76yDwgxHswT9zgZ22~9L8yHsWe~grRxgMFgBuBjidwTlr6NeUAaIbSvwCY6qFNi4yd8D7bkESTE1EZYjquokqm0LbVPru8moK2GlFnWGsn4EwHyzytykJLi-2ohTVe3qTP5DfKJVC-byzLwCMQght9bnWqgCUUZk3EBs183a0tIWsDZzA1A0XJaF79Qd8VxwMCb7iepX7vyNMiE96Xl7ou2ttwxcMUWvDfwsqy1cLUJG6-9~VFZTg-7~3MVmkeJ4kEX-9XxBWvvv4c8xh9IgcZGal01Si3XEuF9RlxX~lhQzAcZzCnGfILy197tGaf5qraZDMzCodSHe02sFH6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dozens of students, parents, educators and PTA representatives addressed the Orange County Board of Commissioners during the May 13 public hearing to press for full funding of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools continuation and expansion budgets.

Brian Link, president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Association of Educators, framed the speakers' request succinctly: \"Can we please have money for schools?\" Link said the county's recommended budget was nearly $2 million short of continuation and that past county practice had funded at least 49% of the local education share, sometimes exceeding 50%.

Multiple student speakers described concrete classroom impacts from recent budget cuts. Ella Horrigan, a rising high-school freshman, said she and other students will lose access to Latin and French offerings when teachers leave, and called language instruction \"formative\" to her education. Claire Wherry and Julia Gordon, both middle-school students, described the loss of a highly regarded Latin teacher and urged the board to reverse cuts that they said remove programs that help keep families and students in the district.

Parents and PTA leaders stressed similar concerns. Andrea Tanner, president of the PTA Council for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, asked the board to \"prioritize our schools\" and to fully fund the continuation budget while looking for ways to support expansion items. Several parents described classroom disruptions caused by teacher shortages and cuts to teacher assistants; a parent said her eighth-grade child has lacked a steady math classroom teacher for a full year and called that situation \"not an ideal learning environment.\"

Speakers described the broader consequences they said follow cuts to public education: diminished program offerings that have helped the district retain students and families, rising private-school enrollment, and harm to equity as lower-income students lose services. Brian Link and others emphasized that continuation funding in recent years did not fully restore staff lost to prior cuts and said additional county support is needed now.

No formal county decision on school continuation or expansion funding was made at the hearing. Commissioners and staff said the budget will return to the board in scheduled work sessions and that commissioners may propose amendments before adoption.","At a May 13 Orange County public hearing, multiple students, parents, teachers and PTA leaders urged the Board of Commissioners to fully fund the schools' continuation and expansion budgets, citing program cuts, teacher departures and impacts on classroom supports such as teacher assistants and language programs.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6561176,"Orange County manager proposes 2.95¢ tax-rate increase, directs 1.94¢ to school planning",633,177000,810000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3295781-2285d200c13d8a74cf56fae25296bdc5&start=177&end=810","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3295781-2285d200c13d8a74cf56fae25296bdc5/thumbnail_177000.jpg","/articles/6561176/Orange-County/North-Carolina/Orange-County-manager-proposes-295-tax-rate-increase-directs-194-to-school-planning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6561176-b78f788b6629e7d244ab4fc71adbe0d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1776764125&Signature=IWG3UcjuQzXCDkaRL8zSeblp4L7tkPik8fK99fQ7vvxhtkqYQ7ADZWsopaKgYrNELQLwP9FNI1p~4FTGOs~4ckAUFhWOlL0QBksVaoNplC~DVJiKw9EHVWCeJoroplHws20qGhU-KNtlPSBRkaH6EfSqc9IVVJUIQQSh18vTXlZWw8jBFS9UO~rlUnPnvAe~T6xvUr94c7TyF0B7xFAM~TYNAdGuO-BuGtrn1YFBJeEBG-v-kChGCz~x1KCdIisgvGhPApapvXyVlKi9EwJwpbY-6AMVwyY2rOT6AnCUWR5HUJL4d9BCVE-rsLry6ByuNJ2CVDDyGAbKKSjhpZrQ9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Manager Myron presented the Orange County manager's recommended 2025–26 budget during a public hearing May 13 at Southern Human Services, proposing a tax-rate increase of 2.95¢ above the published revenue-neutral rate to a total tax rate of 65.59¢ per $100 of assessed value.

Myron said the revenue-neutral rate after the county's recent revaluation is 62.64¢ per $100. \"The manager's recommended budget includes a tax rate increase of 2.95¢ over that revenue neutral rate to get us to a total tax rate next year of 65.59¢ per hundred dollars of value,\" Myron said. Of the proposed increase, 1.94¢ is allocated to begin implementing school bond planning and design; the remaining 1.01¢ is directed to school continuation requests and county operations.

The manager's presentation outlined estimated homeowner impacts: a home assessed at $400,000 would see an annual increase of $118, while a $500,000 home would increase about $147.50 under the proposal. The presentation also listed a series of program and funding adjustments intended to limit the tax-rate increase, including holding most department budgets at or below base levels, shifting some general-fund expenses to other funds, reducing travel and training budgets by 10%, and eliminating select vacancies.

Key budget line items and clarifications presented by Myron:

- Revenue-neutral rate: 62.64¢ per $100 of assessed value; manager's recommended rate: 65.59¢ per $100.
- Tax-rate increase allocation: 1.94¢ for school planning/design (recurring capital above revenue neutral generating $6,400,000 for school planning and design); 1.01¢ for school continuation requests and county operations.
- School funding: current-expense budget up 3% (about $3,200,000); countywide per-pupil funding up $211 to $5,877 under the recommended budget; the recommendation still falls $1.8 million short of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro continuation request and $205,000 short of Orange County Schools' continuation request.
- Social safety-net and human services: $70,000 increase to the Emergency Housing Assistance Program; $100,000 to Department of Social Services in-home aid (funding 60 hours per week of in-home aid services); $40,000 for aging respite; $62,000 from the Master Aging Plan balance recommended for an urgent home-repair program for seniors; $40,000 to maintain some vaccine supplies previously funded by pandemic grants; social justice reserve increased by $50,000 to $250,000.
- Employee compensation and benefits: 2% wage adjustment for employees on payroll as of June 30, continuation of the merit program, retirement contribution increases of $145,000, employee and retiree health insurance cost increases of about $1,300,000 and a dental increase of about $16,000.
- Debt service: Myron attributed a slight increase in debt service to borrowing for school-related deferred-maintenance projects, including a multi-year deferred-maintenance program that aggregated to about $60,000,000.

Myron described revenue projections as conservative given federal funding uncertainty. He reviewed the budget calendar and reminded the board and public that the next scheduled budget work session is May 15, with an additional work session the following Tuesday and a planned public hearing May 29 at Whitted in Hillsborough. He said commissioners could propose budget amendments and those would be posted on the county website as they are filed.

The board moved to open and later close the public hearing by voice vote during the meeting; the public hearing process then proceeded to public comment.","County Manager Myron presented the manager's recommended 2025–26 budget proposing a 2.95¢ increase above the revenue-neutral rate (to 65.59¢ per $100 assessed value), with 1.94¢ designated for school planning and design. The proposal includes modest increases to social safety-net programs and a 2% wage adjustment for county employees.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioners discuss advisory-board reappointments and options for an aging-board extension

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Students, parents and educators urge full funding for Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools

Orange County manager proposes 2.95¢ tax-rate increase, directs 1.94¢ to school planning