Budget Ordinance
FY 2004-05

Rockingham County, NC


 

AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE

CURRENT OPERATIONS OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005

 

 

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Rockingham County, North Carolina:

 

            Section 1.  It is estimated that the following revenues will be available for the fiscal 
year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005:

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT TYPE REVENUES

 

General Fund

Ad Valorem Taxes

                         $  35,247,465

Other Taxes and Licenses

13,484,503

Unrestricted Intergovernmental      

860,710

Restricted Intergovernmental   

19,006,135

Permits and Fees      

1,327,067

Sales and Services  

11,119,089

 Investment Earnings    

400,000

Miscellaneous

            684,978

 Fund Balance Appropriated     

6,025,096

 Total Estimated Revenues 

$  88,155,043

 

  Debt Service Fund  

$ 3,465,466

            

SPECIAL REVENUE TYPE REVENUES

           

            School Capital Reserve Fund   

            Transfer from General Fund

$    2,815,000

            Fund Balance Appropriated

          461,973

 

Total Estimated Revenues

$    3,276,973

 

            Fire District Funds

            Ad Valorem Taxes

 $    1,915,530

            Fund Balance Appropriated  

         161,000

 

            Total Estimated Revenues    

$    2,076,530

 

            Emergency Telephone Fund

            911 Surcharge Fees

$       213,200


            Vera Holland Fund

            Interest Distribution           

$         2,500

 

           

Tourism Development Fund

            Occupancy Tax                        

$     159,301

                       

            ENTERPRISE TYPE REVENUES

            Landfill Enterprise Fund

            Solid Waste Charges      

$   3,387,600

            Tire and Appliance Disposal     

 125,000

            Recycling and Other  

           55,000

           

            Total Estimated Revenues        

$    3,567,600

 

            Water Enterprise Fund

            Fees and Charges

$     234,500

            Transfer from General Fund

150,000

            Transfer from Capital Reserve

47,059

            Fund Balance Appropriated

        325,500

 

            Total Estimated Revenues

 $ 757,059

 

            Sewer Enterprise Fund

            Fees and Charges

$     377,600

            Transfer from General Fund

50,000

            Transfer from Capital Reserve

48,408

            Fund Balance Appropriated

         91,416

 

            Total Estimated Revenues

$   567,424

 

           

           

INTERNAL SERVICE TYPE REVENUES

 

            General Insurance Deductible Fund

            Recoveries

$       97,500

            Interest Earned

           2,500

 

Total Estimated Revenues

$       100,000

 

            Worker’s Compensation Fund

            Charges for services 

$       470,482

           

            Health Insurance Fund

            Charges for services

$    4,500,000

           

            Employee 125 Plan

            Employee Charges

$       100,000

 

           

Section 2. The following amounts are hereby appropriated for the operation of the county government and its activities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005, in accordance with the chart of accounts heretofore established for the County:

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT TYPE EXPENDITURES

 

General Fund

Governing Body

$         232,155

County Manager

172,522

Public Information Office

59,861

Personnel/Purchasing

340,515

Finance

420,730

Tax

1,618,449

Legal

247,714

Elections

420,128

Register of Deeds

742,077

Central Services

162,275

IS

687,308

GIS

147,319

Public Buildings

899,197

Facility Fees

230,809

Facility Projects Manager

107,849

Non-Departmental

1,127,886

Emergency Medical Services

3,620,600

Fire Marshal

389,841

Communications

1,004,864

Emergency Services Administration

165,898

Medical Examiner

40,000

Sheriff

5,513,658

Jail

1,639,858

Jail Annex

1,046,426

Animal Control

277,389

Juvenile Detention

40,000

Day Reporting

117,729

Inspection/Planning

711,668

Airport

112,338

Partnership for Economic Development

293,230

Economic and Physical Development

848,597

Cooperative Extension

230,259

Soil Conservation

152,601

Public Health

5,061,237

 

Mental Health

14,188,880

DSS

19,372,148

Veterans

96,470

Youth Services

459,752

Head Start

1,587,254

Library

1,954,261

Council on Aging

747,410

Other  Agencies

110,009

Public Schools

15,200,935

Community College

2,008,977

Transfers to Other Funds

3,245,960

Contingency

300,000

 

 

Total Appropriations    

$  88,155,043

Debt Service Fund          

$    3,672,676

                                                                               

           

                                                                

                       

SPECIAL REVENUE TYPE EXPENDITURES                                          

           

            School Capital Reserve Fund 

            Transfer to School Capital Project Fund                $     3,181,506

            Transfer to Water Fund                                                   47,059

            Transfer to Sewer Fund                                                   48,408

           

                        Total Appropriations                                $    3,276,973                                                                  

           

Fire District Funds

            Public Safety - Wentworth

$        230,207 

Public Safety - Stokesdale

99,372

            Public Safety - Bethany

266,780

            Public Safety - Northwest

92,959

            Public Safety - Huntsville

138,039

            Public Safety - Oregon Hill

94,831

            Public Safety - Shiloh                                                            

208,450

            Public Safety - Monroeton                                                            

 220,737

            Public Safety - Williamsburg

149,239

            Public Safety - Summerfield

78,658

            Public Safety - Yanceyville

68,383

            Public Safety - Stoneyview

 116,065

            Public Safety - Casville

7,762

            Public Safety - Jacobs Creek

 52,028

            Public Safety - Madison/Mayodan

182,918

            Public Safety - Stokes/Rockingham

5,656

            Public Safety - Ruffin

            64,446

 

               Total Appropriations

$2,076,530

                                                     

 

           

Emergency Telephone Fund

            Operations                     

 $        213,200

 

            Vera Holland Fund

            Operations

 $            2,500

 

            Tourism Development Fund

            Operations

$        159,301

 

            ENTERPRISE TYPE EXPENDITURES

 

            Landfill Enterprise Fund

            Landfill operations

$     3,567,600

 

            Water Enterprise Fund

            Water operations

$        757,059

 

            Sewer Enterprise Fund

            Sewer operations

$        567,424

 

            INTERNAL SERVICE TYPE EXPENDITURES

 

            General Insurance Deductible Fund

            Claims Paid

$       100,000

 

            Worker’s Compensation Fund

            Worker’s Compensation expenditures

$       470,482

            Health Insurance Fund

            Health insurance expenditures

$    4,500,000

 

Employee 125 Plan     

                Claims

 $       100,000

 

 

            Section 3.  There is hereby levied an ad valorem tax  rate of sixty three and one half cents (.635) per
one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of property as listed for taxes as of January 1, 2004, for the purpose of raising revenue as set forth in the foregoing estimate of revenues. This rate of tax is based on an estimated total valuation of property for the purpose of taxation of $5,545,000,000.                 

 

            Section 4.  There is hereby levied a tax for the Fire Districts for the purpose of raising of revenue for said Special Fire District.  The districts’ tax rates and valuation of property are:  

           

Fire District                                   

Tax Rate Per $100 Valuation

Property Value

            Wentworth

$0.10 $ 237,326,480

            Stokesdale

0.08     128,057,688

            Bethany

0.08     343,788,625

            Northwest

0.115  83,334,357

            Huntsville

0.055 198,760,000

            Oregon Hill

0.05 195,526,240

            Shiloh

0.10     176,753,020

            Monroeton

0.10  193,543,210

            Williamsburg

 0.0875 175,833,749

            Summerfield

0.088 63,004,795

            Yanceyville

0.05    122,437,940

            Stoneyview

0.105  92,355,429

            Casville

0.035   16,971,486

            Jacobs Creek

0.07     76,623,171

            Madison/Mayodan

0.105 179,596,295

            Stokes/Rockingham

 0.06    8,000,367

            Ruffin

0.10      66,439,083

 

               

Section 5.  Appropriations in this budget ordinance are made at the functional level.  By statute, any amendments or modifications require Board approval only when amounts are transferred between functions; however, it is the policy of the board that expenditures are to conform to the line item budget as presented to, approved and modified by the board. The County Manager or Finance Officer is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations as contained herein under the following conditions:

 

a.       The County Manager or Finance Officer may transfer  appropriations between   
objects of expenditures within a department without limitation.

 

b.      The County Manager or Finance Officer may transfer appropriations  between departments
in a fund and from contingency in conformance with the following guidelines:

 

a.       The County Manager finds they are consistent with operational needs and any Board approved goals;

b.      Transfers do not exceed $30,000 each;

c.       Transfers from Contingency do not exceed $20,000 each, except this limit may be exceeded when the County Manager determines an emergency exists;

d.      All such transfers are reported to the Board of Commissioners no later than its next regular meeting.

 

c.       The County Manager or Finance Officer  may not transfer amounts between funds, except as approved by the Board of Commissioners in the Budget Ordinance as amended.

 

            Section 6.   The County Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to execute the necessary contractual documents under the following conditions:

 

a.       To execute grant agreements with governmental units and other public, private, and non-profit organizations unless a grantor requires approval and execution by the Board of Commissioners.

b.      To conduct construction or repair projects that do not require formal competitive bid procedures.

c.        To enter into consultant , professional, or maintenance service agreements where the annual cost of each agreement is not more than $50,000.

d.      To execute contracts, as the lessor or lessee of buildings, land, equipment, vehicles and other property provided that such leases are of one year duration or less and are within budgeted appropriations.

e.       To approve, within budgeted appropriations, all change orders and amendments to contracts previously approved by the Board of Commissioners.

 

Section 7.   Operating funds encumbered by the County as of June 30, 2004, or otherwise designated, are hereby re-appropriated for this fiscal year.

 

            Section 8.  Certain positions shall be reclassified and pay adjusted as set forth in the revision to the personnel policy and pay plan as is hereto attached and incorporated herein by reference.

 

            Section 9.  Fees charged by various departments for services provided as set forth in a schedule of fees are hereto attached and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Section 10. Copies of this Budget Ordinance shall be furnished to the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners and to the Budget Officer and Finance Officer to be kept on file by them for their direction in the disbursement of funds.

 

            Adopted this 14th day of  June, 2004

 

 

                                                                        _________________________________

                                                                         H. Keith Duncan, Chairman

                                                                        Rockingham County Board of Commissioners

 

 

                                                                        __________________________________

                                                                        Pamela M. Robertson, Clerk

                                                                        Rockingham County Board of Commissioner