Ted ’ s Talk
Team Orange,
The Fiscal Year 2024 Budget was formally presented at the Board of Supervisors meeting on March 28th and the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) was presented on April 11th. A public hearing is set for April 18th, and adoption by the Board is scheduled for April 25th. The Board and its Budget Guidance Committee worked diligently to balance the needs of the community with the ability to pay for services. No increase in real estate taxes is proposed, while an increase in vehicle taxes to offset declining values is still on the table. Many taxpayers will see a flat or decreased vehicle tax bill. Cigarette tax increases and a few fee adjustments for building permits are also part of the budget package. For employees, the most notable news is a proposed pay increase of 5% to their salary range midpoint. Health care benefit costs are expected to remain the same. Cultural Initiative Projects that were outlines in pages two (2) and three (3) of the February 2023 edition of Orange County Insight are underway. If you aren ’ t familiar with this work, please go here Orange County Insight February 2023 (flippingbook.com) and take a look. A recent working group shared that they hadn ’ t been involved in some of the foundational work and questioned whether our efforts were too “ top - down ” or had enough “ buy - in ” across the organization. There is no doubt that the pandemic years made it difficult to work cross departmentally, and some may have not been able to participate. Accordingly, we are going to take the time to engage and communicate more about what has been done already and widen the circle of involvement. Moving our organizational culture forward is an “ all - hands - on - deck ” effort, so I welcome the feedback.
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