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Work Session: FY23 Budget Discussion
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to discuss additional information regarding FY23 budget requests.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Manager, Finance, Planning, Zoning & Inspections, and Housing & Community Services
CONTACT INFORMATION: Richard J. White III, Town Manager, 918-7315; Arche McAdoo, Finance Director, 918-7439; Trish McGuire, Planning Director, 918-7327; Rebecca Buzzard, Housing & Community Services Director, 918-7438; Laura Janway, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, 918-7326
INFORMATION: On May 24, 2022, Town Manager Richard White presented the FY23 Town Manager Recommended Budget to the Carrboro Town Council. During the Town Council discussion on the Manager's proposed budget, additional information was requested to facilitate the Council's decisions on a few topics. This agenda item provides additional materials on the expansion funding request from the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) and the town's Climate Action Plan. During the June 7, 2022 public hearing on the proposed budget, the Council moved to fund the Inter-faith Council for Social Services (IFC) request for FY23. The motion by Council specified that the funding approval is for one year, therefore, this item also provides background information on the request to inform future decisions surrounding the possible development of an interlocal agreement.
The IFC requested that Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Orange County provide $650,000 annually through an interlocal agreement for their emergency housing programs. The formal request dated March 14, 2022 is included as Attachment A. IFC staff and community members spoke in support of this request during the May budget presentation, as well as during the June 7th public hearing. Town Council Members and staff asked follow-up questions that are addressed in answers provided from the IFC and are included as Attachment B. Additiona...
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