The Alamance County Manager has submitted the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Alamance County Board of Commissioners. A public hearing on the proposed budget ordinance will be held on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Historic Courthouse, 2nd floor, at 1 SE Court Square, Graham, NC 27253.
All interested citizens are encouraged to attend the public hearing to submit comments. The proposed budget ordinance is available online on the Alamance County website: www.alamance-nc.com. Copies are also available in the offices of the Finance Officer and the Clerk to the Board for public inspection from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Disabled persons with a special request for assistance, please contact the ADA Coordinator at (336) 570-4032, 48 hours prior to the meeting during normal business hours.
In an effort to provide transparency and accountability to our residents, Alamance County Government presents the 2022-2023 Citizens’ Financial Report. This report is an overview of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report that was prepared in conformance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and audited by Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P.A.. The General Fund accounts for the majority of operations for the County, but differs from the GAAP financial statements because accounting data has been summarized.
Alamance County continues to invest in its employees, public safety, human services and education spending. The County, along with Alamance-Burlington School System and Alamance Community College, continue to work together through the capital facility plan to better meet the needs of our growing population. Fiscal Year 2022-2023 saw continued bond capital project spending as renovation and construction projects were well underway and many reaching completion for our schools and community college.
This report reflects our mission and the important work that our departments and partner organizations have provided to residents this year. We invite you to look over this basic report as well as the complete Annual Comprehensive Financial Report available on our website, and we encourage you to reach out to us with any questions you may have.
The Alamance County Government Academy is back and ready to start accepting applications for our 2023 classes.
The academy meets on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:30pm* for 10 weeks, beginning on September 5 and ending November 7, followed by a graduation date of Monday November 20 at that evenings County Commissioners’ Meeting. The sessions are held at various county departments that includes tours of the facilities like 911 Communications, Emergency Medical Services, Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport, and the County Landfill.
*Please note, the classes visiting the airport and the landfill meet from 3-5:00pm
Please note: Applications will be accepted from August 1 through August 25. Please be sure to apply early! Class size is limited.
Week 1: September 5, 6-8:30pm Topics include -Orientation -Clerk to the Board -County Manager -Group Exercise
Week 2: September 12, 6-8:30pm Topics include -Joint session w/ Sheriff’s Academy
Week 3: September 19, 6-8:30pm Topics include -Human Resources -Information Technology -Library -Recreation & Parks
Week 4: September 26, 6-8:30pm Topics include -Environmental Health -Family Justice Center -Public Health -Department of Social Services
Week 5: October 3, 3-5:00pm Topics include -Burlington-Alamance Airport Tour
Week 6: October 10, 6-8:30pm Topics include -Register of Deeds -Veteran Services -GIS -Tax Administration
Week 7: October 17, 6-8:30pm Topics include -Cooperative Extension -Soil & Water Conservation -Food Sciences Cooking Demo
Week 8: October 24, 6-8:30pm Topics include -Emergency Management -Central Communications
Week 9: October 31, 6-8:30pm Topics include -Fire Marshal’s Office -Emergency Medical Services
Week 10: November 7, 3-5:00pm Topics include -Solid Waste Management at the County Landfill
Monday November 20, 5:30pm -Meet the County Commissioners -Graduation and recognition will take place during the County Commissioners’ Meeting beginning at 6:30pm
Contact: Tory Frink, Clerk to Board (336) 570-4042
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
FOR JUNE 13, 2023
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Alamance County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 1:00 pm. in the County Commissioner’s Meeting Room located on the 2nd floor of the County Office Building, 124 West Elm Street, Graham, NC 27253.
The purpose of this meeting is to review the manager’s recommended budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED BUDGET OF ALAMANCE COUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024
The Alamance County Manager has submitted the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 to the Alamance County Board of Commissioners. A public hearing on the proposed budget ordinance will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the Historic Courthouse, 2nd floor, at 1 SE Court Square, Graham, NC 27253.
All interested citizens are encouraged to attend the public hearing to submit comments. The proposed budget ordinance is available online on the Alamance County website: www.alamance-nc.com. Copies are also available in the offices of the Finance Officer and the Clerk to the Board for public inspection from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Disabled persons with a special request for assistance, please contact the ADA Coordinator at (336) 570-4032, 48 hours prior to the meeting during normal business hours.
Pursuant to N.C.G.S § 143-318.12, notice is hereby provided that the Alamance County Board of Commissioners, in conjunction with the Mebane City Council, will assemble on Friday, March 17, 2023, at 1:30 pm at the vacant lot on the corner of W. Holt Street and Lake Latham Road (just West of Cambro Manuf.), Mebane, NC. The purpose of this assembly is to explore the location of a potential site for infrastructure improvements. No votes will be taken or other official business transacted.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Alamance County Board of Commissioners will hold a Board Retreat on Monday, January 30, 2023, at 9:30 am in the Wallace W. Gee Bldg, Room G-222, Alamance Community College (ACC) at 1247 Jimmie Kerr Rd, Graham, NC 27253.
The purpose of this meeting is to set upcoming priorities for the year.
This 20th day of January 2023.
Tory M. Frink, Clerk to the Board Alamance County Board of Commissioners
County Manager Bryan Hagood announced today that he will retire from his position as County Manager at the end of April, 2022 to relocate with his family to western North Carolina. Hagood has worked with Alamance County for 24 years. Hagood began with the county as a part-time summer employee for Recreation and Parks in 1996. After graduating from NC State University, he began fulltime with Recreation and Parks as Program Coordinator in May of 1998. During his tenure, he has advanced to Recreation and Parks Director, Assistant County Manager/Recreation and Parks Director, Assistant County Manager, and became County Manager in March 2017.
Hagood stated, “It’s been a privilege to serve the citizens of Alamance County as part of their county government. I have greatly enjoyed and appreciated the people I have worked with across all county departments and throughout the community. My wife and I are excited about the opportunity for her to further her career at a time that coincides with my eligibility to retire”. Hagood shared that some of his proudest achievements have been the opportunity to work with passive park property acquisitions and Haw River Trial efforts. Additionally, he is proud of being a part of the Education Capital Funding effort to improve the county.
Alamance County Board of County Commissioners Chair John Paisley stated, “Mr. Hagood has done a wonderful job as County Manager. He has always been proactive about issues that affect the county and the community. The Board of Commissioners has been especially pleased with his efforts to advance the school system, grow Recreation and Parks, support mental health efforts, and manage county government through the uncertainty of a pandemic. While we will certainly miss Bryan, we are excited about his opportunity to relocate to an area that he and his wife have always enjoyed. Due to his planning, leadership, and excellent communication, we feel well prepared as he transitions from the county next year”.
The Alamance County Manager has submitted his proposed budget for fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Alamance County Board of Commissioners. A public hearing on the proposed budget ordinance will be held on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, 2nd Floor of the County Office Building located at: 124 West Elm, Graham, NC 27253.
All interested citizens, groups, senior citizens and organizations representing the interest of county citizens are encouraged to attend the public hearing to submit their comments. Persons wishing to participate in the public hearing by telephone should call 336-290-8677 at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of the public hearing. Please be patient and stay on the line as your call will be answered in the order it was received. The proposed budget ordinance is available online on the Alamance County website: www.alamance-nc.com where it shall remain available until the budget ordinance is adopted. Copies are available in the offices of the Finance Officer and the Clerk to the Board for public inspection from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday-Friday. The following is a summary of the proposed General Fund Budget:
GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURESSOURCES OF FUNDS
General Government $ 12,830,909 Property Taxes $ 103,593,054
Education & Education Debt 71,332,306 Federal & State Funds 27,255,763
Human Services 37,115,777 Sales Tax 35,930,400
Public Safety 43,055,142 Fees & Charges 11,090,440
Support Services 7,269,210 Interest Earnings 125,000
Community Services 9,699,769 Other Revenues 3,260,670
Non-Education Debt Service 1,312,266 Designated Fund Balance 1,776,479
Transfers to Other Funds 2,416,427 Appropriated Fund Balance 2,000,000
Total $ 185,031,806 Total $185,031,806
The recommended General Fund Tax Rate is $0.67 per $100 of assessed valuation. Recommended tax rates for fire districts are:
Fire District
Current Tax Rate
Proposed Tax Rate
54 East
0.0900
0.0900
Altamahaw-Ossipee
0.1400
0.1400
E. M. Holt
0.1175
0.1175
East Alamance
0.1050
0.1050
Eli Whitney/87South
0.0800
0.1100
Elon
0.1100
0.1200
Faucette
0.1100
0.1200
Haw River
0.1350
0.1350
North Central Alamance
0.1150
0.1150
North Eastern Alamance
0.1000
0.1000
Snow Camp
0.0950
0.1250
Swepsonville
0.0900
0.0900
An overview of the 2021-2022 proposed general fund budget includes:
Fiscal year 2021-2022 budget recommendation totals $ 222,967,944 for all 23 budgetary funds.
The property tax rate is recommended to remain at $0.67 per $100 property valuation for the third consecutive year.
Property tax revenue is projected to increase due to overall tax base growth by 3.51% or $3,488,388.
Sales tax revenue is projected to decrease by 2.02% ($740,000) from expected fiscal year 2020-2021 year-end collections.
Use of $2,000,000 in appropriated fund balance for operations, $1,500,000 less than the previous year.
Use of $1,776,479 in designated funds from sources for the following purposes: Airport sewer project, SARA Management equipment and MC1 replacement, revaluation, small area land development plan, inspections operations, and continuing Covid-19-related expenditures.
Reduces proposed General Fund spending by $3,050,441 from budget retreat requests, also representing a $17,071,436 increase from the previous fiscal year’s original general fund allocation.
Restores County Pay-Go Capital Improvement Projects in the amount of $250,000 and adds an additional $50,000 for Alamance Parks facility maintenance, totaling $300,000 for fiscal year 2021-2022.
Ensures full funding according to the Capital Plan for ABSS’ and ACC’s bond debt services costs and Pay-Go projects.
Maintains the 2% Merit Program for full-time-permanent County employees and removes the 2% Merit pay from all budget units organized under the Alamance County Sheriff in favor of a higher Cost-of-Living adjustment.
Implements a new 2% Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) for all existing full-time County employees and a 5% COLA for all budget units organized under the Alamance County Sheriff.
Implements a 5-and-6-year service bonus program, expanding upon the existing 7+ year program.
Adds 10 new positions, including 4 new School Resource Officers.
Freezes 14 positions in the Detention Department.
Accommodates required increases of $623,404 for employee retirement and $2,217 for retiree insurance.
Approves a fire district tax increase of 3 cents for Snow Camp VFD.
The Alamance County Manager has submitted his proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Alamance County Board of Commissioners. A public hearing on the proposed budget ordinance will be held on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alamance County Historic Courthouse located at: 1 Court Square, Graham, NC 27253.
The health and safety of its residents continues to be the highest priority of Alamance County. Under the Governor’s Executive Order 141 Section 7, governmental operations are exempt from the prohibition on Mass Gatherings. In recognition of the Governor’s Recommendations to Promote Social Distancing and Reduce Transmission, there will be limited seating available at the Alamance County Historic Courthouse. Pursuant to Executive Order 141 Section 4, press will be permitted to attend. All interested citizens wishing to comment on the budget can do so in the following ways:
Oral Comments – Citizens wishing to make oral comments may attend the public hearing on Monday, June 15th at 7:00pm at the Alamance County Historic Courthouse, Graham, NC. (There will be limited seating available.)
Additionally, persons wishing to submit their public comments orally during the meeting, may do so by telephone. These persons must provide the Clerk to the Board with their name, address, topic to be discussed, and telephone number by calling 336-290-0403 and leaving a message no later than 9:00 P.M. on June 14th. Then at the appropriate time during the Commissioners’ meeting on June 15th at 7:00 P.M. the citizen will be called to submit their comments verbally by phone.
Written Public Comments – Beginning June 4th, citizens are encouraged to submit written public comments for the June 15th budget public hearing:
A public comment form will be available on the Alamance County website for any persons wishing to submit written comments prior to the start of the meeting. Written comments received prior to the start of the June 15th meeting will be entered into the record and minutes at the June 15th Regular Meeting.
The proposed budget ordinance is available online on the Alamance County website:
The recommended General Fund Tax Rate is $0.67 per $100 of assessed valuation. Recommended tax rates for fire districts are:
Fire District
Current Tax Rate
Proposed Tax Rate
54 East
0.0900
0.0900
Altamahaw-Ossipee
0.1400
0.1400
E. M. Holt
0.1175
0.1175
East Alamance
0.1050
0.1050
Eli Whitney/87South
0.0800
0.1100
Elon
0.1100
0.1200
Faucette
0.1100
0.1200
Haw River
0.1350
0.1350
North Central Alamance
0.1150
0.1150
North Eastern Alamance
0.1000
0.1000
Snow Camp
0.0950
0.0950
Swepsonville
0.0900
0.0900
An overview of the 2020-2021 proposed general fund budget includes:
Fiscal year 2020-21 budget totals $209,166,397
Property tax rate is recommended to remain at $0.67
Property tax revenue is projected to increase due to overall tax base growth by 2.5% or $2,458,374
Sales tax revenue is projected to decrease by 20% from projected FY 19-20 amounts.
Makes use of $3,500,000 in appropriated fund balance for operations, $1,518,539 less than the previous year’s allocation
Uses $1,066,719 in designated funds from sources including revaluation, performance management savings, etc. and $221,824 for grant matching funds
Reduces proposed general fund spending by $14,101,278 from budget retreat requests, and $4,289,171 from previous fiscal year general fund spending
Eliminates County CIP funding, limits capital equipment to public safety only
Provides funding for the Alamance County Capital Finance Plan for ABSS’ and ACC’s proposed bond costs and paygo projects at a reduced level for ABSS due to decreased restricted sales tax revenue
Eliminates the 2.0% merit increase for County employees
Freezes hiring for 25 full time employee and 5 part time employee positions
Adds one new School Resource Officer employee funded by ABSS contract
Accommodates required $884,968 increase for employee retirement costs and retiree insurance
Reduces education operations spending by $500,000
Recommends approval of fire district tax increases for Faucette, Elon and Eli Whitney VFDs
This 3rd day of June 2020. Tory M. Frink, Clerk to the Board Alamance County