Alamance County budget squeezes into 58-cent tax rate
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Jobs
* 14.5 new positions requested, including four 911 telecommunicators at county
* Five new positions recommended in this budget, four of which, in the
"Inspections are through the roof," Hagood said.
* Four of top nine high-turnover positions are in emergency services, so Hagood is proposing a 2 percent raise to retain those county employees.
"In my opinion we are in crisis mode with this level of turnover," Hagood said.
* As much as 2 percent merit raises for employees who qualify based on their evaluations in departments that reach 75 percent of their goals.
"If I were working for this county," Commissioner
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Buildings and fixing
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The allocation was based on 2 percent of the estimated growth in property tax revenues, Hagood said.
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"County dollarwise, we're looking at
Vehicles
* The Emergency Medical services will get two remounted ambulances at
"So we did lose a new ambulance in this recommended budget," Hagood said.
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The county landfill will close the construction and demolition area, or cell, which is running out of room. The C and D cell charge was
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