County Commissioners Approve FY2022 Budget

Press release from Cumberland County:

Jun 07, 2021

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved the Fiscal Year 2022 annual budget during a work session Monday night. The budget maintains the property tax rate at 79.9 cents per $100 valuation.

The balanced budget includes approximately $539 million in total expenditures across all funds, with a General Fund total of $342 million. The budget includes $32.5 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan, representing half of the County’s $65 million allocation.

Funding for the Cumberland County Board of Education’s current expenses will be $83,033,918. Fayetteville Technical Community College will be allocated $13,278,659 for current year expenses.

Expenditure Highlights

• All permanent full-time and part-time employees active on July 1, 2021, will receive a 3% cost of living increase to be effective with the pay period beginning July 4, 2021.
• The entry level pay for Sheriff’s Deputies will be increased to $41,220; entry level Detention Center Officers will receive $37,746.
• Pay for employees in Grades 55-61 will be adjusted to a minimum of at least $15 an hour.
• The County will provide a deductible reimbursement for members of the employee Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan with a maximum of $1,000 for individuals and $3,000 for a family per year.
• The budget includes $2.6 million for body cameras for the Sheriff’s Office.
• The County will add 10 new positions for a cost of $548,254.
• Approximately $2.9 million will be spent to replace 45 vehicles (34 from the Sheriff’s Office).

Budget information is available on the County’s website at co.cumberland.nc.us under the Budget Division.

This press release was produced by Cumberland County. The views expressed are the author's own.