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The Board approved the amendment of the audit contract for FY 20080-09 with McGladrey <br /> and Pullen extending the date for completion of the County audit and compensating for <br /> additional services to be performed and authorizing the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board. <br /> h. Capital Project Funding <br /> This item was removed and placed at the end of the 7:30pm agenda for separate <br /> consideration. <br /> The Board approved the two-year funding plan which includes: 1) Appropriating $3.5 million <br /> from the fund balance of the General Fund for transfer to the School Capital Project Fund and <br /> County Capital Project Fund; 2) Include the remaining appropriation of $2.4 million from the <br /> fund balance of the General Fund needed to complete the correction of the shortfall in the <br /> Fiscal Year 2009-10 budget; and 3) Direct staff to take those actions necessary to reallocate <br /> available funding to correct the project shortfalls and to bring back to the Board the budget <br /> amendments necessary to implement this plan, as well as internal control measures to be used <br /> in the future. <br /> i. Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (Schools APFO) —Approval of <br /> Membership and Capacity Numbers <br /> The Board approved the November 14, 2008 membership and capacity numbers for both <br /> school districts (Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools) which will be used in <br /> developing 10-year student membership projections and the 2009 SAPFO Technical Advisory <br /> Committee Report. <br /> j. Resolution of Approval — Conservation Easement for the Future Northeast District <br /> Park (former Kirby Property) <br /> The Board adopted the resolution approving the conveyance by Orange County of the <br /> conservation easement and authorized the Chair and the Clerk to sign the conservation <br /> easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and County Attorney, with a closing and <br /> recordation of the document expected to occur on or about December 31, 2008. <br /> k. Application for State Public School Building Capital Funds and NC Education Lottery <br /> Monies <br /> The Board approved applications to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to <br /> release funds from Orange County's Public School Building Capital Fund and NC Education <br /> Lottery account and authorized the Chair to sign. <br /> I. Approval of Financing Arrangements for Volunteer Fire Departments to Purchase Fire <br /> Trucks <br /> The Board approved Cedar Grove, Little River, and Orange Rural Volunteer Fire Companies <br /> entering into a financing arrangements to purchase replacement fire trucks; appropriated <br /> $20,000 from the Caldwell (Little River) Fire Department's County-held unappropriated fund <br /> balance; and authorized the Board of Commissioner Chair to sign the appropriate documents <br /> related to the financing arrangement. <br /> m. Fiscal Year 2008-09 Budget Amendment #4 <br /> The Board approved budget and grant project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2008-09 <br /> for Department on Aging, Orange Public Transportation, Library Services, Department of <br /> Social Services, Criminal Justice Partnership Program, Orange Grove Volunteer Fire <br /> Department, and Health Department. <br /> n. Motorola Service Agreement for 9-1-1 Radio Equipment <br /> The Board approved the service agreement and authorized the Chair to sign it pending review <br /> by the County Attorney and authorized the Purchasing Director to sign future radio service <br /> agreements. <br />