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6-c2. Fiscal Year 2008-09 Budget Amendment #5 (formerly item 4-i) <br /> The Board considered approving budget, grant, and capital project ordinance <br /> amendments for fiscal year 2008-09. <br /> Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 12 and asked about this project <br /> ordinance. Donna Coffey made reference to the County Campus Project Ordinance that is in <br /> the package for tonight and said that the $17.9 million assumes alternative financing for the <br /> office and the library. The amended ordinance will be brought back with The Gateway Center <br /> included. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger <br /> to approve the budget, grant project, and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year <br /> 2008-09 for Department on Aging; Department of Social Services; Public Educational and <br /> Government (PEG) Channels; Health Department; County Facilities Arts Reserve Capital <br /> Project Ordinance; Carry Forwards; Orange County High School Track and Football Field <br /> Project; Caldwell (Little River Fire District) Fire Department; and Sheriff Department. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> d. Contract with Property Information Management System Software Vendor <br /> The Board considered approval of a contract with Barry Strock Consulting Associates, <br /> Inc. for consulting services to develop vendor agreements, technology deliverables and legal <br /> documents between vendors and Orange County for the Property Information Management <br /> System project for managing land records and property taxation, and authorizing the Chair to <br /> sign. <br /> Chief Information Officer Todd Jones said that should the tax collection and land <br /> records system software that is in place fail, it would cause considerable disruptions to the <br /> County's ability to assess property and collect tax bills. Secondly, this is a 30-year old system <br /> and there is no support model for this system. <br /> Commissioner Nelson said there was an excellent presentation from department heads <br /> about this program and he wants to underscore the need for this software. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he would not vote for any Information Technology <br /> projects until the Board gets the Information Technology Strategic Plan. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Nelson <br /> to approve of a contract with Barry Strock Consulting Associates, Inc. for consulting services to <br /> develop vendor agreements, technology deliverables and legal documents between vendors <br /> and Orange County for the Property Information Management System project for managing <br /> land records and property taxation, and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6; No, 1 (Commissioner Jacobs) <br /> e. Review of Proposed Chatham/Orange Joint Planning Task Force <br /> The Board considered reviewing potential processes, including proposed charge and <br /> composition, to establish one new Chatham/Orange Joint Planning Task Force with internal <br /> workgroups and, following any revisions, authorizing staff to forward the task force proposal to <br /> the other jurisdictions for approval and respective appointments. <br /> Commissioner Gordon suggested adding to the charge on page 4 an overall <br /> introductory paragraph as stated on page 2 as follows: "The Chatham/Orange Joint Planning <br /> Work Group will first address `Regional Transportation Issues.' After significant progress has <br /> been made on that issue, the group will prioritize the issues to be discussed next, drawing on <br /> the list referenced under `Planning Issues.' Part of the Work Group's charge is to <br /> communicate regularly with their respective governing boards concerning the group's <br /> discussion and priorities." She also suggested changing the timing by two months. Also, <br />