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- Costs of Opening New Facilities <br /> - Outside Agency Funding Recommendations <br /> - FY 2009-10 County Capital Budget <br /> Proposed County Service Delivery Changes <br /> Overall Budget Reductions for <br /> FY 2009-10 <br /> - Departments proposed budget reductions of$2 million for next FY <br /> - Combination of line item reductions in some departments and changes/reductions in <br /> service delivery in other departments <br /> Highlights of Major Changes in Service Delivery <br /> - Aging <br /> o Reduce evening hours at Seymour Center from 4 to 2 nights per week <br /> o Discontinue paying for home modifications for elderly (grab bars, wheelchair <br /> ramp, etc.) <br /> • Some similar services offered by DSS and Housing <br /> o Eliminate Friend-to-Friend and Wheels to Work programs <br /> • Current Wheels to Work employee offered another position in OPT <br /> • Limited Wheels to Work services will be offered by DSS <br /> - Animal Services <br /> o Cost efficiencies by co-locating 3 divisions currently located in separate locations <br /> under one roof <br /> o Discontinue microchip service <br /> - Board of County Commissioners <br /> o Suspend volunteer recognition program and task force support <br /> - Health <br /> o Discontinue the following programs <br /> • Chronic Disease Care Coordination <br /> • HIV Community Testing <br /> • Mouth Guard Project <br /> • Refugee Health Assessment <br /> o Consolidate Dental Health services to one location in Hillsborough and close <br /> Carr Mill Mall Dental Clinic <br /> • Will require County to "buy out" remainder of lease <br /> - Housing <br /> o Reduce funding for Urgent Repair Program resulting in one less home receiving <br /> repairs <br /> - Information Technologies <br /> o Create citizen access via the Internet to web casts of Commissioners' meetings <br /> o Suspend some software maintenance contracts <br /> - Library Services <br /> o Close Cedar Grove and McDougle branch libraries and reassign staff to main <br /> library in Hillsborough <br /> - Parks and Recreation <br /> o Discontinue some recreation and athletic activities <br /> • Examples include hip hop classes, cooking, pottery, and other mid-day <br /> programs <br /> o Eliminate Community Theater, Jazz and Gospel Festivals <br />