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~."~~ Commissioner Willhoit stated that he felt the JOCCA Board should handle situations of this nature, since they are closer to the situation. He stated that the Joint JOGCA Board had not acted on the lease agreements and would like to have the opportunity before the agreements are finalized. Alice Phalan stated that she could see where problems might arise with the County being in complete charge of the buildings. One problem would be with the basic maintenance of the buildings and another would be the issue of policy. She recommended that JOCCA be in charge of the buildings which they ].eased. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that leasing should come under one administrative framework, which is the JOCCA Board. Mr. Pinney stated further that he did not want to set a precedent of turning County owned buildings over to a group and allowing them to sub-lease. Chairman Whitted stated that he felt this safeguard was built into the lease agreement. Commissioner Pinney said that the felt it should be the policy of this Board to require written leases and sub-leases of County owned buildings. The County Manager informed the Board that the terms of the lease should be disolved. The County Attorney suggested that the lease ter- minate at the end of the fiscal year. Mrs. Phalan requested that in the Cedar Grove lease there be a dis- tinction between the playground used by the Recreation Department and the enclosed playground of the Headstart Program. The County Attorney was requested to make this distinction on the lease agreement. Chairman Whitted stated that at the time these leases are to be renewed, JOCCA should indicate to the Board of Commissioners what space is being used and by whom, and the terms of the arrangement. These lease agreements will be placed on the agenda again after the JOCCA Board has taken action. Chairman Whitted referred to Item 10: A review of the Title X$ situation by the Finance Director. Mr. Whitted recognized Tom Ward, Social Services Director, and Rick Poole, Administrative Assistant. '1"he'County Manager presented to the Board a listing of Title XX comparisons of what each county in the State is now receiving against the upcoming year. This comparison reveals that the Counties which we thought were big losers and would be Orange County's .allies in the reshaping of the Title XX formula are not the same as original thought. He stated that essentially Title XX has been divided by three formulas. Two years ago, the formula was a first come first served formula. The State decided that this did not work well, so the Title XX formula was revised on the basis of all people in the State who were eligible for Title Xx. This gave Orange County a modest allocation of approximately $450,000. To this Orange County received an additional allocation of $436,638. In the present year, Orange County suffered somewhat compared to the previous year. In January, the State appointed an Ad Hoc Committee which again revised the Title XX formula on the basis of public assistance. This new formula does help many of the larger counties which were hurt by the fair share of Title XX. Mr. Ward stated that~.Orange County does not have a lot of allies, as most counties are better off than Orange County in receiving Title XX funds. Chairman Whitted asked that the Board consider taking their Title XX situation directly to the Department of Human Resources. Discussion ensued. The County Manager stated that the State had arbitrarily decided that there will be a substantial reduction in services in some counties and there probably is not a large increase in public assistance services in other counties. He stated that the counties which were receiving the larger portion would have to match a larger portion.