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~~~ Mr. Baxter stated that if you have a deficit this year, you must address the same deficit next year, or else cut back programs. He stated that included in this budget was $40,000 for pay backs for 1978 fiscal year. He stated that Mental Health had received confirmation from Pat Webb that the total deficit can be delayed until June, 1978. Mr. Baxter stated that when the auditors were here this past week, they found the possibility of some additional funds which were dispersed and Mental Health feels they can get credit for. If so, this will reduce the pay backs by $20,000, if the.State will acknowledge this. Commissioner Walker asked Mr. Baxter to explain the difference between a deficit and pay back. -. Mr. Baxter stated that a deficit is when you do not generage sufficient revenue to cover your expenses. A pay back relates to monies which you re- quested in a previous year which were either not spent or you should have spent and consequently, these monies have to go back to the State. This could be area match funds which were requested and sufficient expenditures wre not available to match, so these funds have to be reverted. Mr. Baxter stated that it was possible that for 2 or 3 years, Mental Health was funding a deficit wtih pay back monies. He added that with 31 sources of funding, it was impossible to know until an audit if you have met your match. A pay back is a common occurrence, and until the State performs a second audit you do not know if you are in a pay back situation. Commissioner Walker stated that he had attempted on past occasions to get a financial report from Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health.. Mr. Baxter reviewed the budget with the Hoard. He stated that in March, the Center had 4900 patient contacts, and in Apzil, there were 4500 patient contacts. Fees for service have.~.increased to $13,000 over $3,000. Commissioner Gustaveson spoke of coordination of transportation in the County. He requested from the Mental Health Center a package of facts regarding the number of cars used, the miles driven per day, number of passengers, and the number of trips to different locations each day. Mr: Gustaveson asked if there was any work regarding the Northside property, which will house the Mental Health Center in the future. The County Manager stated that the plans should be back fram the State by June. The State has raised very few minor objecti6ns regarding the plans. Chairman Whitted stated that a public hearing would be advertised be- fore the Mental Health budget is adopted. The meeting was then adjourned ichard E. Whitted, Chairman Agatha Johnson, Clerk ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY 16, 1977 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, May 16, 1977, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough to continue budget hearings far fiscal year 1977-1978. Present were Chairman Richard Whitted, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Donald Willhoit. Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Manager, Neal Evans, Finance Director, Joe Bradshaw, Administrative Assistant, and Agatha Johnson, Clerk. The Chairman stated that the Board would review the proposed budget of the Recreation Department. He recognized Robert Strayhorn, Chairman of the Recreation Advisory Council. Mr. Strayhorn asked Wayne Weston, Recrea- tion Director for Orange County to present the proposed budget.