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<br />The County Manager stated that the Building Fund would have to be
<br />raised next year to $145,000. The proposed seven cent tax increase this
<br />year puts $800,000 in the Building Fund and next year there would be
<br />about $250,000 to raise out of that $800,000, so there would be $550,000
<br />freed up.
<br />Chairman Whitted.reminded the Board that 15 new employees would be
<br />added to the payroll next year from CBTA.
<br />Commissioner Willhait asked about the Data Frocessing rental of the
<br />computer which is $36,D00.
<br />The Finance Officer stated that sufficient information was not avail-
<br />able for Data Frocessing to know whether to go with renting of computer
<br />equipment or renting of computer time.
<br />The County Manager stated that the $117,450 is a top figure, and if
<br />the Department can be established at a cheaper rate, the County will
<br />certainly go with that. '
<br />Discussion ensued among members of the Board regarding the~.~.need far
<br />a County Energy Officer. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that he felt this
<br />item was one of the highest priorities in the .budget, and that the County
<br />should be in the position of taking advantage of the grants that will be-
<br />coming available.
<br />Commissioner Pinney stated that there was a limit to the amount which
<br />can be placed on people in one year and that ten cents was the absolute
<br />perimeter. He stated that he was willing to go this amount because he
<br />saw no other choice.
<br />Further discussion ensued concerning other budget items which Gould be
<br />cut. Chairman Whitted stated that he would be in favor of making the cuts
<br />which have been listed and then taking the $147,000 from the Building Fund
<br />for this year and adapting the budget at a ten cent rate.
<br />Commissioner Walker stated that he did not agree with the items
<br />which had been proposed to be cut and that he did not agree with the ten
<br />cent tax rate.
<br />The cuts which had been listed, and which had a consensus of three
<br />votes are: Orange County Capital Outlay $50,000
<br />Sheriff Department 20,000
<br />Fublic Works Department 15,000
<br />Contingency Fund 21,000
<br />Chapel Hill (Municipal Support) 1D,000
<br />Switchboard 5,000
<br />Tax Supervisor Department 5,000
<br />$ 126,000 proposed cuts
<br />Other Departments which could be .looked at are Data Processing,
<br />Planning, County Recreation, Register of Deeds, and Miscellanous Departments.
<br />Commissioner Gustaveson offered a package plan for the budget.
<br />He stated that if the Board stayed with the proposed $121,000 cuts, ex-
<br />cluding the $5,000 from the Tax Supervisor's Department, and then asked
<br />the Planning Department, Register of Deeds, Data Frocessing, County
<br />Recreation, Tax Supervisor and other Miscellanous Departments to provide
<br />together the $27,000 deduction, this would increase the cuts to $148,000.
<br />Then take $50,000 from the Building Fund bringing the total to $198,000.
<br />If you could use $15,000 from the surplus of the District Health, this
<br />would increase the cuts to $213,000 leaving $67,000 yet to find.
<br />_ The•cuts proposed for the County Departments were Planning, $5,000,
<br />Recreation, $5,000, Register of Deeds, $5,000, Data Frocessing, $2,000,
<br />Tax Supervisor, $5,000, and Miscellaneous Departments, $5,000 which is a
<br />total of $27,000.
<br />Commissioner Walker moved that the meeting adjourn.
<br />The next meeting of the Commissioners is the scheduled public hearing
<br />of June 14, 1977, at 7:30 p.m., in the Supezior Courtroom of the Courthouse.
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