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Commissioner Jacobs said that the Board wrote a letter in a previous year when it was a tough budget. He is glad Commissioner Pelissier brought this up. In 2007, 80.6% of the capital spending was going toward schools and now it is down to 72%. He said that this is because the space study was done and the County is trying to make a better work place for people. The trend has been that the County Commissioners show support for the staff. He hopes that they can keep doing this. Commissioner Jacobs said that the Board has not looked at the departmental programs for what might be cut or adjusted yet. He said that there should be more than this list. He would like to have a focused conversation on a list of things that can be considered. Discussion ensued about how the retirement was administered. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to leave the branch libraries open and not go beyond the proposed 54 hours for the new library and then discuss this at the Assembly of Governments in the fall. The Board agreed. Regarding longevity pay, Commissioner Yuhasz suggested doing a percentage cut across the board rather than to cut a fixed number. Commissioner Jacobs asked for a list of who is in each pay grade for longevity pay. # Eligible Years of Total County Longevity Pay Employees Average Service (% of Salary) (All Funds) Payment 10 but less than 15 1.50% 149 $695 15 but less than 20 2.25% 65 $975 20 but less than 25 3.25% 72 $1,854 25 or more years 4.50% 59 $2,817 Total 345 $1,353 Estimated Savings FY 2009-10 Recommended Budget Reduce by Reduce by Reduce by (General Fund) .25% .50% .75% $379,375 $38,000 $76,000 $114,000 Chair Foushee said that she would like to look more at voluntary unpaid leave. Commissioner Hemminger said that she would like to see how much it would be to add the 48.4% for school funding. With no further items to address, the meeting was adjourned at 9:59:51 PM. Valerie Foushee, Chair Donna S. Baker, CMC Clerk to the Board