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~~-a9 <br />~c <br />Laura Blackmon made reference to the list of tiers for monthly bills. This is a four-year <br />program. She said that the proposal for the Board is to monitor the first and second year to see <br />the impact on the neighborhoods and then reevaluate where they are. <br />Commissioner Pelissier asked if there is capacity in these funds for additional people. <br />Kevin Lindley said that the Town of Hillsborough has also agreed to let Efland customers use <br />part of the water assistance fund. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz asked that notice of these programs go out with the shut-off <br />notice. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger <br />to implement an information and referral process to alert all Efland Sewer customers on how to <br />access Emergency Assistance programs administered by both Social Services and OCIM, <br />including that funding by the Town, to help eligible households pay their utility bills and monitor <br />and assess the demand for Emergency Assistance caused by increased sewer rates during the <br />first year (FY 2009-10) and use those findings to formulate recommendations to the Board <br />about future levels of assistance that may be necessary. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />c. Capital Project Ordinances Amendments <br />The Board considered approving amended capital project ordinances appropriating <br />additional funds for School Capital Projects which are over budget and making various <br />corrections to County Capital Project ordinances. <br />Laura Blackmon said that last fall the staff brought forward some issues with the School <br />Capital Projects and the County Capital Projects. Finance has been itemizing the differences <br />that resulted in the staff asking for some fund balance in order to set this right. <br />Financial Services Director Gary Humphreys said that these are not all of the <br />amendments the Board of County Commissioners will see and the items have been organized <br />in groups. The first group is for the schools. He said that with the exception of the one on <br />Pathways Elementary, all of the funds were allocated to the projects but not reflected <br />necessarily in the budget. He said that the budget amounts are not significantly out of line with <br />what the schools show as their budgets. <br />Commissioner Hemminger verified that this had no negative impact on the schools and <br />is a matter of cleaning up the books. <br />Discussion ensued about why this is being done. <br />Gary Humphreys said that this involves eliminating the existing revenue source and <br />replacing it with. the appropriate revenue source. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that you really cannot tell what has happened by reading <br />this document. She said that she would like to see the overall picture and complete prcject <br />ordinances. She is concerned about this because project ordinances are what implement <br />projects. She also wants to make sure that all stakeholders, such as the schools, department <br />directors, etc., are involved in reviewing these changes. <br />Laura Blackmon said that the project ordinances should list all of the revenues, etc., and <br />the Board should have all of the information it needs. <br />Laura Blackmon said that bond money should be spent right away and not nine years <br />later and Commissioner Gordon agreed. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz said that he would like to see the original project ordinances <br />because it would make a lot more sense to him. He asked that the staff bring a random sample <br />of these. <br />Chair Foushee said that it would be important for the public to know what measures <br />have been put in place to make sure this does not happen again. Gary Humphreys said that it <br />would be a matter of reviewing these on a constant basis. <br />