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r <br />C1 __ .i <br />Chairman Whitted stated that the Board needed to decide <br />on two single items to be added to the budget, that each <br />Commissioner would not be able to add two items each. He further <br />stated he would like to see the Lake Orange project included in the <br />Northside project. That he also felt $ cents increase is too much; <br />however, at this point he is unable to say how these projects can <br />be funded. <br />He stated again that he felt anyone who added items to the <br />budget should also indicate some mechanism for funding for those <br />items. Also, those members who proposed a 0 tax increase should <br />also indicate where the cuts should be made in the budget. <br />Commissioner Willhoit stated he would like to have a 0 <br />tax increase; however, he does not see how this can be done. <br />He stated there are about four major cuts which could be made: <br />(1) The schools budget, but what the school board is saying is <br />that $396.00 is a maintenance budget. (2) The programs which <br />are not mandated such as recreation, which would save several <br />hundred thousand, and the green box program would save some. <br />(3) Scrap the Grady Brown and jail projects. He stated these <br />are the only areas in which he ceuld see any significant cuts. <br />Chairman Whitted spoke of the building fund -- inflation <br />factor. He stated that the 2 million dollars building fund is <br />for the Grady Brown and jail projects which will go out for bids <br />shortly. When bids are received, the Board will know the estimated <br />cost of the project and the monies are available to start renovations°. <br />In the following year, the County should have net debt monies of <br />about $215,000 available in 1979-1980 which can be applied as an <br />inflation factor. He recommended that the Board follow this <br />proposal. <br />The consensus of the Board was to continue with the Grady <br />Brown and jail projects, and to follow the procedures as the <br />Chairman has recited. <br />The other items which the Chairman stated he had asked to <br />be flagged was municipal support. He suggested that the entire <br />amount be added back to this item to maintain the current level <br />of funding. <br />The Finance Officer informed the Board that municipal support <br />would have a carry over again this year which would bring the <br />program to approximately $75,000, <br />Mr. Whitted then asked that the flag be removed from this <br />item. <br />Neal Evans informed the Board that the Town of Carrboro has <br />requested that they be allowed to use their municipal support <br />money far staff. The Board agreed that monies should be used by <br />the Town of Carrboro as they saw fit. <br />Neal Evans, Finance Officer, in€armed the Board that he <br />had checked the ABC Audit as of the end of the calendar year and <br />their position is almost identical with that of last year at that <br />point. They have about $400,000 more dollars than in previous years, <br />Surplus is about $550,000 which is made up primarily of properties <br />and inventory. Profits have not decreased iri the past year_ <br />There being no other ,business to cone b~fore the Board, the <br />meeting was adjourned. ~~ ~ ~ ~j /~i Gll~~~t <br />Richard Whited, Chairman <br />Agatha Johnson, Clerk <br />