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~„ Ea l~~ The staff recommends reducing CETA funding to a level more nearly corresponding with the 32 slots estimated to be available for the next federal fiscal. year. The following is recommended: a. Carrboro should accept financial responsibility for 5 of 11 CETA slots presently working for the Town. }~. Hillsborough should accept financial responsibility for 5 of the 11 CETA slots presently working with the Town. c. Chapel Hi11 should accept financial responsibility for 10 of the 14 CETA slots presently working for the Town. d. Orange County should accept financial responsibility for 5 of the 21 slats presently working for Orange County. e. The 16 slots presently functioning in non-governmental agencies be continued until the conclusion date of their existing projects, all between now and September 30th. Mr. Gattis stated this recommendation will leave 42 positions funded on September 30th, with 31 having been discontinued at previously determined times. This proposal makes no provision to continue non-governmental positions beyond September 30th with some positions being terminated prior to that time. 2n order to reduce the level of CETA positions to $40,000 between now and September 30th, the staff recommends the fallowing: a. That Orange County transfer to the County payroll slots filled by David Wagner, Marvin Rosamond, Charles Baldwin, William Torain and Benjamin Clark. This will cost the County $44,038. b. Carrboro eliminate from the CETA payroll five positions. c. Hillsborough eliminate five positions. d. Chapel Hill eliminate ten positions. If this recommendation is implemented, on September 30th CETA employees in Orange County will be distributed as follows: Orange County 16 positions, Carrboro 6 positions, Hillsborough 6 positions and Chapel Hill 4 positions. The County should reserve approximately $40,000 in its contingency to fund positions that may be discontinued because of changed federal regulations on October 1, 1978. It was pointed out that of the 42 positions funded on September 30th, ten of these positions are far the JOCCA Weatherization program. This item will appear on the June 20th agenda for action. Mayor Robert Drakeford, Mayor of the Town of Carrboro, stated the reduction in the CETA Program would have an effect on the Town's .tax base. He asked that the County share more in accepting the financial responsibility for more than five slots. He further asked the Berard of Commissioners to consider asking the Governor for special Discretionary Funds to help in this situation. Charlotte Pettiford, Personnel Director for the Town of Chapel Hill, asked that the impact of the reduction of the CETA Program be shared more equally. Also, she requested that the position of Community worker in the Ridgefield project not be discontinued at its termination date but extended until at least school starts. It was pointed out that the Community worker position is a project position which is to terminate July 18th. The Board does have some discretion in retaining positions; however, that position would have to be transferred into the sustaining area.