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2 1 operations. She said that, although it saves money, there could be some adverse affects on 2 County operations. 3 Frank Clifton said that this will have an impact on County services but he wants to bring 4 a balanced budget. He said that some services he brings back will be reduced or deleted. As 5 they reduce staffing, when the Board of County Commissioners gives the staff items to do at a 6 Board meeting, the list will get longer, but it will take longer to do this. He wants to mitigate as 7 much as possible the affects to County services. 8 Commissioner Jacobs said that he does not want to take away jobs from people that 9 work for the County. He said that he would hope that the Manager will help the County 10 Commissioners provide a good level of service. 11 12 3. Bud et Related Staffing Discussion 13 Frank Clifton spoke about the functions of County government. He said that in the 14 departments there is some duplication of services. Roughly half of the budget goes to 15 education and the only place to substantially reduce County operations is through personnel 16 costs. 17 He made reference to the attachment with the vacancy report. Approximately 90+ 18 vacant positions equate to about $3.3 million. He said that there is going to be a push for 19 Emergency Services employees. He said that the reality is that there will have to be a reduction 20 in about 80-100 positions. He said that if the Board of County Commissioners is committed to 21 bringing a balanced budget without a tax increase, then he will shoot for 100+ vacant positions 22 to be deleted. There will be some moving around of administrative staff to fill some of the 23 vacant positions without changing the salaries. If someone does not want to move, then they 24 will have to leave. He said that all departments will be involved. He said that Orange County is 25 not having as tough a time as some other counties. 26 Commissioner Yuhasz said that the $5 million has to come out of the County side of the 27 budget and he does not like this. He wants to look at both the County side and the education 28 side. 29 Frank Clifton said that he based this on the County side because he does not see the 30 County's total budget changing, but a shift in expenses. The reality is, unless there is an 31 agreement reached between the school boards, the total County budget will not change, except 32 where the money is spent and how it is spent. 33 Chair Foushee said that yesterday there was a school collaboration meeting and the 34 revenues will be the same this year as last year. If there are more students, then there is 35 already a reduction. She said that there should be an understanding that this will stretch across 36 the entire County. 37 Commissioner Yuhasz said that this is a reduction of services to the public and no one 38 entity should bear it all. 39 Commissioner Nelson said that he is supportive of this item and the previous item, but 40 he is concerned about the loss of institutional memory. However, with the reorganizations, 41 there have been more efficiencies. He is still supportive of no tax increase. 42 Commissioner Pelissier echoed Commissioner Nelson's comments. She appreciates 43 the approach of the Manager because she was afraid that they were going to have to lay off 44 staff. She likes the team approach to this situation. 45 Frank Clifton said that it is also his intent in the budget process to create an opportunity 46 to set aside some money and give a one-time incentive payment to employees if certain goals 47 are achieved to show appreciation. 48 49 4, Boards and Commissions - Next Steps