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• Durham County corrected a misunderstanding that it disallowed agency use of County <br />funds for matching purposes with other foundations, fund raisers, or government entities. <br />• Their budget officer indicated "explicit extra consideration" in those instances by their <br />BOCC. <br />• Wake County sets forth the proviso request from the agency not exceed fifty percent of <br />its proposed budget to lessen agency dependence on tax support and emphasize the <br />importance of private contributions /donor investments as a show of public support for the <br />agency mission. <br />In April, the BOCC also expressed a desire for extended discussion of its overall rationale and <br />philosophy for funding outside agencies at a future work session, perhaps in the fall. The <br />County Management objective, based upon the April discussion, was to continue previous <br />commitment to preserving the social safety net as the highest BOCC priority among outside <br />agency endeavors. <br />Staff foresees the BOCC may also wish to sunset the Human Services Advisory Commission <br />given the assumption of its original purpose by other standing or statutory advisory boards with <br />greater connection to human services needs and operations. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />The proposed appropriation of $848,600 in FY10 -11 roughly equates to over a half cent on the <br />Orange County tax rate. (One cent on the property tax rate is expected to generate $1,521,612 <br />in the upcoming fiscal year.) <br />• RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board receive the Outside Agency <br />Process Overview and provide any feedback or raise additional questions as may be required. <br />At some point in the future the BOCC may want to establish a more formalized rationale for <br />determining: <br />1. What is the basis for why an outside agency is selected for Orange County funding? <br />2. Does funding in one year carry forward to a commitment to future years? <br />3. Should a limit be considered to the level of funding given to a single outside agency in a <br />given year and should there be a particular limit in total dollars to all outside agencies in <br />a given fiscal year? <br />4. Any other defining criteria for outside agency selection and funding. <br />• <br />