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5 <br /> 1 Commissioner Hemminger requested that the staff look at any fees that are 10 years old <br /> 2 or over. She also suggested adding a "last reviewed" date if the fees have already been <br /> 3 reviewed. Commissioner Gordon supported this. <br /> 4 Commissioner Jacobs pointed out that the gun permit fees were last approved in 1982. <br /> 5 He agreed with adding a "last reviewed" column. <br /> 6 Frank Clifton said that a column could also be added to show how many times a fee is <br /> 7 implemented. <br /> 8 Commissioner Pelissier agreed with the previous comments and thanked the staff for <br /> 9 preparing this schedule. She said that, instead of making a footnote that a fee has been <br /> 10 reviewed, it might be more useful to have a footnote as to why something has not been raised <br /> 11 because some fees are related to costs and some are administrative fees. <br /> 12 Frank Clifton said that staff looked at cost recovery in all fees. The goal was to focus on <br /> 13 things where there were a lot of costs involved. <br /> 14 Commissioner Jacobs asked clarifying questions about the Efland Sewer fees. <br /> 15 Planning Director Craig Benedict said that the goal is to standardize the language between <br /> 16 Hillsborough, Mebane, and OWASA. <br /> 17 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 65 and the non-schedule pickup and <br /> 18 asked which was correct, and Solid Waste Director Gayle Witson said that $35 to $40 is <br /> 19 correct. The $35 to $50 is incorrect. <br /> 20 Commissioner Hemminger asked about the public use of facilities and Frank Clifton said <br /> 21 that staff would come back with this information. The staff is looking at the usage now and also <br /> 22 researching what others entities are doing. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 3. County Departments <br /> 25 Paul Laughton said that he and Michael Talbert will go by the list and hit the highlights of <br /> 26 the budget drivers for each department. <br /> 27 ' <br /> 28 • Register of Deeds -Section 30 <br /> 29 Paul Laughton said that the total expenditures have been reduced by $102,000 and they <br /> 30 have eliminated two vacant Deputy Register of Deeds Lead Worker positions. The department <br /> 31 also reduced non-permanent personnel and generated some savings of about $6,500 from <br /> 32 reclassifying a Deputy Register of Deeds Lead Worker to a Deputy Register of Deeds II <br /> 33 position. Also, on page 30-1, the revenues are projected to increase by $150,000. <br /> 34 Frank Clifton pointed out that there will be a new Register of Deeds this year as the <br /> 35 current one will be retiring. <br /> 36 Commissioner Yuhasz said that all new documents are scanned and put online going <br /> 37 forward, but the older documents are not being done. He suggested that there should be some <br /> 38 back-scanning for at least four years back. <br /> 39 Commissioner Jacobs said that page 30-2 says that this is the goal for this fiscal year. <br /> 40 Paul Laughton said that there are some non-permanent temp funds to help with the <br /> 41 back-scanning. <br /> 42 Commissioner Jacobs suggested that if the revenue in the Register of Deeds <br /> 43 department is exceeded, then the excess could go toward back-scanning. <br /> 44 Commissioner Pelissier said that the e-recording of documents would save a <br /> 45 tremendous amount of time. She asked if this is a common practice. <br /> 46 Joyce Pearson said that some counties do this, but not many. She said that in the <br /> 47 beginning, it would take more staff time. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 <br /> 50 <br />