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6 <br /> 1 ■Merged services for recreation and parks <br /> 2 <br /> 3 ■Culture and Recreation <br /> 4 ■Reduced and merged library hours for the McDougle and Cybrary branches in Carrboro. <br /> 5 ■Reduction of temporary personnel <br /> 6 ■Close Cedar Grove Branch Library <br /> 7 <br /> 8 ■Non Profit Organizations <br /> 9 ■Reduce funding provided to non-profit organizations from $1,043,742 for FY2009-10 to <br /> 10 $848,600. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 ■Long Range/Pay-as-you Go County Capital <br /> 13 ■Long range/pay-as-you go county capital will be reduced to $300,000 from $2.6 million in <br /> 14 FY2009-10. This represents a decrease of$2.3 million. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 FY2010-11 Budget Impacts <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Where the Money Goes <br /> 19 Additional Funding Options <br /> 20 ❑Article 46 %4 Sales Tax <br /> 21 ❑Appropriated Fund Balance, if necessary <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Public Hearings and Work Sessions (All Meetings Begin at 7:00 p.m.) ' <br /> 24 Document Availability <br /> 25 ❑Clerk to Board of Commissioners <br /> 26 ❑County Financial Services Office <br /> 27 ❑Orange County Library <br /> 28 ❑Chapel Hill Public Library <br /> 29 ❑Carrboro/McDougle Branch Library <br /> 30 ❑Cybrary, Carrboro <br /> 31 ❑Cedar Grove Branch Library <br /> 32 ❑Orange County Website <br /> 33 ■www.co.orange.nc.us <br /> 34 <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Clarence Grier said that this was one of the most difficult things he had to do and the <br /> 37 departments did a great job in helping to cut the budget the way they did. <br /> 38 Frank Clifton said that the key to the reduction in education is not in the classrooms but <br /> 39 in capital. He said that he does recommend funding Durham Tech at 100% of its current <br /> 40 budget because this goes to maintenance of the building only. In looking at outside agencies, <br /> 41 he said that he looked at ones that were duplication of services, etc. He suggested that the <br /> 42 County might want to look at the '/4-cent sales tax because the land transfer tax has failed and <br /> 43 continues to fail in other counties. He suggested having a referendum phrased so that the <br /> 44 public would know clearly what the money was being directed toward. It would only produce <br /> 45 $500,000 in this year's budget because it would take about three or four months after it was <br /> 46 implemented before the County received funds. He thinks that it would probably be two to three <br /> 47 years before true results were seen. As of 2008, Orange County ranked #2 in the State in per <br /> 48 capita income. In that same year, Orange County ranked #77 out of 100 counties in sales tax <br /> 49 collections per capita. This means that the people that live in Orange County are shopping <br />