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00._1:x. ~ The recommended amount for current expense will not maintain the present level of services. .7acaues MenachQ, Director of the Carrboro Art School. talked about the impact the school has made on the County. He asked that the County support the budget request sad indicated the importance of that support. The $5,000 request would be matched by the State. D n g~i, Department of Social Services, highlighted the cuts that were made to the Social Services budget which totaled approximately $90,000. Fie requested full funding and support from the County. Verla lnskv, Coordinator of the Co~iesion for Women, stated that as agencies grow to meet the needs of the community, the need for trained volun- teers increases. The Commission for Women supports full funding for the following agencies: 1. Orange County Rape Crisis Center 2. The Orange County Coalition for Battered Women, and 3. Child Care Networks. The Couanission supports the same level of funding as last year for the Women°s Health Counseling Service with the condition that this year be used to discuss and/or coordinate the consolidation of some of their services. Clinical services should be evaluated to reduce duplications with other agencies. The Commission for Women suggests discussing the proposal for Planned Parenthood at the time Women's Health Counseling Service is discussed because both are seek- ing to provide health related services. The Commission recommends that 56,000 be budgeted for the Women's Health Center. Dan Lunsford. Superintendent of Orange County Schools, asked that the Board discuss in further detail the budget se presented by the Board of Edu- cation. R.,.&te_Sanf~, Director of Day Care. supports the day care budget. She summarized situations in which day care has helped the child develop to become a vital part o~ the community. She supported the budget request for $53.000. > Day Care, emphasized that a lot of low-income families cannot afford to work because of the high cost of day care. The money put into day care is an investment in the youth of today. ~~i, Van Ideas, Vice-president of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, endorsed the County Manager's 85-86 budget. He asked Chat the money received from revenue sharing, if it is not cut. be placed in an undesignated reserve account to be used at a later time. He noted that 85-86 should not be the year for expansionary items. parent of children in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro School System, expressed concern with the financial arrangements for the coming school year and the squeeze between the state funding sources and the county funding sources. Hooker feels Chapel Hi11 would support a tax levy in support of the local school system. He asked that the Commissioners support the increase in Iocal taxes that is needed to fund the Chapel Hill-Carrboro system and the Orange County system. tilithout more local tax money, the system will be forced to cut back which will severely affect the quality of education the children will receive. Sarah Stewart, parent of children in the Orange County School System, expressed support of the budget as presented by the School Board. She spoke about the added position in Music. Art and P.E. and gave reasons to justify each position. She talked about the Orange County school attendance policy and supported the funding of this position. She went through the items on the