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■Maintains Recurring Capital at$3 million <br /> ■Maintains Fair Funding at$988,000 <br /> ■Decreases the combined long range capital (pay-as-you go) by $1.7 million dollars for <br /> the school districts <br /> Additional Funding for Local Schools <br /> ❑In addition to the $84.1 million for operations, debt and capital, recommended budget <br /> allocates $1.8 million to fund non-mandated safety net initiatives for both school districts. Some <br /> of these initiatives are: <br /> ■School Health Nurses - $610,729, a decrease of 7,003 <br /> ■School Resource Officers - $531,255, an increase of$31,000. <br /> ■School Social Workers - $642,374, the same funding as the current year <br /> Funded County Initiatives <br /> ❑Major Changes in Services <br /> .General Government <br /> .Realignment and reassignment of employees with the County Manager Office <br /> .Elimination of County switchboard operation (relocation of staff) <br /> .Ending the custodial contract with Orange Enterprises <br /> .Cuts in utilities <br /> .Reduced resources for in-house spay and neutering services provided by Animal <br /> Services <br /> .Reduction in use of temporary personnel across departments <br /> .General Services <br /> .Reduced information technology purchases <br /> .Sanitation moved to Solid Waste <br /> .Reduction of temporary personnel across departments <br /> .Reduction in the number of available early voting sites from four to two. <br /> .Community and Environment <br /> .Art Commission has been moved to the Visitors Bureau for funding purposes. <br /> .Reduction of temporary personnel across departments <br /> .Human Services <br /> .Discontinuing the Cooperative Extension Breastfeeding Program ( Relocation of staf� <br /> .Reduction of temporary personnel across departments <br /> .Public Safety <br /> .Increased personnel and reassignment of existing personnel. <br /> .Add one new Emergency Medical Service (EMS) vehicle to decrease emergency <br /> response time. <br /> .Reduction of temporary personnel in the ES department <br /> Examples of Recommended Changes in County Services <br /> ■Culture and Recreation <br /> ■Merged services for recreation and parks <br /> ■Reduced and merged library hours for the McDougle and Cybrary branches in Carrboro. <br /> ■Reduction of temporary personnel <br /> ■Close Cedar Grove Branch Library <br /> ■Non Profit Organizations <br />