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Commissioner Nelson arrived at 7:07 PM. 2. Budget Process FY 2011-12: Outside Agency Application Funding The Board received background information regarding the Outside Agency funding process for the FY 2011-12 budget cycle. Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey said that this item is a continuation of the conversation that the Board began back in the spring regarding the prospective applications for outside agency funding. The applications were dealt with during the budget work session in the summer. The Board ultimately adopted a budget that included allocations for a number of those agencies. Not all agencies were funded. The Board now needs to decide how to proceed for the upcoming budget session. Commissioner Hemminger arrived at 7:08 PM. Commissioner Yuhasz arrived at 7:08 PM. Gwen Harvey asked the Board for guidance on how the staff should proceed. She made reference to Attachment 2, which were responses to the"big"questions from the County Commissioners. 1. What is the basis for why an Outside Agency is selected for Orange County Funding? Commissioner Gordon said that one of the big questions that she had is not on this sheet. She thinks that there should be some place that indicates a direct benefit to residents of Orange County, along with location and delivery of services in Orange County. Frank Clifton said that several of these agencies, in trying to create administrative efficiencies, have streamlined and may not be physically in Orange County but serve and benefit Orange County. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to at least put it in the table and it could be on a checklist. The Board agreed. Gwen Harvey said that in the actual application and also in this scoreboard there is specific reference to Program Beneficiary Characteristics and also fair and appropriate value for Orange County resident customer benefits. This is part of the criteria that is scored in looking at the application. Commissioner Gordon said that she wants this added to the list for discussion. Gwen Harvey made reference to Attachment 2 and said that this is a list of potential responses and is not exhaustive. The basis for funding includes supporting the social safety net, a historical relationship with the County, performance ranking, a unique mission, financial need, a new initiative, etc. Commissioner Hemminger said that there are things the County has to provide and things that are nice to provide. She said that she really would not like to go on the historical relationships precept, and she would prefer to be objective each year with all of the applications rather than subjective. She does not think the County should commit funding on a "forever" basis. She would prefer to review each application each year. Commissioner Pelissier said that she would like to cross off"financial need" as a criterion because every non-profit has a financial need. She said that the overwhelming criterion is the social safety net. The one concern she had with the performance review and ranking is that an organization can get a high ranking if it has a good program, but it may not meet the County's needs. She would like to revise this criterion.