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3 <br />Governing and Management Non - Departmental <br />6. Over the last several months, a County work group consisting of staff from Environmental <br />Resource and Conservation Department and the Health Department has worked with <br />Healthy Carolinians and the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group has explored various <br />ways to publicize recreational opportunities in Orange County. The group has gathered <br />information to produce a map that highlights recreational areas and activities located <br />throughout the County. Total estimated costs to produce the map, including design work <br />and printing, is $3,900. This budget amendment would release $3,900 from the <br />Commissioner's contingency account for the production of this map. (See Attachment 1, <br />column #6) <br />7. This budget amendment transfers funds from the Governing and Management Non - <br />Departmental function to the Public Safety and General Services functions to implement the <br />Board's actions as the Register of Deeds' and Sheriff's annual reviews for 2003 -04. As of <br />April 26, 2004 the Sheriff and Register of Deeds salaries will be $99,208 and $70,728 <br />respectively. (This reflects the 2.5 percent salary increase the Board authorized effective <br />April 26, 2004 for employees with seven or more years County service as of April 14, 2003.) <br />With this budget amendment, the Board is further adjusting the Sheriff and Register of <br />Deeds salaries by approximately one percent to a salary for the Sheriff of $100,208 and for <br />the Register of Deeds of $71,441. This budget amendment enacts the adjustment to the <br />Sheriff and Register of Deeds' salaries effective April 26, 2004 and authorizes funding for <br />the cost of the adjustment for fiscal year 2003 -04. (See Attachment 1, column #7) <br />Emergency Management <br />8. On August 19, 2003, the Board of County Commissioners approved acceptance of a State <br />pass- through grant allocation of federal Homeland Security funds (Part 1) in the amount of <br />$121,625 to reimburse Orange County for the purchase of equipment, costs of exercises, <br />and training costs associated with homeland security activities of the County, its <br />municipalities, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. These funds will be used <br />in the following three areas: Equipment purchases ($99,674), Bioterrorism exercise series <br />($16,696), and Incident Command training ($5,255). There is no County match for the <br />receipt of these funds. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these State pass - <br />through federal funds on a reimbursable basis. (See Attachment 4, State Homeland <br />Security Grant Project Ordinance) <br />9. On January 26, 2004, the Board of County Commissioners approved acceptance of a State <br />pass- through grant allocation of federal Homeland Security funds (Part II) in the amount of <br />$363,908 to improve domestic terrorism preparedness through the purchase of equipment <br />for first responders, as well as to provide funding to train and exercise for chemical, <br />biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive incidents. These funds will be used in the <br />following two areas: Interoperable Communications ($291,508) and Other Equipment and <br />Training ($72,400). There is no County match for the receipt of these funds. This budget <br />amendment provides for the receipt of these State pass- through federal funds on a <br />reimbursable basis. (See Attachment 4, State Homeland Security Grant Project Ordinance) <br />