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A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the contract renewal. VOTE: UNANIMOUS ff. Agreement between Orange County and Northen, Blue, Rooks, Thibaut, Anderson and Woods L.L.P. for legal services The Board considered renewing an agreement with Northen, Blue, Rooks, Thibaut, Anderson and Woods L.L.P. for legal services to the Department of Social Services at an hourly rate of $85. In answer to a question from Chair Margaret Brown, DSS Director Marti Pryor-Cook said that there was not any bidding process for this service. They have had an agreement with this firm for the last eighteen years and they have a certain knowledge base that is valued. She said that she would have a problem with bidding this out. The amount for this particular contract has remained the same for the past five years at $48,000. Commissioner Crowther reported that it was a unanimous decision of the DSS Board to ask the County Commissioners to approve this agreement. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the agreement for fiscal year 1998-99. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 20 9. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA 21 a. Adoption of 1998-99 budget, capital and grant protect ordinances 22 The Board considered approval of the 1998-99 budget ordinance, capital project ordinances, grant project 23 ordinances, salary schedule, classification and pay plan amendments, personnel ordinance revision and fee schedule. 24 Budget Director Donna Dean distributed a packet of information which is incorporated into these minutes by 25 reference. 26 27 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adopt the 1998-99 28 Orange County Budget Ordinance with a County tax rate of 90.2 and a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district tax 29 rate of 19.2. 30 VOTE: AYES, 3; NOS, 2 (Commissioner Carey and Commissioner Crowther) 31 32 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adopt the County 33 Capital and School Capital Project Ordinances with changes to the Northern Human Services Center (minus $165,000) 34 and Whitted Human Services Center (minus $50,000). 35 VOTE: AYES, 4; NOS, 1 (Commissioner Carey) 36 37 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adopt the 1998-99 38 Grant Project Ordinances. 39 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 40 41 A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adopt the 1998- 42 99 Salary Schedule to be effective July 1, 1998 including a 2.5% cost-of-living increase. 43 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 44 45 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adopt revisions to 46 the Orange County Classification Plan effective July 1, 1998. 47 VOTE: AYES, 4; NOS, 1 (Commissioner Crowther) 48 49 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to Adopt the revisions 50 to the Personnel Ordinance as presented by Commissioner Gordon. 51 VOTE: AYES, 3; NOS, 2 (Commissioner Carey and Commissioner Crowther) 52 53 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to continue the 54 outstanding rating of the current pay plan. 55 VOTE: AYES, 3, NOS, 2 (Commissioner Crowther and Commissioner Carey) 56 57 A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adopt the County 58 fee schedule. 59 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 60