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Commissioner Hemminger said that she thinks it is important to extend the library hours and she is supportive of everything on the list. Commissioner McKee said that the library should be open on Sundays. Commissioner Jacobs thanked Lucinda Munger for coming up with a viable way to spend the funding. He asked if there is another item that is better than a Kindle and to investigate other devices for e-readers. He said that he would like to fund at least $10-20,000 for the Library Director to investigate wireless options for the rural areas, such as putting in wireless for the Efland center, or to use Pathways, etc. Commissioner Yuhasz agreed with the alternate ways to provide library services to rural Orange County. Other suggested changes: • Commissioner McKee — HYAA was not being funded but a fund was being provided to provide scholarships. He suggested adding $5,000 to HYAA for adding a girls' softball league, which is saving Orange County money. • Commissioner Jacobs — DEAPR — 35-hour position that was proposed for the seasonal position with benefits. Clarence Grier said that it was a seasonal position and it is not 35 hours. It is 28 hours over the season. • Commissioner Jacobs — suggested amount for Small Business Loan fund as $100,000 • Commissioner Yuhasz said that in 2002, N.0 created the drug treatment court, but now the legislature does not want to fund drug treatment court. He would like to see this program funded through Orange County for at least the next year. He has some preliminary figures, and the cost for a year would be about $67,000. He would like to put in $67,000 with the instruction to the Manager to try to work out an appropriate contract basis for this drug treatment court to continue. There are grant funds available of $150,000. • Chair Pelissier said that child care subsidies have been cut a lot these past few years, she suggested adding an additional $100,000 for child care subsidies, which would be a total of $150,000. • Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to address one of the programs of Smart Start that the State is going to cut. He would like to address the dental program. This would be $32,945. Commissioner Foushee said that three years ago there was no waiting list for childcare and now the waiting list is at 500. The total for the changes to the recommended budget is now $569,141. Motions: A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger to fund the EDC Small Loan Program in the amount of $75,000. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Chair Pelissier seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to approve the purchase of four AED's (first of a three-year program) in the amount of $16,000. VOTE: UNANIMOUS