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4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT John Link spoke on the sales tax and the need to act to accelerate the sales tax. The Board does not have to have another public hearing but it does have to adopt a resolution and a 48-hour notice of the intent to adopt the resolution. The Clerk would advertise for this. The Board would also have to indicate to the Secretary of Revenue 30 days prior to the enactment of the sales tax. He referred to page 8 of the hand out, which are the projected receipts of the % cent sales tax effective December 1s'. The County can expect$1.8 million dollars according to the projection calculated by the County Commission Association. This still leaves the County with a $1.3 million deficit from the reimbursements that were supposed to come from the State. Commissioner Halkiotis asked about the chart and why Chapel Hill and Carrboro come out good but Hillsborough does not. John Link said that he thinks it has to do with point of sales. Commissioner Halkiotis asked John Link what he was considering with the $1.3 million shortfall. John Link said that the staff would give a proposed report on October 21 sr. This money has had to come out of the fund balance. He urged the Board to be cautious. Commissioner Carey asked if the reserve set aside for Human Services would be consumed by the cuts. John Link said he could not answer this right now. Chair Jacobs asked for a report from staff on the impacts of the budget at the October 21 sr Work Session. 5. RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS a. Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation The Board considered a proclamation designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Human Rights and Relations Director Annette Moore read the proclamation. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation as stated below: PROCLAMATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH OCTOBER 2002 WHEREAS, domestic violence, once a secret kept among families, is now recognized as a serious crime in our community, and WHEREAS, domestic violence has severe consequences for survivors, their children and families and impacts on the quality of life of the entire community, and WHEREAS, stopping the cycle of this crime requires not only the resolve and courage of survivors, but also support and involvement from all of us, and WHEREAS, enhanced education, prevention and intervention help increase public awareness of the severity and extent of domestic violence, and WHEREAS, violence in the home is a problem that affects every socioeconomic level in our society, occurring in wealthy and disadvantaged neighborhoods and involving the employed and unemployed, and WHEREAS, domestic violence is generally learned and passed down from one generation to another, and WHEREAS, our society pays a high price for domestic violence through homelessness, increased crime rates, drug and alcohol abuse, increased medical expenses and business losses, and WHEREAS, during the month of October, local, state and national domestic violence agencies will sponsor events to help us focus public attention on the problem of domestic violence, NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, hereby proclaim the month of OCTOBER 2002 as DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH and encourage all residents to dedicate themselves to learning about reducing domestic violence and violence against women in Orange County, and further encourage all residents of the Orange County community to support the domestic violence programs in their communities, including the Orange County Commission for Women, the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County, the Women's Center and the Rape Crisis Center. This, the 1 st day of October 2002.