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asked about the base salary for the paid staff and if there was a benefits package for them. Rod Visser said that he would get back to the Board on the baseline salary. Regarding the benefits, some of the firemen are getting medical benefits. The employees at the fire departments are not County employees. Commissioner Halkiotis said that some day the firemen would want their benefits just like County employees. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to page 11, new staff far Parks and Recreation. He said that some of the acquired parks have some older houses on them and he asked if there had been any discussion about using the homes to house the staff. John Link said that there has been some discussion about this and they will give a more definitive answer during the work session. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to page 13, Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, and said that reduction of waste comes with a price. He asked if the staff was still considering cutting back on rural recycling until there is a new revenue stream available. John Link said that this might be an area that the Board may want to focus on in the fall. He said that they have balanced the budget without cutting services at this time. He asked for the staff to get together information from all counties in the State about availability fees and how much they are and any proposals for increases. Commissioner Carey made reference to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund and asked about the increase in March 2004. Jahn Link said that there will need to be additional revenue by July 15~ and that it could not wait until the next budget cycle. Chair Brown said that the municipalities have some questions about the availability fee and if they could address some things such as recycling more things and keeping pay-as-you-throw. John Link suggested that the Board should first discuss this and then make a decision during the fall work sessions. Commissioner Jacobs asked what is one cent on the tax rate and it was answered $970,000. Commissioner Gordon made reference to page five and the ~l cent sales tax and asked how much of the $1.8 million would be put in for next fiscal year. Jahn Link said that they are putting all of the remainder of that into the budget for next fiscal year. The $1.8 million rolls into the fund balance. Commissioner Gordon verified that we were not going to "fix" any of the cuts that were made last year, but that we were looking forward. The Board of County Commissioners took a break at 8:10 p.m. and reconvened at 8:20 p.m. 2. School Capital Investment Plans f CIP1 for 2003-2013 John Link said that this is a summary review of both CIP requests for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS} and the Orange County Schools (OCS). He said that the Board of County Commissioners would have a rationing process of school and County projects. The County EMS communication system project is not funded and he thinks that it should be a priority compared to other projects that are not funded. Budget Director Donna Dean made a PowerPoint presentation. The total of the CHCCS approved projects that are funded in the CIP and do not require additional funds is $29 million. The school system has requested High School #3, which includes the athletic facilities. Funding has been identified in the CIP, the 2001 bonds, impact fees, and alternative financing. The tatal of this is $28.2 million. The third category is prajects that would require funding beyond the currently programmed pay-as-you-go funds or debt financing. High School #3 is listed again because the school board was requesting an additional $6.3 million for athletic facilities. The CHCCS has also requested