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APPROVED 9/2/2003 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BUDGET WORK SESSION June 12, 2003 7:30 p.m. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, June 12, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. in the Government Services Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon, and Barry Jacobs COUNTY COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Commissioner Halkiotis COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod Visser and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below} NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. Chair Review of Schedule and Topics 2. County 2003-04 Operating Budget Matters a. Manager's review of budget John Link said that staff is here to answer questions from the Board of Commissioners. After he brings up the operational items, then his recommendation is for the Board of County Commissioners to flag items that they may want to address this evening or a later evening. He said that the Health Department has already had some important programs or projects that have had some cuts, either through Smart Start or State funding, and the staff suggests that these be funded through the Human Services Safety Net. b. Commissioners "flag" individual departmental budgets about which they have budgetary, operational, or policy questions {for later review under item 2f} Jahn Link said he would like to flag same first. He made reference to the Purchasing and Central Services Budget that increased by $500,000. This relates to worker's compensation and liability insurance. There is also $20,000 far the communication tower study and $70,000 for the unified development ordinance consultant. There is