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John Link said that it is important for Orange County to put money dawn to go to Durham to match. He strongly urged the Board to keep the equipment in for Little River Park in its entirety The equipment is $52,000 and half of it would come from Durham County. The Board agreed with Commissioner Jacobs' proposal by consensus, including the equipment Commissioner Halkiotis said that the school system owns a wood chipper. He suggested leasing the school's wood chipper. There should be collaboration. John Link said that Commissioner Jacobs' proposal will require some cuts in capital, and this may be one of them. Chair Brown said to hold it in there just to make sure a chipper is available. Plans Examiner: Commissioner Jacobs said that it is supposed to pay far itself and he does not have a strong feeling about this. The Board agreed to this position. Library: Commissioner Gordon suggested starting the Northern Human Services Center in reserve and to keep Carrboro's library an hold until we know what they are going to be doing. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he was confused about the school system and the operation at McDougle and the Carrboro Library. He would like to have Library Director Brenda Stephens come and explain to the County Commissioners what is going on. John Link said that is why money is in reserve until they work through all of these issues. John Link said that the budget for the Northern Human Services Center was to begin in October, and if it is begun in January, then there will be savings to work on this one. Information Technology: Commissioner Jacobs said that his suggestion was based on the fact that we are going to have to pay far help desk services no matter what, so we might as well hire someone right away. The Business Analyst can start in January and then next fiscal year we can hire the web developer. Commissioner Halkiotis agreed with delaying the Business Analyst until January The Support Analyst will start right away. Chair Brown said that she would like to see the Business Analyst come on as soon as possible She asked about the difference between starting it in October as opposed to January and Assistant County Manager Rod Visser said $16,000. Commissioners Carey and Halkiotis would prefer to start the Business Analyst position in January. The Board agreed to start the Business Analyst in January, the Support Analyst in October, and the Web Developer next year. Decision Point #2: Change Status afTlme-Limited Position to Permanent John Link pointed out the recommendation for Decision Point 2, which is to change the status of the time-limited position to permanent far the Senior Public Health Educator and to fund it with the Social Services Safety Net. The Board agreed to this.