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Commissioner Carey said that what he is proposing would still give CHCCS $500,000, it would just take the money from the district tax and put it in the ad valorem tax. Commissioner Halkiotis, Chair Brown, and Commissioner Gordon, all agreed to keep the Manager's recommendation of an increase in the district tax of .8 cents. Commissioner Carey and Commissioner Jacobs were opposed. Donna Dean clarified that this makes the increase 1.23 cents, without the Medicaid piece Commissioner Halkiotis asked how much money the unfilled positions put back into the reserve fund and Donna Dean said $740,000. He asked about any other opportunities for revenues or money saved. Chair Brown suggested finishing up the fee schedules. Commissioner Jacobs said that the Board did not decide anything specific on the Lands Legacy amount. Commissioner Halkiotis asked the Manager to bring forth recommendations for this. Donna Dean said that, to date, there is a reduction of the Manager's recommended budget of 1.48 cents. This would take the tax rate from the recommended 86 cents to 84.52 cents. Decision Point #6: Fee Schedule Changes Rod Visser pointed out the changes in fees for Recreation and Parks, EMS, and the reduction of the construction and demolition fees of three dollars. One of the reasons for this reduction is that Orange County has one of the highest tip fees in the state, and the fear is that people will go elsewhere to dispose of C&D waste. Chair Brown asked how much more money would be generated if the tip fee was kept the same at $41 and Rod Visser said for each dollar, it is about $20,000 in revenue. Chair Brown said that she is not going to vote for this and she wants to keep it the same. Commissioner Gordon agreed with Chair Brown. Commissioner Halkiotis said that this is serious and if there is a philosophy behind this, it needs to be stated clearly. He would say no to this now and he wants more information. Commissioner Carey is in favor of reducing the fee to $38. Rod Visser said that there is no requirement that the fee needs to be changed right now. It could be brought back in the fall. Commissioner Halkiotis would like the whole story. The Board agreed to leave the C&D fee at $47. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the recreation fees and the 90-minute cutoff on ballgames and where they got that number. John Link said that the best thing would be not to change the fee right now because he does not have the answer. Donna Dean said that they will be working with Recreation and Parks to look at their other fees in the fall and this could be part of that.