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other staff people have been doing. He made reference to the memo from Pam Janes, indicating what a construction management person or firm would do. Pam Jones explained her memo, which is in the notebook (page 1, Fiscal Matters}. Commissioner Halkiotis said that the last time they tried to look at this they went down too many roads. His proposal would be to stay away from firms. He would like to use one person, and the person should be a resident in Orange County. The person should also have a contractor's license. The person should work directly with Pam Jones and the Board should get periodic updates on the projects. He said that the person should be a stakeholder and really care about Orange County. Commissioner Brown asked how this person would relate to John Link and Pam Jones. John Link said that Pam Jones works directly for him and this person would work directly with Pam Jones. Commissioner Carey asked about the experience for the number of projects one person could handle atone time. Pam Jones said that the timing of the County's projects would go well with a single position. Commissioner Halkiotis said that a good Construction Manager could handle three to four projects at one time. Chair Jacobs said that he hopes that Commissioner Halkiotis would be involved. He said that if Commissioner Halkiotis were not a County Commissioner, he would like to hire him for this position because he has experience with this kind of effort. He would like Commissioner Halkiotis to be involved in the selection of this person. He asked if there would be sufficient candidates within Orange County. Pam Jones would like same latitude on this in advertising and she will research how to do this for preference. Commissioner Brawn asked if this would be an independent contractor and if they would take care of their own health insurance. Commissioner Halkiotis said that there are companies in North Carolina that have these people on board and we could solicit information from the NCACC to see how other counties choose a construction manager. Commissioner Brown said that she would be glad to help Commissioner Halkiotis on the selection process. Jahn Link asked if the Board was happy with the outline. The Board agreed. Commissioner Carey verified that this is just far County projects. STANDARDS FOR FUNDING NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES Chair Jacobs said that this came up after some discussion on October 27, 2443 of APS and what strings should be attached as far as public accessibility to records, hiring practices, living wage, affirmative hiring, etc. He said that the Red Cross is selling its building for which the County contributed capital funds. The Board should discuss the possibility of whether the County should differentiate capital funds from other funds. Staff can come back with some proposals. Commissioner Halkiotis agreed with Chair Jacobs. He said that when he read about the Red Cross he gat really angry. He remembers voting on this and that Commissioner Brown had some concerns. He is tempted to write a letter asking for the County's money back because he feels the trust has been violated. He would like to clarify very clearly the County's expectations when the Board votes to use public monies to help support a building program. Commissioner Gordan said that there should be same standards for capital and operating funds. One of the things for accountability should be an audit. An entity should not claim to be private and not allow anyone to look at their books. She said that there should be accountability and openness because it is taxpayer dollars. She asked the staff to come up with standards for the Board's review. Commissioner Brown said that if citizens assume that the Board has the responsibility for something then the Board starts to assume the same. The line of accountability is not tied