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1 - <br /> 1 <br /> 2 DRAFT <br /> 3 MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> 6 March 1, 2012 <br /> 7 7:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on <br /> 10 Thursday, March 1, 2012 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill. N.C. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br /> 13 Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Earl McKee, and Steve <br /> 14 Yuhasz <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Gwen Harvey, <br /> 18 Assistant County Manager Michael Talbert and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff <br /> 19 members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 20 <br /> 21 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> 22 AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Chair Pelissier said that there are additional pages for the CIP for the County <br /> 25 Commissioners' notebook and a PowerPoint presentation for item 3. <br /> 26 Financial Services Director Clarence Grier let the Board know that Paul Laughton is now <br /> 27 the Deputy Finance Director as of today. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 1. To review and discuss the Manager's Recommended FY2012-17 Capital <br /> 30 Investment Plan <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Deputy Finance Director Paul Laughton said that the County has had a CIP for years <br /> 33 and it is a financial planning tool. He said that the CIP tonight is broken into several tabs - <br /> 34 county projects, special revenue projects, propriety projects, school projects, and appendices. <br /> 35 He summarized the abstract, as shown below: <br /> 36 <br /> 37 BACKGROUND: for over 20 years, the county has produced a Capital Investment Plan (CIP) <br /> 38 that establishes a budget planning guide related to capital needs for the County as well as <br /> 39 Schools. The current CIP consists of a 5-year plan that is evaluated annually to include year- <br /> 40 to-year changes in priorities, needs, and available resources. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Capital Investment Plan —Overview <br /> 43 <br /> 44 The FY 2012-17 CIP includes County Projects, School Projects, Proprietary Projects, and <br /> 45 Special Revenue Projects. The Special Revenue Projects are a new addition in the FY 2012-17 <br /> 46 CIP, and includes Economic Development and School related projects funded from the Article <br /> 47 46 (1/4-cent) Sales Tax proceeds. The Article 46 Sales Tax was approved by the voters in the <br /> 48 November 11 election, and is effective April 1, 2012. <br /> 49 <br />