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A motion was made by Chair Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Brown to leave the CHCCS district tax at the Manager's recommendation of 20 cents. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Chair Jacobs said that, speaking for himself, he would hope that the CHCCS would fully fund the Blue Ribbon Mentoring program and that the OCS would appropriate na less than $650,000 of their fund balance for some of the needs that parents have stated regarding Spanish teachers, Teacher Assistants, and Social VIlorkers. 3. Adjourn A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adjourn the June 17t" continuation meeting at 7:50 p.m. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Convene the June 21, 2004 Board of County Commissioners Budget Work Session - 7:50pm Chair Jacobs convened the work session at 7:50 pm Decision Point 6-School Current Expense- continued Chair Jacobs asked how much it would be to confirm the Board's intent to allocate $2,623 per pupil of the current total expense appropriation for schools. John Link said that it would be $46,736,614. The appropriation to CHCCS would be $28,816,278 and to OCS would be $17,920,336. Chair Jacobs asked the Board to ratify this package. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to allocate $2,623 per pupil of the current total expense appropriation for schools. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Decision Point 7: Employee Compensation - 2.0°I° cost of living increase effective October 11t" and reinstatement of 2.5% in-range salary increase Commissioner Halkiotis said that the County could afford to do the COLA, but not the in-range salary increase. Commissioner Gordon asked for the numbers and John Link said that the COLA at 2.0% effective October 11t" is $500,510, and the in-range effective with the performance review of at least proficient would be $342,400. The total of the two is $842,910. Commissioner Carey asked about the three-year plan that the Board committed to regarding the compression problem. John Link said that they have gone through the three phases of the Pay and Classification Plan. The third phase, which was effective in April, did address the compression problem. Chair Jacobs asked about the savings if the COLA were started January 3rd and Elaine Holmes said $158,000. Discussion ensued about which option would be better to cut.