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Commissioner Gordon would like to discuss the terms of the deal and come up with a <br />"not to exceed" figure. She suggested adding it to the closed session already scheduled at the <br />end of this meeting. <br />Chair Carey said that staff understands that the Board wants to get the best deal <br />possible. There is a lot on the closed session already. He asked that the staff bring back any <br />agreements that the Board has to approve as soon as they are ready. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked that the Board at least discuss the "not to exceed figure" <br />in the closed session. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis supported Chair Carey. It was decided that there would be no <br />discussion about the Sportsplex on the closed session tonight. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that she thinks that at some point, they should obtain an <br />audit of Sportsplex operations paid for by Eaton Vance. She made this in the form of an <br />amendment to the motion. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if there would be any benefit to the County if an audit <br />were done. John Link said that he has a reason to believe there would be substantially more <br />information from an audit, but he would defer to Blackman and Sloop about this. <br />A representative from Blackman and Sloop said that the information they used in the <br />report came from the Sportsplex books and records. She did not look at documentation to <br />substantiate anything. There could be changes in allocations of costs. <br />Commissioner Gordon thinks the results of an audit would provide information that the <br />County needs in order to make the best decision. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked about the cost of an audit and it was answered $20,000. <br />Chair Carey said that since they have not done an audit in ten years, that it would have <br />to be reconstructed. <br />Commissioner Jacobs suggested asking Eaton Vance to take the cost of an audit off <br />the price of the purchase. <br />There was no second to the amendment to the motion. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. Conceptual Approval for Submission of Homeland Security Grant Funding <br />Application -Communications Interoperability <br />The Board considered approving the County's participation in the submission of a <br />regional grant application for 2005 Homeland Security grant funds. <br />Rod Visser said that this item is asking for conceptual approval for the County to <br />participate in a regional application for additional Homeland Security Grant funding. This is <br />similar to the process from last year. <br />John Link said that the following item after this one has to be approved tonight. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that he wants to act on this item tonight. <br />EMS Director Jack Ball said that this request comes from Triangle J. <br />Deputy Emergency Management Director Kent McKenzie made the slide presentation. <br />