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resulted in a reduction of gasoline use and mileage. He said that he wants to track consumption and put it on same sheet as the water issues update. Commissioner Halkiotis commended Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey, who was involved in the branding study. He said that he was in awe of the various logos used in Orange County government. He said that $200,000 was spent in fiscal year 2004-2005 on printing and close to $800,000 was spent over recent fiscal years to create or reproduce various items and materials above the existing logos and mission statements. He said that they have warehoused a significant amount of individually branded stuff. He said that when you run as a Board of County Commissioner you do not run on a branding logo, but under the Orange County government logo. He said that there is nothing wrong with the Orange County seal. He is opposed to refreshing the County seal. He praised Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey. He said that they should appreciate what we have and use all stockpiles and then go with one consistent letterhead. Commissioner Halkiotis said he went to the solid waste convenience center this weekend. He brought a photo of his toilet, which he replaced, and he does not know what to do with it. He said that, according to the Manager's memo, they will leave recyclable items in the shed at the convenience center for three days and if not used, they will be thrown away. He is at a loss as to what to do with this. He said that people that work at the convenience center are tarn and confused as to what they are supposed to do. He said that if they are closing down the convenience centers on Wednesdays, they should get employees in to teach them expectations and haw to deal with the public. Commissioner Halkiotis thanked Susan Levy from Habitat for Humanity and Chair Jacobs, who made comments at the dedication at Richmond Hills. He said that this was a wonderful celebration and he felt good that Orange County government does a lot of good things. Commissioner Halkiotis said that it is easy to have one big income coming into a house and that family asking for their taxes to be raised far education. He said that not everybody has a big income. He said that he has said before that they are reaching a saturation point in Orange County where some people can no longer afford to pay their taxes. He said that not everyone can afford higher taxes and in that spirit, he would like to have the Board endorse letters to both school boards and ask CHCCS how they invested $2,000 and ended up saving $180,000 in energy costs. He would also like to know exactly how much money the OCS really did save. He said that he is confused about this because he has seen many different amounts. He wants to see this in writing and what programs have been implemented to save energy and why there are different numbers. Commissioner Foushee reported that the Daycare Task Force held its subcommittee meetings for all of the focus groups. Lots of ideas have been brought forward and they are having trouble getting representation from the consumers. She said that these are open meetings and everyone is encouraged and invited to attend. Commissioner Foushee said that she agrees with Commissioner Corey's tax relief plan, but even if they are going to hold taxes neutral this year, same have already reached the saturation point. She said that she would support looking into a tax assistance program and the feasibility study. Chair Jacobs said that the Board has already directed staff to work on this over the summer and to came back with information regardless of how they deal with taxes. Chair Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Halkiotis about reporting fuel savings data and he suggested that the staff report to the County Commissioners on June 27tH Chair Jacobs said that the Board did ask at the meeting with the two school systems about energy efficiencies. He agreed that the information should be in writing from both school systems. He would also like to find out how much OCS was able to save by working with Mr. Segal. CHCCS sent its information, but OCS did not.