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APPROVED 911 212 0 0 6 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BUDGET WORK SESSION June 22, 2006 7:30 p.m. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs, and Commissioners Moses Carey, Jr., Valerie P. Foushee, Alice Gordon, and Stephen Halkiotis COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Managers Rod Visser and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below}. NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. 1. Chair Review of Schedule and Topics Chair Jacobs reviewed the agenda. He said that in the process of discussing budget proposals, the Board might want more information for clarity. 2. Proposed 2006-07 Fee Schedule Chair Jacobs referred to Appendix H-19. Donna Dean-Coffey made reference to page 6 and the Planning and Inspection fees and said that 2006-07 will be the final year of athree-year plan that the Board approved to increase the inspection fees incrementally. The commercial fees are increasing at 10°~ and residential fees are increasing at 5%, and the increases will provide additional inspection revenue of about $47,900 for fiscal year 2006-07. The next fee entries are in the Health Department an pages 13-19. They are recommending fee adjustments in the Environmental Health Division based on the costs of providing services. This is in accordance with the regular fee review process. For personal health, they are recommending fee adjustments in accordance with the annual update of the Medicaid fee schedule. The last fee increase is in the Solid Waste fund, which is appendix H-9. The 3-R fee is recommended to increase. The basic fee is proposed to be increased from $27 to $34 per year. The multi-family rates would be the basic rate plus an additional $16. The rural rates would be the basic rate plus $22. Chair Jacobs said that the OPT vehicle lease is based on a 1999 figure per mile. Donna Dean-Coffey said that part of their plan for 2006-07 is to look at OPT, Animal Services fees, and the motor pool. Chair Jacobs suggested looking at the room rental at Senior Centers. He said that the rooms are there far seniors but he is not comfortable with Department on Aging staff scheduling these rooms because it is an Orange County facility. It should be done by either Purchasing or the Clerk's office. Chair Jacobs asked about looking into having an amnesty on fees for animal licenses. He suggested a $100 fine for not vaccinating and doing an insert in tax bills to promote this.