Minutes - 20070614 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Commissioner Gordan asked how those services that are for all departments were budgeted. Donna Coffey said items that are paid far all departments are allocated to departments by indirect casts. Commissioner Jacobs asked about phone services and if there was a place where this was listed in the budget. Pam Janes said that there is an expense line item where the entire amount is listed. There is also acontra-amount, which should be the amount that is charged back to the departments. Discussion ensued about telephone costs. Cooperative Extension Commissioner Jacobs made reference to pages 3-34 and said that the County has a program that trains mothers on breastfeeding and he asked where this was. Cooperative Extension Director Fletcher Barber said that the travel is in the budget under Personnel. Commissioner Jacobs asked if the County was still in a position of replacing federal funds for this program and Fletcher Barber said yes. Orange County is one of the few in the state that still has this program. Courts Commissioner Jacobs asked about the $9,000 in Personnel Services and Donna Coffey said that it is for the Jury Commission. Laura Blackmon said that this has not increased since 2005-06. EMS Commissioner Jacobs asked about the personnel costs increasing so much and Kent McKenzie said that one reason is loss of grant revenue used to offset a portion of the salaries. Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 3-50 and said that the 2006-07 12- Month Estimate was $250,922 and the 2007-08 Manager Recommended was $342,958. Donna Coffey said that there have been vacancies in administration for most of the year. Housing and Community Development Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 3-93 and asked why Operations was $0. Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes said that this is because of the amount of funds available in the Section 8 program far administration, it will only cover personnel, so the Operations would be covered by the HOME program and CDBG funds. Chair Carey asked about the request for the implementation funds far the ten-year plan to reduce homelessness in the Housing budget and Tara Fikes said that this is in the non- departmental budget. Information Technology Commissioner Jacobs asked about the imaging discussion and Chief Information Officer Todd Jones said that this would be handled in capital requests for specific departments. Commissioner Jacobs said that the Clerk to the Board also had a request and Todd Jones said that they have been meeting with a vendor and this will be handled in the fall.