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APPROVED 9!6!2007 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />BUDGET WORK SESSION <br />June 18, 2007 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Monday, <br />June 18, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center in Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners <br />Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, and Mike Nelson <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geof Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County <br />Managers Willie Best and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff <br />members will be identified appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />1. Opening Comments <br />Chair Carey asked the Baard to consider adding to the agenda the change in date of the <br />Manager's evaluation from June 27th to June 28th at 5:30 p.m. <br />Chair Carey made reference to the petition that was dropped off to the Clerk's office. <br />This is a petition related to the budget process. There are over 1,300 signatures on the petition. <br />Chair Carey asked Laura Blackmon about the letter from the Board of Elections related <br />to the early voting precinct site an campus. He asked why this step was being taken by the <br />University to prevent this site from being used. <br />Laura Blackmon said that she does not have that information this evening and she will <br />get them the information. <br />Chair Carey said that the Board of County Commissioners should support the Baard of <br />Elections. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to <br />amend the regular meeting calendar by moving the Manager's Evaluation, originally scheduled <br />for Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. at Link Government Services Center to Thursday, <br />June 28, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center in Hillsborough. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Chair Carey made reference to the orange handout, "Potential Modifications to Fiscal <br />Year 2007-08 Manager's Recommended Budget" and asked if the County Commissioners had <br />any comments or questions on this sheet. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about #20 and the interest earnings. Laura Blackman said <br />that this is an increase in revenue based upon an increase in expected earnings. <br />Commissioner Nelson made reference to #12, "Employee Newsletter" and said that this <br />should be done electronically and not in print. Laura Blackman said that part of the attempt was <br />