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ORD- 2013 -001 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 24, 2013 SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2012 -13 Budget Amendment #6 DEPARTMENT: Finance and Administrative Services ATTACHMENT(S): Attachment 1. Budget as Amended Spreadsheet Attachment 2. Year -To -Date Budget Summary Action Agenda Item No. 5 -h PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Clarence Grier, (919) 245 -2453 1 PURPOSE: To approve budget and grant project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2012- 13. BACKGROUND: Visitors Bureau 1. The Orange County Visitors Bureau requests a $25,000 fund balance appropriation from the Visitor's Bureau fund for a research study that will measure the effectiveness of its marketing campaign, which launched in June. The study will look at the targeted visitors' current attitudes, awareness, usage and willingness to recommend the area, to others. The study will also measure how Orange County's brand and advertising affect the area. This budget amendment provides for a fund balance appropriation of $25,000 from the Visitor's Bureau Fund for the above stated purpose. After this appropriation of fund balance, the unassigned fund balance of the Visitors Bureau Fund will be $310,329. (See Attachment 1, column 1) Library 2. The Orange County Library has received notification of a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, totaling $15,010, from the State Library of North Carolina. With the grant, staff will implement the fall 2012 Community Needs Assessment, which includes strategic plan creation (currently planned for completion in May 2013) by consultant Dr. Anthony Chow from UNC at Greensboro, and fund office and postage related project needs. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these reimbursable grant funds. (See Attachment 1, column 2)