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1 <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of County Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date:May 5, 1997 <br /> Subject: Budget Amendment# 7 <br /> Department Public Hearing Yes No_x_ <br /> Budget Office Budget Amendment Needed <br /> Yes No_x_ <br /> Attachment(s) Information Contact <br /> Proposed Budget Amendment Budget Office ext. 2150 <br /> Telephone and Extension Number <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Purpose <br /> To consider proposed budget ordinance amendments. <br /> Background <br /> 1. Sheriff's Department- At the April 16 meeting,the Board of County Commissioners approved the six <br /> deputy I positions to staff the new jail addition. The 1996-97 budget includes a contingency <br /> appropriation for these positions. This budget amendment moves the funds ($43,558) for the salary and <br /> related costs for these positions from the Non-Departmental Sheriff's Contingency account to the <br /> Sheriff's Department operations account. (see page 2 of this abstract). <br /> 2. Corp of Engineers Drainage Basin Study-On April 1, 1997,the Board of County Commissioners <br /> approved an appropriation from their contingency account for$6,250 as the County's first of two <br /> installments for the drainage basin study project. The $200,000 cost of the study of the Bolin, Booker, <br /> and Morgan Creek watersheds will be shared between the Corp,the State, UNC, and local governments. <br /> The Corp. will pay one half of the total cost;the State will pay one quarter of the total cost; and, UNC, <br /> Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County will each pay$12,500. This appropriation from the <br /> Commissioner's contingency account pays one half of the County's share. The remainder of the <br /> County's costs will be budgeted in the 1997-98 operating budget. <br /> The balance of the Board of Commissioner's contingency account, after this appropriation is $94,046. <br /> The activity of this account since the beginning of the year is as follows: <br /> 1996-97 Original Budget $100,000 <br /> Prior year balance carried over from 1995-96 for Daycare if needed $25,000 <br /> Habitat for Humanity Reimbursement for Impact Fees $9,704 <br /> Community in Schools for People Under 6 capital improvements $15,000 <br /> Drainage Basin Stud $6,250 <br /> Balance $94,046 <br />