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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 2 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT <br /> 4 <br /> 5 MINUTES <br /> 6 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 7 BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> 8 M ay 9, 2013 <br /> 9 7:00 p.m. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, <br /> 12 May 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners, Alice M. Gordon, <br /> 15 Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Mark Dorosin <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br /> 19 Michael Talbert, Clarence Grier and Deputy Clerk to the Board David Hunt (All other staff <br /> 20 members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 21 <br /> 22 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> 23 AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 1. Continuation of Review and Discussion of the Manaqer's Recommended FY2013-18 <br /> 26 Capital Investment Plan (CIP)cc <br /> 27 Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Frank Clifton said that debt service for the County represents 17.3 cents on the tax rate <br /> 30 this year. <br /> 31 Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:03 PM. <br /> 32 Frank Clifton said the budget is about the same level as 4 years ago in terms of the <br /> 33 general fund. The County has a very good bond rating. The plan is to deliver the Manager's <br /> 34 Recommended Budget on May 21 St based on these discussions, with no tax increase. He said <br /> 35 this is probably the last year of no tax increase. <br /> 36 Chair Jacobs said this is the third time the County Commissioners have discussed the <br /> 37 CIP. He went through the items at the County Commissioners' places: <br /> 38 - Agenda item from March 19th on the SAPFO <br /> 39 - CHCCS summary of State budget reductions over a five-year period <br /> 40 - A memo from CHCCS on a potential school site at the Greene Tract <br /> 41 - A memo from OCS on a number of topics: student membership projections and <br /> 42 some disputed SAPFO projections <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Paul Laughton from Financial Administration made this presentation. <br /> 45 Discussion ensued on the order of items to discuss. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Emergency Services Meadowlands: <br /> 48 Paul Laughton made reference to page 13 of the CIP notebook and briefly explained <br /> 49 this project. <br /> 50 <br />