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12 <br /> 1 Chair Jacobs said the county took on this program about 10 years ago. He said <br /> 2 that if someone else can do it more cost effectively, that needs to be considered. He <br /> 3 would like more information and some comparisons. <br /> 4 Commissioner McKee said he believes that Habitat has lost some funding. <br /> 5 Commissioner Rich asked about the Boys and Girls Club. She said the club is <br /> 6 trying to open in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. She would like to see some funding for <br /> 7 them. <br /> 8 Commissioner Price said some non-profits just need a jump start. <br /> 9 Commissioner Pelissier said she would like some more information on the <br /> 10 request from PFAP on Thursday. <br /> 11 Chair Jacobs said he would like more information on Senior Care of Orange <br /> 12 County. <br /> 13 Chair Jacobs said, when mental health reform was devastating the community, <br /> 14 the County adopted Club Nova. He said this is a unique and valuable program, along <br /> 15 with the Community Housing Trust. He said these programs serve a purpose that the <br /> 16 Board of County Commissioners have considered very important, and so support is <br /> 17 given to them each year. <br /> 18 Commissioner Rich said she would like to insure that the programs that are <br /> 19 given money by the County are adhering to County policies, such as LGBT rights. She <br /> 20 is concerned about the YMCA. <br /> 21 Chair Jacobs asked if the Board can get more information and links to all of the <br /> 22 applications. He asked for more information on the summaries for the increases, <br /> 23 decreases and denials of funding. <br /> 24 Frank Clifton said the County sustained with what funding was available, but <br /> 25 there was not enough to fund them all. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 4. Discussion of County Department's FY2013-14 Budget Requests <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Information Technologies (Pg. 172) <br /> 30 Darryl Butts reviewed the following highlights: <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Budget Highlights <br /> 33 • Consistent with the recommendations of the IT Strategic Plan, the FY 2013-14 <br /> 34 Manager Recommended Budget includes the following six (6) new positions with <br /> 35 staggered starting dates during the fiscal year (total Salary & Benefits of$147,915 <br /> 36 and one-time start-up costs of$20,400) <br /> 37 • Network Engineer (1.0 FTE) —effective January 1, 2014 <br /> 38 • Applications Division Head (1.0 FTE)— effective January 1, 2014 <br /> 39 • Applications Systems Analyst (2.0 FTEs) — effective April 1, 2014 <br /> 40 • Applications Systems Analyst (2.0 FTEs) — effective May 1, 2014 <br /> 41 • An offsetting decrease in Personnel Services in FY 2013-14 is due to the <br /> 42 transfer of four(4.0 FTEs) GIS staff from Information Technologies to Tax <br /> 43 Administration, which occurred during the current fiscal year. <br /> 44 • Increase in software licensing fees of$116,000 is due to new applications <br /> 45 implemented and the corresponding new maintenance agreements, as well as <br /> 46 expansion of the computer fleet. <br /> 47 • Increase in consulting services of$5,000 is due to implementation of additional <br /> 48 technologies. <br /> 49 • Increase in network lease of$10,000 is due to increasing the internet bandwidth <br /> 50 from 25Mbps to 50Mbps. <br /> 51 • Of the $2.2 million departmental budget, $881,500 is for Software Maintenance <br /> 52 and Licenses and Network Leases. <br />