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15 1 Frank Clifton said one of the distinguishing differences, when considering cost of 2 TTA and Chapel Hill Transit, is that both have a dedicated maintenance operation. He 3 said OPT maintains its own units out of the garages, and this cuts down on overhead. 4 He said that if services were expanded to require a specific maintenance facility, the 5 cost would go up. He said this maintenance facility cost is a big factor. 6 Craig Benedict said there will be some re-organization within, as there has been 7 some turnover with Storm Water Erosion Control Officers. 8 Commissioner Rich asked how many buses are in the fleet. 9 Craig Benedict said there are 19 small buses that hold 27 passengers. He said 10 there are also 5 or 6 vans. 11 Chair Jacobs referred to the non-departmental section on page 188. He noted 12 the Piedmont Council funding of$2000, while it is also listed as an outside agency 13 asking for $3000 and receiving no money. He questioned how much was requested by 14 this program. 15 Tonya Walton said these requests are for the same agency but not the same 16 function. 17 Chair Jacobs asked for information on the work with park and school site 18 planning with Mebane. 19 Craig Benedict said conversations have been had with Mebane, and this is on 20 the docket and will come to the Board in the future. 21 Chair Jacobs asked if this will come to the Board it in time for their meeting with 22 Mebane in September, and Craig Benedict said yes. 23 Commissioner Gordon asked how the transit consolidation plan is going. 24 Craig Benedict said this is not going as well as he would like. He said the DOT 25 funded this at 100%, but gave all of the money to the consultant before the project was 26 done. He said it was meant to be a two part program. He said the project has stalled 27 until the DOT can find out how to pursue additional money to complete the two phase 28 program. 29 30 Public Affairs, Pg. 234 31 32 Tonya Walton said this is the department's first separate budget. She said the 33 expenditures budget totals $312,052. She reviewed the following highlights: 34 35 Budget Highlights: 36 • Approximately $108,000 in existing funds will be transferred from the County 37 Manager's budget with the creation of the Department of Public Affairs, on July 1, 38 2013. In FY 2012-13, the funds provided for the Department Director's personnel 39 costs and limited operational needs. 40 • The FY 2013-14 Manager Recommended Budget includes a new Graphic 41 Design Specialist position (1.0 FTE), effective January 1, 2014. The position will 42 create marketing and public relations materials, for the County and its 43 departments. Personnel, operating and start-up capital costs total $38,582, for the 44 first six month of the position; on-going, annual operating expenses total $69,266. 45 46 Carla Banks thanked the finance department, as well as the county manager and 47 Tonya Walton, for their assistance in this budget process. 48 Commissioner McKee asked if the department has figures of how much savings 49 would be accrued with this new position to offset the cost currently being paid for 50 graphic design. 51 Tonya Walton said this information is not known yet. She said staff knows of 52 some non-general funds/departments that are outsourcing graphic design needs. She 53 said that most departments are handling it on their own. 54 Carla Banks said she has provided a sheet that outlines what the cost would be, 55 based on coming into the position and flying solo. She is accustomed to having this