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3 MEMORANDUM: ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO: John Link, County Manager t FROM: Marvin Collins, Planning Director DATE: February 23, 1996 SUBJECT: Shaping Orange County's Future COPIES: Gene Bell, Planner III/Comprehensive David Stancil, Planner II/Comprehensive This memorandum summarizes the attached updated cost estimates for the"Shaping Orange County's Future" initiative. Major differences from the original estimates include the following: • Overall project costs have been reduced from$179,612 to $172,244, a reduction of$7,638. • The distribution of costs reflects that agreed to by the Steering Committee; e.g., Orange County - 57%; Chapel Hill - 32.6%; and Carrboro - 10.5%. Orange County's cost includes that of the Town of Hillsborough. • The number of new,time-limited staff positions has been reduced from 1 to 2,but the hourly rate has been increased from$15.54/hour to $20.64/hour to reflect the need for an experienced person as well as inflation during the life of the project. • More emphasis has been placed on the use of a facilitator,particularly at the front end. Another way of understanding the spreadsheet data is through the use of a "line item"approach. Broken down by category,project expenditures would be as follows: Catego, Subtotal Total* Percent of Total Personnel (1 Time-Limited Position) $106,895 $117,585 68.3% Consultant Services • Facilitator $ 17,290 $ 19,019 11.0% • Phone Survey $ 2,500 $ 2,750 1.6% Agenda Preparation/Distribution $ 19,600 $ 21,560 12.5% Supplies $ 1,500 $ 1,650 1.0% Publication Costs • Newspaper Insert $ 3,000 $ 3,300 2.0% • Final Report $ 1,750 $ 1,925 1.1% • Advertising $ 3,600 $ 3,960 2.3% Assembly of Gov't Meeting_ $ 450 $ 495 0.2% Total $156,585 $172,244 100.0% * Includes 10% Contingency