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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> 6 June 13, 2013 <br /> 7 6:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a reconvened Budget Work <br /> 10 Session from the June 11, 2013 meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services <br /> 11 Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. After this reconvened meeting, the June 13th 7:00pm work session <br /> 12 convened. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, <br /> 15 Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br /> 19 Michael Talbert, Clarence Grier and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members <br /> 20 will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 21 <br /> 22 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br /> 23 PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Reconvening of June 11, 2013 Budget Work Session <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Chair Jacobs reviewed the following items at the Commissioner's places: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 • Lavender sheet - historical information on the Piedmont Food and Agricultural <br /> 30 Processing Center (PFAP) <br /> 31 • Salmon sheet — additional outside agency information <br /> 32 • Goldenrod — Internal Service Fund- Vehicle Replacement information <br /> 33 • Excel spreadsheet - Property Tax Calculation and Analysis Per Tax District <br /> 34 • Memo in reference to DSS's new grant project and position requests <br /> 35 <br /> 36 4. Discussion of County Department's FY2013-14 Budget Requests <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Housing, Human Rights and Community Development (Pg.161) <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Budget Analyst Tonya Walton reviewed the following: <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Budget Highlights <br /> 43 Revenue Decrease: Due to federal sequestration, the department budget for rental <br /> 44 subsidies has been reduced by 6% and the administration funding for the program has <br /> 45 decreased by 31.5%, from the prior year (revised budget). Program attrition will absorb <br /> 46 the funding loss for rental subsidies. Although the department has eliminated funds for <br /> 47 operations, a funding gap of $148,110 remains for program administration, which affects <br /> 48 permanent personnel. The department recommends funding the gap through general <br /> 49 fund. <br /> 50 <br /> 51 The FY 2013-14 Manager's recommended budget includes funding for all positions, <br /> 52 pending further County action. The County will determine how to manage the loss of <br /> 53 administration funds, when County wide sequestration impacts are assessed. Note: The <br />