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