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The County currently funds a portion of the Department Director's personnel costs, which is included in the net County Cost figures, in Section 8 division's budget tables. HOME Investment Partnership Program Budget Highlights: Due to federal sequestration, the department budget for rental subsidies has been reduced by 5 percent, from the prior year. Urgent Repair Program Budget Highlights: Funding for Urgent Repair costs will decrease by $15,000 to $60,000, in FY 2013-14. Partnership to End Homelessness Program Budget Highlights: The cost of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), known as CHIN (Carolina Homeless Information Network), has been transferred from the State to the twelve (12) communities that receive homeless funding. For Orange County that cost is $21,000. Revenue Increase: The revenue increase represents a 44% increase from each jurisdiction's prior year contribution. Tara Fikes said the sequestration cuts were deepest in operations and less so in subsidy. Human Relations Division Budget Highlights: • No significant budget changes, in FY 2013-14. Commissioner McKee asked Tara Fikes to speak on reductions to Habitat for Humanity, home programs and sub-recipients Tara Fikes said, due to less funding from HUD, allocations to all sub-recipients were reduced. She said that Habitat's reduction resulted in subsidy for one fewer house. Chair Jacobs asked about Habitat's Brush with Kindness program versus the County's urgent repair program. He asked why half of the Urgent Home Repair Program monies go to administration. Tara Fikes said she thinks the programs' purposes are similar, however half of the County programs funding is spent on a Rehab Specialist to oversee the repairs. She said this position has been used to help in other areas and programs as well. Chair Jacobs said to it would be helpful to indicate in the budget that the administration position serves multiple purposes. Tara Fikes said Habitat's program is focused more on outward appearance, and the Urgent Repair Program is focused on interior, health and safety issues and code violations. Chair Jacobs asked Tara Fikes to send the Board a memo on what the Urgent Repair Program is about, especially for my own benefit. Library, Pg. 176 (including Fee Schedule change requests, Pg. 332 and Non- Departmental Items, Pg. 201) Lucinda Munger reviewed the following: Main Library Budget Highlights: Increased Library Hours: The County Manager recommends a $32,000 increase in the department's nonpermanent personnel and operating budget for the additional four weekend hours, beginning July 1, 2013. The proposed increase to the Library's budget would require a corresponding increase in the County's contribution to Chapel Hill Library ($8,641). For more information, please refer to the Culture and Recreation Non- Departmental section. New Staff Requests: The FY 2013-14 budget includes two FTE requests. The department requests a 0.20 FTE increase, from 32 to 40 hours, for a Library Assistant I