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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 M. Chair Jacobs thanked Human resources for the $25,000 in funding toward the possibility of an in -house health clinic. Chair Jacobs said they are getting close to have enough information on self- insurance to move the health care decisions from the fall to the spring as part of the budget process Commissioner Rich referred to the Health Savings Account (HSA), and asked if the majority of people are taking advantage of that. Diane Shepherd said there has been an increase in the use of this health savings account option. 5. Discussion of County Department's FY2014 -15 Budget Requests • Register of Deeds, Pg. 398 Darryl Butts and Deborah Brooks said the total net increase for this department is $47,000, due to an expenditure increase of $9500 and a revenue decrease of $38,000. He said the revenue decrease is primarily due to a decrease in register of deeds fees, and marriage license fees. Deborah Brooks expressed appreciation to the Board and staff. Commissioner Gordon thanked Ms. Brooks for all of her years of service. Commissioner McKee asked if the credit card program had been implemented. Deborah Brooks said this has been up and running since April 2014. Commissioner Rich asked about the progress with digitized files and back scanning. Deborah Brooks said the back scanning is up and running, but staff is going back to make sure everything is correct before merging it. The Board thanked Deborah Brooks for her many years of service. • Sheriff, Pg. 401 Darryl Butts reviewed the following Sheriff's Office budget highlights: • The increase in Operations in FY 2014 -15 is due to a $.03 /mile increase in the Motor Pool surcharge (from $.05 /mile to $.08 /mile), and increases in Contract Services to cover the costs of in -car camera and server maintenance, and fingerprinting technology maintenance. • The FY 2014 -15 Manager Recommended budget includes two (2) additional Deputy Sheriff I positions for transport operations. The number of involuntary commitments has increased over the past several years, and this requires two deputies for each transport, with most trips taking approximately 5 -8 hours per patient. Transports are mandated by the State, which require taking patients from the location of the incident to the hospital, and then to a facility for treatment that is designated by the hospital. Note: During FY 2009 -10, the Sheriff's Office voluntarily relinquished two vacant Deputy Sheriff positions to help cut costs during the economic recession. • The Capital Outlay of $101,858 in the 12 -month Estimate for FY 2013 -14 includes the purchase of three (3) patrol vehicles, one paid from the receipt of ABC Board funds, and the purchase of four (4) portable radios. • The increase in Revenue projected for FY 2014 -15 includes additional revenue anticipated for out of county transports. Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass said these two positions are needed because the road deputies are being taken off of the road, and timed detention staff are having to be used for transport. He said there has been a 30 percent increase in these transports this year. Chair Jacobs thanked Sheriff Pendergrass for all he has done over the years for Orange County.