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APPROVED 9/16/2014 <br /> MINUTES <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> June 10, 2014 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on <br /> Thursday, June 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Link Government Services Center in Hillsborough, <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: Interim County Manager Michael Talbert, Assistant County <br /> Managers Cheryl Young and Clarence Grier and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other <br /> staff inembers will be identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. He reviewed the following items <br /> at their places: <br /> - Memo - Summary from NCACC regarding the state house budget <br /> - Yellow sheet— Memo from Steve Brantley regarding partnership with the Research Triangle <br /> Regional Partnerships <br /> - White sheet— Funding information from Clarence Grier <br /> - Lavender sheet— Managers Miscellaneous Fund Appropriations <br /> - Green sheet - Jail capacity information <br /> - Peach Sheet— Information on Upgrades needed at the Southern Human Services Center <br /> - White sheet— Memo from Orange County Board of Education <br /> - White Sheet - Draft Agenda Abstract - Information Technology <br /> - Goldenrod sheet— Response from Gayle Wilson to solid waste question <br /> 1. Board of County Commissioners discussion: Additional budqet Initiatives, items <br /> and assertions <br /> Commissioner McKee said he would like to increase funding for the Meals on Wheels <br /> program, which is an outside agency. He considers this a critical program for providing meals, <br /> as well as a contact for isolated residents. <br /> Commissioner Rich said she feels it is too late in the game to discuss funding changes <br /> for larger initiatives. She would like to have this discussion earlier next year. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he is afraid that initiatives will be brought up on Thursday. He would <br /> like to do this much earlier in the spring, next year, prior to the manager's recommended <br /> budget. <br /> Michael Talbert said staff did take the Board's message from the retreat and used it to <br /> help form the proposed goals and funding. <br /> Commissioner Gordon arrived at 7:07 p.m. <br /> 2. FY2014-15 Fire District Tax Rates, Pq. 299 <br /> Paul Laughton said the Fire District section in their budget book goes from page 299 to <br /> page 304 of the budget binder. He noted the attachments for this item (#2) on the abstract, <br />