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Craig Benedict said this was an engineering study project to do interconnection designs between the different utility providers. Craig Benedict said this year the department had $384,000 more dollars in revenue than expected. He said this indicates that the economy is picking up. He said there was $259,000 in increased expenditures in staffing and operations. He said he is missing some staff and he has had a tough time replacing an erosion control supervisor/engineer position. He is very optimistic about the OPT budget and the implementation of the bus and rail investment plan. He hopes to have the buses running by January of 2015. He said the buses have been leveraged well, and they will be getting $560,000 worth of buses for roughly $40,000. Commissioner Pelissier asked if the half cent sales tax is accounted for separately in the line item details. Craig Benedict said there are separate revenue accounts for tag revenue and half cent sales tax. Chair Jacobs referred to page 388, regarding the erosion control officer II reinstatement. Craig Benedict said he wants to fill the supervisor role first and then have them work toward hiring another erosion control technician. He said this is not in the budget now. He noted that even with depleted staff, the County won a statewide erosion control award. Chair Jacobs asked if the state has a Jordan Lake storm water management program. Craig Benedict said no. He said this is in limbo. He said this legislation is being monitored. • Social Services, Pg. 405 (including Non-Departmental items, Pg. 364) Tonya Walton said there is a net County cost increase of$381,000, and the main budget drivers for the department are the revenue reductions from the state, which total $270,000. She said the department has seen some state revenue increases, totaling a little over $1 million, in the areas of Medicaid, food stamps, and case management support. She highlighted some of the following personnel changes: Personnel Changes: Recommended Budget includes funding for the seven county social workers ($439,669), who would have been displaced by the loss of Orange County Schools' Revenue. The department has secured Supportive Case Management revenue ($123,600) and eliminated two vacant positions ($101,049) to offset the increase in County Costs ($211,421). Please refer to the Budget Highlights within the Economic Services division for more details. Tonya Walton said the operational budget impact of revenue reductions are seen in daycare and general assistance funding. She said these reductions are causing the County to see increased expenses of about $289,000. She said capital requests total $60,000, and include security and access improvements at the Skills Development Center, automated systems implementation, and computer improvements. Tonya Walton referred to the non-departmental Public Safety items on page 364. She said there was a small change to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Consult program. Nancy Coston asked the Board to do what they can in reference to funding for childcare because of the cuts in eligibility from the state. She said these cuts are breaking news, and she would have numbers at the next meeting. Commissioner Gordon asked for any information that can be provided on these cuts.