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• 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. Commissioner Gordon congratulated Sheriff Pendergrass on his many years of service and thanked him for what he has done for Orange County. She noted that he has been in office longer than she has. Commissioner McKee asked if they are covering all of the costs of maintaining the jail. Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass said the capacity is 130, and last year's daily average was 130. He said they are working each day to keep the count down. Chair Jacobs asked him how many misdemeanor prisoners are generated in County that are 91 to 180 days. John Selew said he does not have an exact answer, but it is a small number. He said most misdemeanors fall under the 91 day time frame. Chair Jacobs said since the state budgets make the County responsible for these, he hopes the local criminal justice system will adjust. Paul Laughton said staff just received notification that the vendor will no longer support or service the in-car cameras, and parts will not be available. He said the cost quotes to replace these 60 cameras is about $500,000. He said this will likely come to the Board in the fall, and the timeline would be to have the equipment in by October for installation in December. Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass said this will be a 5 year lease plan, with maintenance fees included. Paul Laughton said it would be a 59 month lease plan for a little over $100,000 per year. He said there are several different quotes to consider. • Aging, Pg. 43 Tonya Walton said the Department on Aging is comprised of the general fund and a grant project of the Senior Wellness Grant. She said there is a net County increase of$1300 in the grant project as a result of a COLA adjustment. She said there is a net increase of $55,000 in the general fund. She said half of this increase is due to COLA adjustments, and the remainder is due to RSVP program changes and Senior Center program improvements. She said the Senior Center program improvements total about $20,000. She noted that detailed breakdowns of these items can be found within the Aging section of the budget binder, beginning on page 43. Commissioner McKee thanked the department for providing services to the seniors throughout the County. Commissioner porosin referred to page 43, and he noted the 2013-14 estimate of $565,000 and the fact that the actual estimate for this year was about $100,000 higher. He said the request this year is back to the $565,000 and he asked for an explanation of this. Paul Laughton said this document does not show the revised budget, and the original budget does not show the amendments done throughout the year due to additional grants and fees. He said the revised budget is available in the line item detail, and this is more in line with the 12 month estimate.