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5. Homestead Community Center <br />The project budget for the Homestead Community Center totals $90,000. On January <br />23, 2007, the Board awarded a contract to Billings and Garrett, Inc: totaling $112,737 to <br />construct a sewer line to service the Homestead Community Center, leaving a project <br />shortfall of $22,737. Since that time, the County has been required to expend an <br />additional $37,000 to meet Town of Carrboro requirements for approval of encroachment <br />agreements. Upon approval of the bid, Commissioners directed the Budget,,Director to <br />bring back a revised capital project ordinance sufficient to cover the cost of the project. <br />This budget amendment transfers $60,000 from the Central Recreation Repairs Capital <br />Project to cover the Homestead Community Center cost overruns. Repairs and <br />renovations at Central Recreation, are nearing completion and there are sufficient <br />unexpended monies to cover the transfer. (See Attachment 7, Homestead Community <br />Center Capital Project Ordinance and Attachment 8, Central Recreation Repairs Capital <br />Project Ordinance) <br />6. Central/Northern Orange Senior Center <br />Carol Woods has contributed $125,000 to the Central Orange Senior Center Capital <br />Project to offset construction costs of the new center. The attached Central/Northern <br />Orange Senior Center Capital Project Ordinance reflects the receipt of this donation. <br />(See Attachment 9, Central/Northern Orange Senior Center Capital Project Ordinance) <br />Governing and Management <br />7. The original FY 2007-08 approved budget appropriated $25,000 to allow the County <br />Manager to address inequitable salary relationships and retain employees. This budget <br />amendment provides for the allocation of these funds from the Governing and <br />Management function non-departmental equity retention account to various County <br />departments to cover adjustments awarded throughout the. year. (See Attachment 1, <br />column #7) <br />Public Safety <br />8. The Sheriffs Department has received funds totaling $22,100 from the Orange County <br />ABC Board as reimbursement for the purchase of a vehicle. This budget amendment <br />provides for the receipt of these funds for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment <br />1, column #8) <br />9. Preliminary expenditure projections for the Public Safety function indicate the function <br />will likely be overspent at June 30, 2008. For the most part, this situation has occurred <br />due to an increased inmate population at the Jail, unforeseen emergencies, and <br />coverage of special events. Costs for some of these expenditures are covered through <br />higher than anticipated jail and ambulance fees. Other mandated costs such as inmate <br />medical care do not have offsetting revenues. In order to avoid year-end over <br />expenditures, it is necessary to complete a budget amendment to cover the overages. <br />This amendment increases budgeted revenues for Jail and ambulance fees and special <br />events coverage by $250,000 to be more in line with actual receipts and cover some of <br />the over expenditures. In addition, this amendment transfers $340,000 from other <br />General Fund functions to the Public Safety function to cover other costs not offset by <br />revenues. (See Attachment 1, column #9) <br />