Minutes 06-05-2014 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Chair Jacobs said this might be discussed at the last work session. He noted that the Town of Chapel Hill has a meeting on June 10th and he could communicate with the towns about this. He suggested a discussion of this on June 12tn Commissioner Rich said to make sure the towns receive the yellow sheet. Chair Jacobs said the mayors should also receive this, along with an explanation that it will be discussed on June 12tn Commissioner Gordon said she brought this up so that a clear decision can be made. Commissioner porosin left at 10:16 p.m. • Tax Administration, Pg. 432 Dwane Brinson said the net change is an expenditure increase of$198,000. He said this is mainly due to changes in taxation changes for registered motor vehicles. He said there are an extra 3 months in the current fiscal year, and this is why it makes next year look bad. He said there have been some operational and contract cost increases. He said the biggest change in tax administration budget is the revaluation fund that went into the general fund as opposed to being a separate fund. Commissioner Pelissier asked if the revenue stream from hotel motel occupancy is expected to generate additional revenues. Dwane Brinson said this is expected to maintain at the current level. • Public Affairs, Pg. 395 Tonya Walton said the department had a $4000 increase. She said the personnel cost includes $9,600 for student interns, who will assist with various projects, reports and newspaper advertisements. Carla Banks reviewed some of the listed outcomes. She said billboards, Facebook, Twitter, newspaper ads, and a full page in the Newcomer Guide were used to generate more visibility for the County. She referred to the expo, which was a big success. Commissioner Rich asked about changing the Triangle J plaque to reflect the new logo. Michael Talbert said he would follow up on this. Commissioner Price asked if the interns come under operations or personnel. Tonya Walton said this is part of personnel. • Board of Commissioners, Pg. 72 Darrell Butts said this department has a net increase of$53,300 in 2014-15, and the main drivers were the request for temporary personnel, and increase in laser fiche licenses. Donna Baker noted that an increase for additional web streaming is not shown. She said the overall cost has been reduced, but it will be total of$29,000, which is an increase of $9,000 to web stream all of the meetings. Commissioner Rich said she believes this is a good idea. Commissioner McKee said he is hesitant to pay that extra amount for web streaming when they are struggling to fund schools. Commissioner Price said she believes that transparency is important. Chair Jacobs said this medium allows the Board to speak more directly to people. He is supportive of this. Michael Talbert said this will be included in the mark up/ mark down. Commissioner Gordon said she also believes transparency is also important for the agendas, and she has never gotten an answer on this automated agenda issue.