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• $1.5 million of the excess fund balance to continue the funding of the Other Post <br /> Employment Benefits (OPEB) Fund; <br /> • $450,000 to replenish the Social Justice Fund or for FY2014-15 appropriations as <br /> needed; and <br /> • the remaining balance of$1.1 million available unassigned balance be used to balance <br /> the FY2015-16 budget; <br /> VOTE: Motion Passes 4-3 <br /> Ayes, 4 (Commissioner Burroughs, Commissioner Price, Chair McKee, and Commissioner <br /> Pelissier) - (Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Jacobs, and Commissioner porosin) <br /> 8. Reports <br /> NONE <br /> 9. County Manaqer's Report <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the Board will be receiving the agenda for the January 27 work <br /> session, and she reviewed the following items from that agenda: <br /> Proiected January 27, 2015 Reqular Work Session Items <br /> • Follow-up on Ephesus Church Road/Fordham Boulevard Public Improvements and <br /> Request for County Investment in the Project <br /> • Application and Guidelines for the County's '/4 Cent Sales Tax Business Investment <br /> Grants &Agriculture Investment Grants <br /> • FY 2015-16 Budget Assumptions/Fiscal Outlook/Budget Update/Budget Drivers (in Prep <br /> for BOCC Retreat) <br /> • Board Appointments to Advisory Boards/Commissions <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the first quarterly fiscal report, ending Sept. 30, 2014, is <br /> included in their information packets. <br /> Clarence Grier said the second report will be available on January 27tn <br /> 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> NONE <br /> 11. Appointments <br /> Commissioner Jacobs noted that the Board is going to finally address appointing people <br /> who have not been recommended. He said there are cases where there is a preponderance of <br /> females as opposed to males, or Chapel Hill residents as opposed to Orange County residents. <br /> He said he would be moved to recommend additional people to fill these recommended <br /> positions, but only in deference to the fact that the Board has not had this conversation, will he <br /> be quiet about that tonight. <br /> a. Affordable Housinq Advisory Board —Appointments <br /> The Board considered making appointments to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> appoint the following to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board: <br /> • Appointment to a first full term (Position #2) At-Large for Ms. Vanessa Soleil ending <br /> 09/30/2017. <br /> • Appointment to a first partial term (Position #4)At-Large for Ms. Traci Wooten ending <br /> 06/30/2016. <br />