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Gallagher & Co. clients. Based on these discussions and reference checks, the Manager concurs with the Health Advisory Committee's recommendation. Wesley Grigston from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said he works out of the Charlotte office of Gallagher Benefit Services, and his team will be assigned to Orange County. He said this includes two benefit consultants, an underwriting consultant, a health management consultant, a compliance director, and an account manager. He invited questions from the Board. Commissioner Price asked if the broker is alternated as a means of establishing a system of checks and balances. Bonnie Hammersley said this is the first RFP the County has done for a Broker of Record. A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs for the Board to approve the recommendation of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as the County's Broker of Record for Employee Benefit programs, and authorize the Manager, pending final review by the Human Resources Director and the County Attorney, to sign the contract with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and to further authorize the Manager to sign any amendments or renewals thereto. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Family Success Alliance Request for Social Justice Fundinq and Approval of Budqet Amendment#6-A The Board considered approving Budget Amendment#6-A transferring $10,000 from the Social Justice fund to the Health Department for the Family Success Alliance (FSA) in order for 12 members to attend the Harlem Children's Zone Practitioner's Institute. Colleen Bridger said she was here to represent the Family Success Alliance. She said the Alliance's first request is for the allocation of$10,000 from the social justice fund to cover half of the cost for 12 members to attend the Harlem Children's Zone Practitioner's Institute. She said participants will spend three days observing this program in order to help implement it in Orange County. Commissioner Rich asked if the Board will see a full budget for the Family Success Alliance to show what will be spent for the 2015-16 calendar. Colleen Bridger said the alliance is in the middle of a gap analysis. She said once these gaps are known, there will be a process to work with the two zones to prioritize how best to address them. She said this plan will then come to the Board, along with a definition of the budget. Commissioner Rich asked if this will become a line item in the regular budget, or if it will always be a request from the social justice fund. Bonnie Hammersley said this has not been decided yet. She said this may have been addressed already in a budget amendment. She said this has already been allocated, so staff will look at how to address it moving forward. Commissioner Rich said a certain amount will be put into the Social Justice fund, but it might be a good idea to move this funding to be a regular line item. Commissioner Burroughs said she was pleased to see that there is a workshop on the evaluation. She thinks it is good to have an evaluation tool in place from the beginning. Commissioner Pelissier said there has been some discussion of possible opportunities for additional funds from United Way. She said this might provide additional money for the implementation of services and programs.