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5 <br />1 <br />service to the community. He said a letter was attached to the annual report that reconfirmed <br />2 <br />commitment to the current financial obligations within the County.He read those obligations: <br />3 <br />4 <br />Alcohol Law Enforcement Amount <br />5 <br />UNC Police Department $ 2,000 <br />6 <br />Hillsborough Police Department $ 6,000 <br />7 <br />Carrboro Police Department $ 16,000 <br />8 <br />Chapel Hill Police Department $ 20,000 <br />9 <br />Orange County Sheriff’s Department $ 86,000 <br />10 <br />Total Alcohol Law Enforcement$130,000 <br />11 <br />12 <br />Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Grants <br />13 <br />Orange County EMS $ 750 <br />14 <br />Lutheran Services $ 3,000 <br />15 <br />Mental Health Orange Co Teen Partnership $ 5,000 <br />16 <br />El Centro Hispano $ 10,000 <br />17 <br />Carpe Diem $ 12,000 <br />18 <br />Orange County Drug Court $ 20,000 <br />19 <br />El Futuro $ 22,000 <br />20 <br />Orange CountySchools $ 38,500 <br />21 <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools$ 45,300 <br />22 <br />Total AlcoholEducation and Rehabilitation $156,550 <br />23 <br />24 <br />Tony Dubois indicated that all the amounts are at least double the amount of the <br />25 <br />statutory requirementswithin the State of North Carolina.He indicated that expenses have <br />26 <br />been higher this year due to the building of a new store,in addition to the extra monies that are <br />27 <br />given to law enforcement and the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Grants.He said despite <br />28 <br />these higher expenses, the amount given to the County’s General Fund remains strong and is <br />29 <br />also higher than the state’s statutory requirement.He said future improvements should <br />30 <br />continue to provide funds for the County, local law enforcement and local non-profit <br />31 <br />organizations for years to come. He said an important Board goal this year is the living wage. <br />32 <br />He said it will be included in the wage structure and pay scale. <br />33 <br />Chair McKee said not only doesthe ABC Board’s financial contributions go above state <br />34 <br />requirements but that they continue to increase from year to year. <br />35 <br />Commissioner Rich asked if the living wage was going to be adopted across the state or <br />36 <br />only in certain counties. <br />37 <br />Tony Dubois said the living wage was just adopted as a goal,and specifics are yet to be <br />38 <br />determined. <br />39 <br />Commissioner Rich said she is thrilled to see it being adopted here,andshe <br />40 <br />encouraged theOrange County ABC Board to sharetheir living wage initiative with other ABC <br />41 <br />Boardsthroughout the state. <br />42 <br />Commissioner Dorosin said when heserved as liaison to the ABC Board that he raised <br />43 <br />a question about the $400,000 that has beenreturnedto the general fund for the past several <br />44 <br />years. He said it seemed unclear how this number was chosen.He said he recalled that there <br />45 <br />was no known formula for this amount.He said that theBoard of County Commissioners <br />46 <br />should make a determination as to whether theywant to use a formula; and in addition,that the <br />47 <br />amount contributedback to the county should be increased due to the increase in revenue. He <br />48 <br />said the Statedoes restrict how much money the ABC Board is allowed to keep and any <br />49 <br />remainingfunds must go back to the County or to grant programs. He suggested that they <br /> <br />