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12 1 The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget increases the annual cost for animal control 2 services for Carrboro from $67,768 to $79,305 in the final year of a three year phase-in of total 3 costs (including the annualized cost of vehicle replacement). 4 ■ The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget increases the annual cost for animal control 5 services for Hillsborough from $45,473 to $49,775, as a result of an increase in their share of 6 "county service" from 12 percent to 13 percent. 7 ■ The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget increases the annual cost for animal control 8 services to Chapel Hill from $86,752 to $88,638 primarily as a result of cost of living 9 adjustments in compensation. 10 11 Asset Management Services, Pg. 68 (including Internal Service Fund— Vehicle 12 Replacements, handout provided at the meeting) 13 14 Darrell Butts reviewed the following information: 15 Asset Management Services: Administrative Division 16 Budget Highlights 17 ■ The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget includes $48,613 in the Facilities 18 Maintenance division's Contract Services account. These funds are for OE Enterprises to 19 perform custodial services at additional County facilities (Cedar Grove Community Center, 20 Whitted Meeting Facility) and intensely used areas that require additional care (Senior Centers, 21 Adult Day Health Program). These funds are budgeted in lieu of 2.0 FTE Facilities Maintenance 22 Technician I's that the department requested. The expectation of this contract is to provide the 23 same quality of service through OE Enterprises as would have been provided by County staff. 24 The quality of service provision will be closely monitored and evaluated. 25 ■ Mandated energy costs —Asset Management Services has again budgeted for a 10% rate 26 increase for electricity and a 15% rate increase for natural gas for FY 14-15, based on available 27 data. Despite these rate increases, the overall utility budget request includes an increase of 28 less than 1% in utilities due to the divestiture of, and lowering of utility intensity within, certain 29 buildings as well as continued implementation of efficiency measures. 30 ■ Vehicle replacement funds are being accumulated through the Internal Service Fund ("ISF") 31 established in FY12 (with an effective date of July 1, 2013). An additional $.10 per mile driven 32 will inure to this fund. An estimated 3 million miles will be driven County-wide during FY15-16, 33 equating to an estimated $300,000 in budgeted contribution to the ISF. 34 ■ For FY15-16, the Fleet Services division includes a net cost of Personnel and Operations of 35 $1,379,541 less the chargebacks to departments of$1,327,170 for a net cost of$60,371. 36 ■ For FY15-16, the Fleet Services division projects a decrease in unit costs for gasoline and 37 diesel. The Solid Waste Department will continue to acquire diesel fuel from the County's fuel 38 station located at the Asset Management North campus, and will continue to be charged back 39 for diesel fuel acquired at this facility. 40 Jeff Thompson, Director for Asset Management Services, reviewed the vehicle 41 replacement fund. 42 43 Board of Elections (BOE), Pg. 83 44 45 Darrell Butts reviewed the following highlights: 46 Budget Highlights 47 • The FY15-16 Manager Recommended Budget includes revenues of$54,495 (an increase 48 of$54,395) due to Municipal Elections scheduled in 2015 and filing fees for Primary Elections.