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Commissioner Pelissier asked if there are pros and cons to bringing the EMS billing back in house. Dwane Brinson said about 5 years ago the Board of County Commissioners wanted to outsource this for about a year but it has gone on a long time. He said the main issue is customer service with the outside vendors. He said he felt a better job could be done in house. Commissioner Dorosin asked if the Board approved new employees in the tax department. Dwane Brinson said those were not new employees but rather deputy tax collectors who are re-appointed every two years. • Economic Development and the Orange County Arts Commission, Pg. 137 (including Non-Departmental Items, Pg. 333) Christal Sandifer reviewed the following information: She said there are no significant budget changes in FY15-16. Article 46 proceeds, page 66 • The Article 46 One-Quarter Cent (1/4 cent) County Sales and Use Tax was approved by Orange County voters in the November 2011 election, and became effective April 1, 2012. A Special Revenue Fund has been established to receive and account for the One-Quarter Cent (1/4 cent) Sales and Use Tax proceeds. The sales and use tax proceeds are divided 50% to the County's two school systems and 50% to Economic Development initiatives. The funds will remain separate from the County's General Fund to allow for more isolated and accurate tracking of revenues and expenditures. The Board of County Commissioners approved a ten-year commitment to allocate the proceeds as follows: • 50% of the funding will be allocated in an equitable manner between the County's two school systems, based on the Average Daily Membership (ADM) of each school system, for the dedicated purpose of funding capital projects, including but not limited to, facility improvements at older schools and the procurement of technology. • 50% of the funding will be allocated to Economic Development initiatives. The tables below reflect proposed uses of the anticipated proceeds of$2,814,576 by the two school systems and Economic Development in FY15-16: School Systems Proposed Use for FY 2015-16 Technology— Student Access Computing Devices (Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools) $ 432,740 Facility Improvements at Older Schools (Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools) $ 432,740 Technology— 1:1 Laptops Initiative and Upgrades (District-Wide — Orange County Schools) $ 541,808 TOTAL $1,407,288 Economic Development Proposed Use for FY2015-16 Debt Service on Infrastructure $ 857,288 Utility Service Agreement with Mebane $ 50,000 Collaborative Outreach $ 20,000 Small Business Loan Pool $ 200,000