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14 Commissioner Jacobs said it is an outside agency and it is directly related to sustainable agriculture. Commissioner Price said she supported the Food Council but thought there was an unwritten policy about not fully funding brand new organizations. Commissioner Jacobs said past boards have funded new entities if there was a need shown. Commissioner Pelissier said criteria was developed a few years back on how to fund outside agencies and one criteria was if a non-profit was getting most of its money from government than it is not a non-profit. She said it now seems that government is funding most of these outside agencies and maybe the BOCC needs to re-visit its criteria. She said the Manager has recommended funding some of these non-profits because they were the Board's priority. Commissioner Burroughs asked Janice Tyler if she could highlight the funding needs of Senior Care of Orange. Janice Tyler said this group is continuing to struggle and has about enough money for one month of payroll. She said Veterans Affairs owes the agency about $20,000. She said the census fluctuates, which makes it difficult to plan. She said it is hard for this agency to meet the living wage criteria this time but noted that this is the only day health program for seniors in Orange County. She stressed the importance of this program. Commissioner Rich referred to Behavioral Insights and asked if the County is providing this service already and if so, why is any funding being offered at all. Bonnie Hammersley said the $4,000 was a recommendation of the Criminal Justice Resource Manager who identified any duplicate services and determined that $4,000 of services is still being provided by Behavioral Insights. Travis Myren said this funding is for staff to write sentencing plans. Commissioner Rich asked if this task could be brought in-house. Travis Myren said he does not believe the current staff has the skill set to do this task. He said there is also a desire to start a Batterers Intervention Program; however, certification was not received to start this program so this portion is not being funded. Commissioner Price asked if this $4,000 could be contracted out. Bonnie Hammersley said the $4,000 is for a contract and will be administered and monitored by the Criminal Justice Resource Manager. Commissioner Jacobs said another variable that is to be considered when determining outside agency funding is how much an organization serves the residents of Orange County. He said the Food Council serves 100% in Orange County. Bonnie Hammersley said the spreadsheet did not cover the geographical service areas and staff tried to incorporate as much as possible from the applications. Commissioner Jacobs requested that next year more information be provided regarding the agencies that are not funded, so that Commissioners can independently evaluate the agency and see if they concur with the Manager's recommendation. Commissioner Jacobs said the Board needs to acknowledge Commissioner Dorosin's suggestion to fully fund previously funded agencies, and if so, then there would be no need for further discussion on those agencies. Bonnie Hammersley said if the Board wants to delay the mark-up-mark-down process until the next meeting it can do so, as all amendments will be reviewed at that time. Commissioner Jacobs suggested deferring this conversation about the outside agency amendments until the next meeting due to Commissioner Dorosin's illness this evening. Commissioner Price said she planned to propose more for the Hillsborough Art's Council.