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12 <br /> Commissioner Price asked if there is a reason this agency is seen differently than the <br /> other outside agencies. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said the agencies earlier in the evening were all recommended <br /> for funding, and the Arts Council was not. <br /> Commissioner Price said the other agencies on the list were given at least 50% of their <br /> request. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he believes this agency will receive money from the Town <br /> of Hillsborough. <br /> Commissioner Price said most agencies receive funding from various sources. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Commissioner Price) <br /> Orange County Living Wage <br /> Commissioner Price asked if she could hear more about this organization and why it <br /> should be fully funded. <br /> Travis Myren said this organization certifies private and public sector employers, who <br /> are paying the living wage. He said it is a voluntary certification program. He said the County <br /> is providing this agency with a vendor list to review which vendors are certified. <br /> Commissioner Rich said this agency is doing the work that the County might be doing <br /> and is doing it at a much lower rate than if it were done in house. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said the Manager's recommendations reflected the Board's <br /> stated priorities. She said a discussion should be added to a work session regarding the <br /> conditions under which the Board will almost fully fund a non-profit. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said policy discussion and guidelines are important, but there <br /> also needs to be flexibility to fund new agencies that are in line with the Board's values. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said these comments could be equally applied to the <br /> Hillsborough Arts Council, and, as such, he would like to reconsider his motion for the funding <br /> to the Hillsborough Arts Council. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> fund the Hillsborough Arts Council at $7,500. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair McKee, Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner Rich, Commissioner <br /> Burroughs, Commissioner Jacobs); Nayes, 2 (Commissioner Rich and Commissioner Pelissier) <br /> MOTION PASSES <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs to <br /> fund the Orange County Living Wage at $16,750. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Paul Laughton said this now leaves $41,697. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier <br /> to increase taxes by 0.6 percent ($1,006,415) for the schools. <br />