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9 Commissioner Dorosin said that is inconsistent. He said if the point is to respect the process, he can accept that; and if the point is that Commissioners want to pick numbers based on their own knowledge or preference, he can respect that. He said all these agencies have been recommended for funding, which means they have shown a level of merit. He said he feels the primary reason agencies may not have been funded is a lack of money, and he believes there is enough money. Commissioner Pelissier said she does not think this is the reviewer's perspective, but rather the reviewer considers the agency, its work and purpose, and an appropriate amount to fund. Commissioner Burroughs said she liked Commissioner Jacobs' compromise. Commissioner Burroughs said as Communities in Schools (CIS) is dissolving, she has withdrawn her amendments, and instead proposes giving the funds to CHCCS instead. Commissioner Jacobs said if policies are being considered, then perhaps there should be a target for funding for outside agencies. Commissioner Jacobs said the Board is going to fund one department's one position, but many departments' requests did not get funding. He proposed seeing all the departments' requests for positions and others items. Bonnie Hammersley said there is a list of requests that were not recommended for funding, on page 40 of the budget book. She said 24 positions were requested, and only 7 were funded. Commissioner Jacobs suggested viewing and discussing these requests in future budget discussions. Commissioner Price said she liked Commissioner Jacobs' compromise for outside agency funding. Commissioner Price asked Commissioner Dorosin if he does not want to fund agencies included in section 2. Commissioner Dorosin said he would suggest discussing these individually as a Board at this meeting. He said the whole budget is around $200 million, and the Board is talking about an $80,000 portion. Commissioner Rich said to take CIS out of the motion. A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs, to fully fund all agencies recommended for funding in section 1 (page 410), with the exception of CIS, unless fully funding the agencies would increase the proposed amount more than 50%, in which case they would receive the 50% increase. VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Commissioner Pelissier) A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to add $114,000, from former CIS funds, to the schools' funding, to be divided by ADM. Commissioner Rich asked if these funds will recur every year in the general school funding. Bonnie Hammersley said it will go into the base operating funding per school, allowing the funds to be recaptured and distributed evenly. Paul Laughton said, by ADM, CHCCS would receive $68,503 and OCS would receive $45,497. VOTE: UNANIMOUS