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1 <br /> APPROVED FEBRUARY 1, 1988 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET SESSION <br /> JUNE 22, 1987 - 7:30 P.M. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioner met on June 22, 1987 at 7:30 <br /> p.m. at Lincoln Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for the purpose of <br /> holding a budget work session. <br /> BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners <br /> Moses Carey, Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit. <br /> STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant <br /> County Manager Albert Kittrell, Finance Director Gordon Baker, Clerk to <br /> the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Deputy Finance Office Ken Chavious, Social <br /> Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook, Health Director Jerry Robinson, Budget <br /> Analyst Donna Wagner and Personnel Director Beverly Whitehead. <br /> MENTAL HEALTH <br /> Bill Baxter, Area Director, made the presentation. He presented with <br /> the use of charts an overview of his total budget with specifics for <br /> Orange County and emphasis on the proposed new program for this year. <br /> The new program "Crisis Emergency Service" would be established to <br /> provide a new emergency service in Chapel Hill which would provide <br /> coverage from 8-5 every day. The cost would be $178, 000 minimum. The <br /> total budget requested from Orange County this year is $230,104. <br /> The Crisis Emergency Service would serve in a cost effective way <br /> those people in crisis who need immediate help. The program would serve <br /> as a referral resource for many of the agencies in the County. The <br /> County's share would be 17% of the total amount needed and they would <br /> receive 83% return for this money. <br /> Ken Thompson stated that the Manager's recommended budget includes <br /> everything as requested with the exception of the Crisis Emergency <br /> facility. He noted that there will be proposals for State action in this <br /> area and that the County could go head of that and fund such a unit on a <br /> single county basis or wait to see what the State will do on a regional <br /> funding basis. <br /> Discussion ensued with Baxter answering questions from the Board. The <br /> Board agreed that the service is needed and placed on the markup list for <br /> later considerion the amount of $178,000. <br /> HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION <br /> HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br /> Ruth Royster did both presentations. She spoke about three areas <br /> which had been deleted from the Health Department's requested budget. With <br /> reference to personnel, the proposed budget includes one part-time health <br /> educator position to begin January 1, 1988. Because of program priorities <br /> and objectives two fulltime health educator positions are needed instead <br /> of the one part time as recommended by the Manager. This recommendation <br /> has the endorsement of HSAC. She emphasized the importance of providing <br /> preventive measures for teens. There is also a need for one additional <br /> public health nurse I. State funding may be available for this position <br /> but that is not known at this time. The Health Department, because of the <br /> increase in the workload, does need one additional sanitarian. With <br /> reference to equipment that was not included in the Manager's recommended <br /> budget, there are two offices -- in Carrmill Mall without any furniture. <br /> One additional two-way radio is needed for use by the sanitarians and five <br /> new typewriters are needed for use by the staff who must keep a lot of <br />