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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 4 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> 6 June 15, 2017 <br /> 7 7:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Thursday, June 15, <br /> 10 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br /> 13 Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 1. Discussion of Budget Amendment List for FY2017-18 Operating Budget and <br /> 23 FY2017-22 Capital Investment Plan <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Bonnie Hammersley reviewed the following items at the Commissioners' places: <br /> 26 - Blue sheet: historical education spending of categories included in the 48.1% target for <br /> 27 schools <br /> 28 - Coral sheet: additional recurring capital recommendations for County Departments <br /> 29 - Pink sheet: historical per pupil appropriation <br /> 30 - White sheet with holes: updated fee schedule <br /> 31 - Addition to capital improvement packet, with red line changes <br /> 32 - Two lavender attachments that go along with the amendment sheets <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:07 p.m. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 - White sheet: abstract from May 16 <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Bonnie Hammersley reviewed the chronology of how the Board and staff have reached <br /> 39 the point where they are tonight. She said the total amount on the amendment sheet is <br /> 40 $50,000 more than recommended funding, and staff worked on ideas to balance it today. She <br /> 41 said Commissioner Price asked for an amendment for a Paramedic Coordinator position for <br /> 42 expansion of services, and the Manager talked with Dinah Jeffries, Emergency Medical <br /> 43 Services (EMS) Director, about the funding of this position. She said staff has committed to <br /> 44 pursuing potential grants for this position, and the EMS Director is reaching out to partners for <br /> 45 funding as well. She said removing the Paramedic Coordinator position would balance the <br /> 46 sheet. <br /> 47 Bonnie Hammersley said there is about $500,000 of on going use with one-time money, <br /> 48 and one reason the Paramedic Coordinator position was considered is because it is an <br /> 49 expansion of services, and if there are funds elsewhere, she would recommend using those <br />