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APPROVED : 8 -6 -g0 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />BUDGET WORK SESSION <br />MAY 31, 1990 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on May 31, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. <br />in Superior Courtroom, Hillsborough, North Carolina for the purpose of holding a <br />budget work session on the Manager's proposed 1990 -1991 budget. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners <br />Shirley E. Marshall, Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit. <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John Link, Assistant County Manager Ellen <br />Liston, Economic Development Commission Director Ted Abernathy, Deputy Clerk to the <br />Board Kathy Baker, Agricultural Extension Director Fletcher Barber, Clerk to the <br />Board Beverly Blythe, Finance Director Ken Chavious, DSS Director Marti Pryor Cook, <br />Health Promotion Coordinator Mary Bobbitt Cooke, Health Director Dan Reimer, EMS <br />Support Staff Jeanette Smith, Budget Administrator Rod Visser, EMS Director Nick <br />Waters, and Budget Analyst Donna Wagner. <br />Chairman Carey explained that the Manager would present the 1990 -1991 <br />budget at this meeting. A Public Hearing.will be held on June 12th at which time <br />the public may comment on the budget. <br />County Manager John Link used overhead slides to summarize the contents of <br />the budget for 1990 -1991. A copy of the presentation is in the permanent agenda <br />file. <br />Commissioner Hartwell asked Reimer to address the issue of Sexually <br />Transmitted Diseases (STD's), -and visiting programs for infants and pregnant women <br />in this county. Reimer indicated that there has been a stabilization of several of <br />the STD's, however, some of the other categories are on the increase. Also, the <br />demand for clinical services has been on the increase and has taken away from time <br />that was available for family planning patients. The additional staff members will <br />enable the Health Department to increase the time available for this testing from <br />two full days to 3 1/2 days. The use of the clinic by infants and pregnant women <br />has increased 100% over the last three years. Because staff has not been increased <br />during this time, home visits after delivery have decreased to below the standard <br />set for this service. The increased usage of prenatal services at the Health <br />Department is a result of the quality of the service, the change in the eligibility <br />requirement for pregnant women and the increased media promotion statewide for women <br />to get prenatal care early in their pregnancy. <br />Commissioner Hartwell mentioned that he was glad to see the Coordinated <br />Transportation System (C.A.T.) listed separate from the Aging Department. He <br />mentioned that a joint effort has been under way to establish a Senior Center in the <br />eastern part of Chapel Hill. The goal of the Aging Board would be to rent space for <br />this Center. Link indicated that money had not been allocated for this project. He <br />stated that the goal for this year was to examine and assess the needs. Next year's <br />goal will be to allocate funds. <br />