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. - r <br />E3 <br />strengthening the relationship between the Capital Improvement <br />Program and the operating budget and to condense the information <br />when feasible by using graphics. <br />Chair Carey asked that the Board be provided a list of <br />those positions which have been added during the year and which <br />will require additional revenue to continue. John Link indicated <br />he would cite those positions for the Commissioners as they review <br />the budget document. He will include information on whether the <br />funding for positions funded by the State will be continued. <br />Commissioner Insko stated that those positions are not <br />actually continuation budget items but expansion. John Link <br />indicated that the second page of each of the budget highlights <br />will list those items which are expansion and the justification. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked if the Manager foresees <br />a cutback in personnel. John Link indicated that in order to <br />maintain the present level of service and account for inflationary <br />impacts, there will need to be a small tax increase. He will have <br />a contingency plan but the budget direction at this point is not <br />to cut services. Commissioner Halkiotis asked for information on <br />other tax rates in North Carolina. <br />Commissioner Willhoit asked that the State cuts in <br />County revenues be verified. A tax increase of 3.3 cents would be <br />needed to replace the reimbursements usually received by the <br />County. <br />Chairman Carey stated that the Board needs to review <br />some of their present policies and some of the other budget <br />information they have not received for the last two years including <br />information on salaries. He likes the present format and does not <br />want to change it. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked that those needs <br />identified as replacement items and which are significant be <br />videotaped and presented to the Commissioners instead of visiting <br />the site. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked for information on the fire <br />districts and the justification for their tax rate. <br />The Board decided that budget sessions will be held on <br />June 10, 12, 13, 17 and 20 and that the budget presentation by the <br />County Manager will be held on May 30 with a public hearing on June <br />11. <br />B. CHAPEL HILL SATELLITE SENIOR CENTER <br />John Link reported on the progress made in establishing <br />a satellite Senior Center in Chapel Hill. The task force has <br />identified that the most appropriate space available is at the <br />Galleria located on South Elliott Road in Chapel Hill. The space <br />currently consists of 9,040 square feet on the main floor and 2,200 <br />square fee on a mezzanine area. The Task Force Report indicates <br />that a minimum of 6,000 square feet of programming space is needed. <br />The landlord has presented two options. The first option would <br />cost $53,271 for 7,587 square feet. The second option would cost <br />$48,816 for 6,102 square feet. The remaining $23,504 would be paid <br />by the task force. The Town of Chapel Hill has been asked to <br />