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8 <br />o Hillsborough — increase of $10,228 due to call volume and <br />indirect costs <br />• Increase in the in -field surrender fee of $15 to $25 <br />Commissioner Price asked if the increase in fees will deter people from surrendering <br />animals. <br />Bob Marotto said the department works with people to make a payment plan, and the <br />department would never turn anyone away. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an update on animals that are raised for fighting <br />purposes. <br />Bob Marotto said dog and cock fighting is an ongoing issue and battle, and the <br />department works with partners outside of the County as well. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if this problem has decreased at all. <br />Bob Marotto said that is unknown and it is an ongoing battle, and he believed more of <br />this has gone underground. <br />Bob Marotto said a piece of public art will be added to the Animal Services facility on <br />June 29tH <br />Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br />• Cooperative Extension, Pg. 101 <br />• Total expenditure budget - $384,280 <br />• Loss of Farm to Fork Event (to Chatham County)— expense and revenue <br />decrease of $24,500 <br />• Increase hours of an existing administrative support position - $14,437 <br />Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Parks & Recreation ( DEAPR), Pg. 122 <br />• Total expenditure budget - $4,064,865 <br />• Community Center Reorganization - $56,559 net new funding <br />• Reallocate funds previously used for Coordinator <br />• Contracted operations with Neighborhood Associations <br />• Associations hire Center Coordinator, temporary staff <br />• Total Community Center appropriation - $260,435 <br />• Cedar Grove Community Center $89,609 <br />• Efland Cheeks Community Center $85,881 <br />• Rogers Road Community Center $84,945 <br />Commissioner Price asked if all three community centers should receive an equal <br />amount of funds. <br />Travis Myren said all requests were fully funded. <br />David Stancil, DEAPR Director, said the personnel and recurring capital costs are the <br />same at all three centers, and the difference arises in the requests for operating costs. <br />Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br />Recreation Program Assistant - $50,212 <br />• Assist with tournament programming at Soccer.com <br />• Family Success Alliance collaborative work <br />• Funded by increasing recreation fee revenue projections — <br />($64,843) <br />