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a <br />Voters living in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro School District (to be known as <br />Hogan Farms Precinct), will now vote at the Lake Hogan Farms Clubhouse, <br />101 Commons Way Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. <br />In order to inform voters, the Board of Elections has experienced unanticipated newspaper <br />advertising costs. Recently, the State recently reimbursed $750 to the County for precinct <br />official training conducted prior to the May 2006 primary election. The department plans to use <br />these funds to offset the costs associated with the unanticipated advertising. This budget <br />amendment provides for the receipt of these reimbursement funds. (See Attachment 1, column <br />#1) <br />Library Services <br />2. In accordance with the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Orange County Library <br />receives discounts for telecommunication services offered by Embarq. The Library uses E- <br />Rate discount funds to improve Internet access on public computers. The Orange County <br />Library has received additional E-Rate discount funds totaling $2,356, bringing the total for <br />this year to $6,117. There is no County match required for the receipt of these funds. This <br />budget amendment provides for the receipt of additional funds of $2,356. (See Attachment 1, <br />column #2) <br />Solid Waste/Landfill Enterprise Fund <br />3. At its August 22, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved a bid award <br />to ,Jones Concrete Service Company of Hillsborough to extend a retaining wall and pour a <br />concrete slab at the Orange County Landfill. The expansion, with a project bid award of <br />$50,572, will enable the department to accommodate increased tonnage associated with <br />adding mixed paper to the urban and rural curbside recycling collection programs. This <br />budget amendment provides for a fund balance appropriation of $50,572 from the Solid <br />Waste/Landfill Fund for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column #3) <br />Department on Aging <br />4. The Department on Aging has received notification of the following funds for. the current <br />fiscal year:- <br />a. The Eldercare division within the Department on Aging has received notification of <br />additional National Family Caregiver Support grant funds totaling $26,172 for this <br />fiscal year. The department will use the funds to purchase additional services from <br />local agencies for at-risk individuals and provide training and support for their <br />caregivers. There is no County match for the. receipt of these funds. The additional <br />grant funds increase the current budget of $30,120 to $56,292. This budget <br />amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. (See Attachment 1, column #4) <br />b. The Department on Aging has received funds totaling $2,434 from the Triangle J <br />Council of Government for Orange Counfiy's .share of the Duke Energy program to <br />purchase fans for low-income elderly Orange County residents. Duke Energy <br />donates funds annually to this program. This budget amendment provides for the <br />receipt of these funds. (See Attachment 1, column #4) <br />