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8 <br /> <br /> Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> <br />• Operating Budget Amendment #5 (General Fund) <br />– Work with Community Organizers and Professional Race Equity Facilitators <br />– Increase Access and Inclusion on the Food Council’s Workgroups <br />– Develop a Method for Tracking Equity in the Food Council’s Action Plan <br /> <br />Commissioner Rich said the study is already underway, and the Jackson Center is <br />helping with the listening sessions. She said there are more people to listen to than initially <br />thought, and thus the expenses are higher. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded Commissioner Jacobs to provide <br />$4000 to the Orange County Food Council for racial equity study and implementation. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br /> Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> <br />• Operating Budget Amendment #6 (General Fund) <br />– Amendment Fully Funds Requests <br />• $3,000 Increase Requested by Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels <br />– Total Grant Request - $18,000 <br />• $21,000 Increase Requested by Orange Congregations in Missions <br />(OCIM) <br />– Total Grant Request - $92,415 <br />– Manager Recommendations Based on Funding Formula <br />• $900 Increase Recommended for Meals on Wheels <br />• $6,300 Increase Recommended for OCIM <br />• FY2018-19 Operating Budget <br /> <br />Commissioner Price said she contacted OCIM, who reported that these funds would <br />specifically cover meals, and not other programming. She said she was unable to reach the <br />Meals on Wheels program, but assumes the funds would go directly to food, as this is mostly a <br />volunteer run program. <br />Commissioner Rich asked if these initial requests were part of the outside agency <br />process. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said yes. <br />Commissioner Rich said changing the funding amount would again be going against the <br />established process. <br />Commissioner Price asked if these funds would come out of OPEB. <br />Travis Myren said yes, but these agencies did go through the funding formula during the <br />Outside Agency process, and a certain amount was recommended. <br />Commissioner Rich asked if there would be any way to prevent the BOCC from <br />increasing funds for any and all agencies, thus ignoring all budgetary recommendations. <br />Travis Myren said the BOCC can choose to do as it pleases, and the application process <br />was put in place to promote some consistency from year to year. <br />Commissioner McKee said he would have reservations about this, if it were not for the <br />fact that the request goes directly to provide food for hungry residents. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said it is important to make sure that County processes are <br />consistent, understood by the public, and those who participate in the process can count on