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19 <br /> 2 <br /> 1 4. FY2018-19 Tax Rates <br /> 2 • Consider and Approve the Ad Valorem Tax Rate <br /> 3 • Consider and Approve the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Special <br /> 4 District Tax <br /> 5 • Consider and Approve the County Fire District Tax Rates <br /> 6 5. Break <br /> 7 6. Resolution of Intent to Adopt <br /> 8 Consider and Approve the Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2018- <br /> 9 19 Operating Budget at the Board of County Commissioners Regular <br /> 10 Meeting on June 19, 2018 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 FY2018-19 Operating Budget <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Operating Budget Amendment#1 (General Fund) Provide Funds For IFC Capital <br /> 15 Campaign <br /> 16 — Current Policy on Outside Agency Capital Funding <br /> 17 — Request is for$100,000 per Year for Three (3) Years <br /> 18 — Funding Source — Other Post Retirement Employment Benefits - $485,000 in <br /> 19 Manager's Recommended Budget <br /> 20 — Letter from Inter-Faith Council <br /> 21 — Zero Interest Loan Program - Feasible <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Chair Dorosin said he looked at the Board of County Commissioners' (BOCC) policy, <br /> 24 and he would still support this amendment. He said he believes this would be a reasonable <br /> 25 amendment for the Board to make, and fits squarely within the scope of the County to provide <br /> 26 for, and this falls within an exception to the policy. <br /> 27 Commissioner Price reiterated Chair Dorosin's comments, and said the Board can <br /> 28 revise the policy, if necessary, but she thinks this amendment fits within the policy as currently <br /> 29 written. <br /> 30 Commissioner Marcoplos said this is an undoubtedly worthy project, and does serve a <br /> 31 lot of people in the County. He said the policy is a bare bones statement that says the County <br /> 32 will not award capital money, and does not incorporate ways for the Board to engage with <br /> 33 projects that want some capital funding from the County. He said this particular project does not <br /> 34 need the money right now, and he proposed that the Board revisit this policy some time in the <br /> 35 fall, or at the retreat, to talk about setting up a policy that works, and can be understood by all. <br /> 36 Commissioner Rich said she fought against this policy, the last time it was discussed, as <br /> 37 she wanted to support the Rape Crisis Center in its capital funding; and, at that time, she asked <br /> 38 if exceptions could considered, and Gary Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, said yes. She <br /> 39 read an excerpt from previous BOCC minutes, highlighting her desire to find exceptions to this <br /> 40 policy, and the BOCC voted against her request at that time. She said all of these agencies are <br /> 41 doing important work, and it is unclear to her how the Board can decide to fund one agency <br /> 42 over another. <br /> 43 Commissioner Rich said she liked the suggestion of discussing this policy further, at a <br /> 44 later date. She said she cannot support this amendment, as two similar requests were denied <br /> 45 last year, and it seems unfair to now fund this one. <br /> 46 Commissioner Jacobs said he agreed with Commissioner Rich and Commissioner <br /> 47 Marcoplos, and if the Board agreed to the request, it would be committing a lot of funding up <br /> 48 front, without ever inviting other entities to apply, regardless of the merits of IFC's proposal. He <br /> 49 said if the BOCC is going to fund capital projects, there needs to be criteria; and if the funding <br />