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Orange County <br />Hillsborough <br />North Carolina <br />~ua'cJet office Established 1~ 52 <br />TO: John Link, County Manager <br />FROM: Donna Dean, Budget Director <br />DATE: August 11, 2004 <br />RE: Budget and Capital Planning Follow Up <br />During the budget work sessions this past spring, Commissioners identified several items for staff to <br />examine more closely and report on them in the fall.. I would like to offer the following timelines far <br />addressing the items identified by the Board: <br />August 31, 2004 Work Session <br />• Review Human Resources Technician and Eldercare positions <br />• Discussion Topic: Capital Budget Planning <br />o This would involve a brief discussion among Board members regarding their priorities for <br />capital budget items to address in the upcoming fiscal year. No decisions would be <br />expected that night on any of these items but the Board may wish to identify specific areas <br />that would be discussed at future work sessions. Examples of areas identified by the <br />Board during the spring work sessions included: <br />• "Revisiting" the County's Capital Funding Policy <br />• Allocation of the remaining $4.2 million intwo-thirds net debt bonds recently issued <br />• Central Orange Senior Center/Sportsplex <br />• Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan (either at this work session or at the October 25 work <br />session) <br />October 25, 2004 Work Session <br />• Sustainability budget issues <br />o Examples of topics for discussion might include: <br />• Update on unfunded mandates (to include the most recent ones passed on from <br />the 2004-05 State budget) <br />• Revenue and Fund Balance update <br />• Overtime, temporary personnel <br />• Park facility fees <br />• E-Government <br />• Animal Services Governance <br />• Mental Health Reform <br />• Custodial Services <br />• Emergency Management Services <br />• Capital policies (as a follow up item to the Discussion Topic from August 31 work session) <br />• Parks and Recreation Strategic Plan (if not addressed at the August 31 work session) <br />November Work Session <br />• Employee pay and benefits <br />• Capital projects and capital funding (as a follow up item to the Discussion Topic from August 31 <br />work session) <br />Feel free to let me know if you have comments or other suggestions regarding the upcoming BOGC work <br />session topics. <br />relephov~e ~~J z~5-..2s 1 E-n-igil ddew~C~co o~ ~wge we us fax ~~ J ~ ~4-s.~z~ <br />203 SOUth C~~ucdi oH. Street AostO~cd fax 8231 NillSbaiouJlq, NC z~ ?=3 <br />