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20 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 • 15 (Eliminate the revenue for the user fee of$3 per person to participate in open gym at <br /> 3 the Parks & Recreation gymnasium.) <br /> 4 0 17 (Increase in Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) dues for FY 2019- <br /> 5 20 from $7,500 to $9,000) <br /> 6 • 19 (Increase Emergency Medical Services Collections by $250,000) <br /> 7 • 20 (Decrease $4,000 in Food Council division for one-time Equity Training that was <br /> 8 budgeted in FY 2018-19) <br /> 9 • 21 (Add a Storm Debris Fee Waiver option to the County Fee Schedule to allow limited <br /> 10 storm fee waivers for residents following undeclared storm events.) <br /> 11 • 22 (Use funds of$154,000 from additional EMS collection revenue for the Facility <br /> 12 Accessibility, Safety and Security Improvements Capital Project for Elevator <br /> 13 modernization at the Richard E. Whitted Facility) <br /> 14 • 23 (Add funds of$15,000 for a Temporary position in AMS to assist with Capital Projects <br /> 15 management) <br /> 16 • 25 (Due to a reduction in HUD funds in the HOME Program, reduce $4,479 for the <br /> 17 County's share of the FY 2019-20 HOME Program) <br /> 18 <br /> 19 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Amendment 12- (To enable funding for an ongoing full-time position for housing locator <br /> 22 within the Community Empowerment Fund. The OCPEH will administer the contract and <br /> 23 funding will be distributed according to current allocation within the Partnership. <br /> 24 Offsetting Revenue from the Town's share is $21,488. Attachment B) <br /> 25 <br /> 26 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Bedford to <br /> 27 approve this amendment. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Commissioner Greene said all three governmental entities are committed to this <br /> 30 position. <br /> 31 Chair Rich said she wanted to make sure this is truly a committed partnership between <br /> 32 all the entities. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Amendment 013-(Increase the base salary to $23,591 for the County Commissioners to <br /> 37 the regional average compensation as well as the cellphone allowance to $85/month, the <br /> 38 internet to $75/month, and car allowance of$200/month. Attachment C) <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Chair Rich said this petition was brought forward by former Commissioners Mia <br /> 41 Burroughs and Barry Jacobs in 2018, which said: <br /> 42 "Commissioner Burroughs petitioned staff to review the County Commissioners' <br /> 43 compensation package, taking into account the number of BOCC meetings, as well as <br /> 44 liasionships. She said the Board of County Commissioners works very hard, and it is not a low- <br /> 45 key, part-time job. She said this job is not sustainable for people who work full time, but are not <br /> 46 self employed, and in an effort to recruit more diversity over time, the position needs to be <br /> 47 attainable for a larger pool of candidates. She asked if staff would come back with a proposal <br /> 48 during budget meetings. <br /> 49 Commissioner Jacobs agreed." <br /> 50 <br />