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23 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Commissioner Marcoplos said there is a lot of money in this line item, and it could be <br /> 3 better distributed. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Amendment 16- (Increase mobile telephone stipend from $35 to $50 per month for <br /> 6 County employees who use personal mobile telephones for County business) <br /> 7 <br /> 8 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 9 approve this amendment. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Amendment 18: (Add a 1.0 FTE Deputy Sheriff I position to provide School Resource <br /> 14 Officer(SRO) services at Eno River Academy (ERA). The County will receive <br /> 15 reimbursement for the 10 month School Year associated expenditures. Offsetting <br /> 16 revenue of$56,422 from Eno River Academy for SRO services for the 10-month School <br /> 17 Year period.) <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Bonnie Hammersley said the Sheriff was approached by ERA about having an SRO on <br /> 20 site. She said the Sheriff has agreed to do this, and the revenue coming from ERA would be <br /> 21 $56,422 for the 10-month school period. She said the Sheriff has requested a FTE, and this is <br /> 22 the first charter school that has made this type of request. She said the BOCC must provide <br /> 23 approval as it is creating a new position within the department. <br /> 24 Commissioner Dorosin said he is against this, and does not want County staff working in <br /> 25 a private school. He said approval of this amendment would set a precedent. He said he hopes <br /> 26 there will be broader conversations about SROs with the school districts in the near future. <br /> 27 Commissioner McKee said this position would protect children, which he strongly <br /> 28 supports, regardless of where the children go to school. <br /> 29 Commissioner Dorosin said the school can still hire a security officer. <br /> 30 Commissioner McKee said the County provides SROs to other students. <br /> 31 Commissioner Bedford asked if ERA serves certain grades. <br /> 32 Commissioner Marcoplos said it is a K-12 school. <br /> 33 Commissioner Bedford said she does not support this amendment either, and the <br /> 34 Sheriff's office has other funds that could cover the 2 months not covered by the ERA contract. <br /> 35 Commissioner Marcoplos said this topic is part of a larger discussion, and it would be <br /> 36 breaking new ground. He said the County needs to have more discussions with the charter <br /> 37 schools, and should not make any decisions at this time. <br /> 38 Commissioner Greene agreed. <br /> 39 Commissioner Price said she is does not support this amendment. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee to approve this amendment. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 NO SECOND <br /> 44 Motion fails. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Amendment 24 (Add to the County Travel Policy that travel expenses for Commissioners <br /> 47 and County staff will include the purchase of carbon offsets for any airfare and the miles <br /> 48 traveled by Car Share vehicles. This will also be included in the Financial Policy section <br /> 49 of the Budget Ordinance. The impact is currently estimated at approximately $1,100 and <br /> 50 will be covered in departmental budgets.) <br /> 51 <br />