Agenda - 05-19-20; 8-a - Minutes

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4 1 would not impact the gap. She said these funds would help residents, which is crucial, but would 2 not close the gap. 3 Bonnie Hammersley said the purpose is to not fix the issue, but just to give the BOCC a 4 heads up before she presents her budget on May 5th. She said this situation is unprecedented. 5 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the federal government puts $5 million into the County, 6 why is it not counted in the pot. 7 Bonnie Hammersley said it does count for specific items, and must be spent on 8 designated items. She said it does not help with wage adjustments, the schools, etc. 9 10 Commissioner Price referred to the line"investment earnings", and asked if this could be 11 clarified. She said it looks as if staff was expecting a 100% increase. She asked if staff knows 12 how this will factor in to the year ahead, should a recession occur. 13 Bonnie Hammersley said the County makes earnings on cash on hand, through short- 14 term investments, which have been improving in recent years. She said the interest rates have 15 plummeted, and the County is not longer making any interest. 16 Bonnie Hammersley said everything she is putting in the recommended budget for 2020- 17 21 is looking out a full year, and she said there is a hiring freeze in place, which will continue 18 throughout 2020-21. She said staff is also putting together a contingency plan as well, in case 19 things get worse, and she wants to preserve the current workforce. 20 Bonnie Hammersley said staff is working everyday thinking through worse case 21 scenarios, and thus the need for a contingency plan. She said staff is doing everything it can to 22 preserve the services in Orange County. 23 Commissioner Price asked if the $100,000 increase is based on earnings already received. 24 Bonnie Hammersley said the pre-Covid numbers were the expected earnings for this year. 25 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the federal funds, and asked if Bonnie Hammersley 26 presents a budget with $5 million for the Department of Social Services (DSS), and then the 27 federal government gives an additional $5 million (totaling $10 million), can staff move monies 28 to other projects. 29 Bonnie Hammersley said the intergovernmental monies are pass-through funds, and when 30 it comes in it goes to dedicated uses. She said it helps the residents, but the County cannot use 31 these funds liberally for other projects. She said all of these funds come with strings. 32 Travis Myren said the County could not use it to supplant monies in DSS, and it would be 33 an expectation that spending would increase for whatever designated use for which the federal 34 monies were designated. 35 Bonnie Hammersley said staff included the intergovernmental line because it is a revenue 36 source, and it is for services. 37 Chair Rich referred to the $8.3 million, and asked if staff is trying to make this figure 38 zero. 39 Bonnie Hammersley said that is the number that staff has reduced to zero, as will be 40 shown by the balanced budget presented on May 5th 41 Commissioner Price asked if there will be a revaluation. 42 Bonnie Hammersley said that is next year. 43 44 2. Discussion of Manager's Recommended FY 2020-25 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) 45 for Schools and Durham Tech