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9 <br /> Human Services and Community Services <br /> Budget Amendments and Resolution of Intent to Adopt <br /> BOCC REGULAR MEETING � <br /> Operating <br /> Budget Document Availability <br /> ❑ Clerk to Board of Commissioners <br /> ❑ County Finance & Administrative Services Office <br /> ❑ Orange County Website - http://orangecountync.gov <br /> Public Comment <br /> Sherry Appel, Chair, Orange County Historical Museum in Hillsborough, said the re- <br /> opening of the County is critical in bringing more tourism into the area, and she supported the <br /> request of the County Manager because they have a lot of things they are planning to do, and <br /> they want to try and do more under this grant funding. <br /> Cordelia Heaney, Executive Director Compass Center for Women and Families, read the <br /> following comments: <br /> Our focus is on empowering individuals and promoting equal access to opportunity, <br /> regardless of gender or economic status. Our services include career and financial education, <br /> domestic violence crisis and prevention programs, assistance with legal resources, and youth <br /> health programs. <br /> Our self-sufficiency programs offer help with career and financial education as well as <br /> access to legal resources. Our empowerment programs offer health-related education for <br /> middle school students, including bullying and dating violence prevention. We also offer <br /> comprehensive services to adults and children who are experiencing emotional, physical or <br /> sexual abuse in their personal relationships. On the crisis side, they provide domestic violence <br /> counseling. <br /> The support we receive from the Orange County helps us to leverage other funds such <br /> as mental health services, and there is a potential decrease of 30% from their state funding in <br /> their services across the state this next fiscal year. They are considered an essential service <br /> provider and they do rely on this funding from Orange County. <br /> Riley Ruske spoke, but did not have enough time, and thus submitted his full written <br /> comments below: <br /> Orange County Government Officials: <br /> It is impossible to address a 500-page budget effectively in only 3 minutes so I was unable to <br /> complete my comments tonight. Therefore, I am providing the text of my planned comments <br /> below. It is my fervent hope that someone in the Orange County budget process will seriously <br /> consider the impact of having the highest property and sales tax in the state on our citizens and <br />