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13 <br /> 1 5. The Manager may sign intergovernmental service agreements in amounts under <br /> 2 $90,000. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 6. The Manager may sign intergovernmental grant agreements regardless of amount as <br /> 5 long as no expenditure of County matching funds, not previously budgeted and <br /> 6 approved by the Board, is required. Subsequent budget amendments will be brought to <br /> 7 the Board of County Commissioners for revenue generating grant agreements not <br /> 8 requiring County matching funds as required for reporting and auditing purposes. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 7. The Manager and Attorney will provide a quarterly report to the County Commissioners <br /> 11 showing the type and amount of each intergovernmental agreement signed by the <br /> 12 Manager. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 This budget being duly adopted this 161" day of June 2020. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board Penny Rich, Chair <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Renee Price, Vice-Chair Jamezetta Bedford <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Mark Dorosin Sally Greene <br /> 28 <br /> 29 <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Mark Marcoplos Earl McKee <br /> 32 <br /> 33 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 34 Riley Ruske said Orange County has the highest property and sales tax rate in the <br /> 35 state, and this year residents will be hit with a higher tax rate due to the revaluation. He said <br /> 36 due to increase in County spending there will be a 6% property tax increase over the next few <br /> 37 years. He said there is no relief in sight for residents, and the County government is bloated <br /> 38 with wasted funds. <br /> 39 Kristin Driggers said during the last meeting Chair Rich suggested creating an <br /> 40 emergency technology fund by reallocating library funding, and the Orange County Board of <br /> 41 Commissioners voted instead to fund the Chapel Hill Library. She implored the BOCC to <br /> 42 reconsider its vote. <br /> 43 Sonia Dashe echoed the previous speaker. She asked if the Board would please delay <br /> 44 its vote on the budget, and reexamine it from an equity mindset in order to benefit the <br /> 45 community from a human services role, as opposed to punishment. <br /> 46 Commissioner Price referred to the County fee schedule, and said it is out of date. She <br /> 47 asked if the staff could update it over the summer. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, Commissioner Bedford seconded by for the <br /> 50 Board to adopt the FY2020-21 Budget Ordinance, the FY2020-21 County Grant Projects, and <br />