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30 <br /> ©Chat — 19 X <br /> rrom Hmy rowler to All pane—s: —11 A. <br /> I would put the priority setting/strategic plan first to help organize the rest <br /> R <br /> From Mark Doosin to All panelists: 0915 AM <br /> agrWAAA <br /> From Sally Greene to All panelists: 09:15 AM <br /> Me too <br /> From Sally Greene to All panelists: 09:21 AM <br /> I agree that food is paramount now and is hard to separate from housing. <br /> From Mark Dorosin to All panelists: 09:27 AM <br /> thanks for that inspiring message,Bonnie <br /> From Jamezetta Bedford to All panelists: 09:40 AM <br /> Health Dept vaccine program has glitches <br /> From Amy Fowler to All panelists: 09:44 AM <br /> Also the more specific the HD messages(like where is RR lot)the better to decrease the entails and calls with questions <br /> From Amy Fowler to All panelists: 09:57 AM <br /> private practitioners may be brouqht in to that process once it opens up so that may speed uptake <br /> To: All panelists <br /> Type message here9:58 AM <br /> ... <br /> • <br /> /23/2021 <br /> Maggie Chotas asked if the Board wants to go in depth on any particular items. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said all of the items are important, but asked if the biggest <br /> needs could be identified. She said COVID is affecting everything, and the Board must address <br /> the most immediate needs. She said school buildings must be ready to accommodate students, <br /> and not exacerbate the spread of COVID. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin reminded the Board that the County is in a budget shortfall this <br /> year, and said it might be helpful to think about items for this budget cycle. He said savings <br /> items presented on previous days will help the Board's efforts in the short term, but the Board <br /> should think about how to move things around for next year, so efforts can continue. <br /> Chair Price said all of the priorities are important, and this work is what the BOCC does <br /> and has to do. She said she wants to consider how to take care of these needs in both the <br /> short and long term. She said the Board cannot avoid the budget shortfall, and must consider <br /> how to do deal with it effectively. She said there is a great deal of overlap in these issues, and it <br /> is hard to split them apart and prioritize. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said she would not expect the Commissioners to prioritize the <br /> priorities, as all items are the Commissioners' priorities. She said cost containment measures <br /> are not policy changes. She said no programs have changed in this budget, but they may <br /> change in the upcoming budget. She said staff is providing the information that is currently <br /> available, but it may not be complete. She said for example, the Criminal Justice Resource <br /> department was only created 5 years ago, and there was not much data. She said more data <br /> was showed yesterday due to those efforts. She said staff is equipped with the skill to do the <br /> work, and is looking to the BOCC for the policies to allow the work to happen. She said next <br /> year will be hard, and the projections are worse. She said there are currently resources going <br /> towards these priorities, and that will continue. She said staff is acting with urgency due to the <br /> challenges and the Commissioners' priorities, and this will not change. She said staff clearly <br /> understands the Commissioners' priorities, and the BOCC did not miss anything yesterday, but <br /> the County does not have the resources to cover all of the priorities. She said next year's <br /> budget will different than what has been seen in the past, and staff may suspend some <br /> programs, knowing what the needs are for the residents. <br />