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39 <br /> 1 Robert Williams, Solid Waste Director, said there was a rebalancing within the <br /> 2 department, and the vehicles were already available. <br /> 3 Gary Donaldson clarified that R&R stands for Renewal and Replacement. <br /> 4 Commissioner Bedford asked if this fund pays for just vehicles, or all kinds of capital. <br /> 5 Gary Donaldson said it accounts for more than just vehicles. <br /> 6 Travis Myren concluded the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Slide #83 <br /> FY2019-20 Recommended Budget <br /> Ctuestions? <br /> 9 a, <br /> 4KAAn E SQUZ 'f <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Chair Price asked the Commissioners to weigh in on the process of Outside Agency <br /> 12 Funding. She said in the past, there has been an agreement among Commissioners to leave <br /> 13 the funding as the Manager recommended. She asked if the Commissioners had opinions on <br /> 14 continuing that tradition. <br /> 15 Commissioner McKee said he would be comfortable leaving it as is. He said there used <br /> 16 to be a back and forth between Commissioners, and the Manager's process is a more <br /> 17 professional way to go about it. <br /> 18 Chair Price reminded everyone that the Manager has teams of people, in addition to <br /> 19 herself, that review the Outside Agency applications <br /> 20 Bonnie Hammersley said the advisory boards and some directors review applications. <br /> 21 She said department directors, who administer contracts, guide the process. <br /> 22 Commissioner Hamilton said she does not want to go back to the process described by <br /> 23 Chair Price and Commissioner McKee, but is thinking of changes in the sense of needing a <br /> 24 longer view of what revenues are coming in, and what is being spent. She said there are big <br /> 25 items that need to be funded, and if funding decisions are made that cannot be sustained, those <br /> 26 big items cannot be addressed, and it ties hands and causes less flexibility. She said she does <br /> 27 not want to micromanage, but rather set major guidelines about where to prioritize spending, <br /> 28 and leave the details to the experts. She said she definitely wants to have a longer view, so <br /> 29 priorities are being funded in environments of uncertainty and with limited funds. <br /> 30 Bonnie Hammersley said there is a 10-year long-range financial plan for expectations, <br /> 31 implemented with the assistance of a third party consultant. She said County staff uses the <br /> 32 plan extensively, and with any recommendations she makes in the budget, she tries to mirror <br /> 33 the priorities of the seven Commissioners. She said the amendments process is available for <br /> 34 the Commissioners to make changes from what is in the recommended budget. She said the <br /> 35 County has a strong fiscal management team, and three rating agencies and a local <br /> 36 government commission on fiscal management have recognized the County and how well the <br /> 37 County accounts for every penny that is spent. She welcomed the Commissioners to sit down <br /> 38 with staff to go over that, because if the Board is not hearing what it needs from staff, she wants <br /> 39 to make sure it does. She said the pandemic was an unprecedented event, and has put <br /> 40 everyone a little behind the eight ball in regards to projections because there are many <br /> 41 uncertainties. She said there are over$40 million in requests for ARPA funds, with only $28 <br />