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12 <br /> 6. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Approval of Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget Ordinance, County Grant Projects, and <br /> County Fee Schedule <br /> The Board approved the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget Ordinance, County Grant Projects, <br /> and County Fee Schedule <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> At the June 8, 2021 budget work session, the Board of County Commissioners made decisions <br /> regarding the County's FY2021-22 budget. See the following attachments related to those <br /> decisions: <br /> • Amendment 1, the Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2021-22 Orange County Budget <br /> outlines the actions approved by the Board of County Commissioners on June 8, 2021 <br /> • Attachment 2, FY2021-22 Budget Ordinance, is the legislation implementing the <br /> FY2021-22 Annual Operating Budget for Orange County <br /> • Attachment 3, FY2021-22 County Grant Projects <br /> • Attachment 4, FY2021-22 County Fee Schedule <br /> Paul Laughton reviewed the background information for the agenda item. He said there <br /> were some questions about the fee schedule at the Board's June 8 meeting, which Travis <br /> Myren sent answers to by email to commissioners last Friday. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> adopt the FY2021-22 Budget Ordinance, the FY 2021-22 County Grant Projects, and the <br /> FY2021-22 County Fee Schedule, consistent with the parameters outlined in the Board's <br /> "Resolution of Intent to Adopt the FY2021-22 Orange County Budget. <br /> John Roberts said he made some recommendations to the Board about adjustments to <br /> the language that would differentiate it from last year. He said he thought it would be a separate <br /> page, but those changes have already been incorporated. He said he wants to make sure the <br /> Commissioners are comfortable with the changes before they vote. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if John Roberts could flag those changes. He also asked <br /> if there will be a separate motion for each item the Board is approving, or one motion for all. <br /> Chair Price said the motion was for all three items. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said since he will vote against the budget because of the removal <br /> of the Durham Tech project from the CIP, he wanted to make sure so he can vote against the <br /> motion. <br /> John Roberts said the changes are on the top of page 15 of the agenda packet, the <br /> bottom of page 9, Section 14, Contractual Obligations and Disposal of Property. He said the <br /> primary change is that it adds a disposal of property section, with subsection b changing to <br /> $90,000; subsection c changes language and requires one board approval before the Manager <br /> signs. He said if the Board has approved a specific item in a project, up to a certain amount, the <br /> Manager can sign the contract for that project. He said this excludes projects that require the <br /> Board to award a bid, which would exclude most really large projects. He said new sections G <br /> and H were added, which allow the Manager to dispose of property up to $30,000 value, which <br /> is authorized by statute, and would include personal property. He said these sections also allow <br />