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39 <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked if more trucks would need to be purchased with the <br /> increase in FTEs. <br /> Robert Williams, Solid Waste Director, said there was a rebalancing within the <br /> department, and the vehicles were already available. <br /> Gary Donaldson clarified that R&R stands for Renewal and Replacement. <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked if this fund pays for just vehicles, or all kinds of capital. <br /> Gary Donaldson said it accounts for more than just vehicles. <br /> Travis Myren concluded the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #83 <br /> FY2019-20 Recommended Budget <br /> Questions? <br /> ORAA�RISOON rr <br /> Chair Price asked the Commissioners to weigh in on the process of Outside Agency <br /> Funding. She said in the past, there has been an agreement among Commissioners to leave <br /> the funding as the Manager recommended. She asked if the Commissioners had opinions on <br /> continuing that tradition. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he would be comfortable leaving it as is. He said there used <br /> to be a back and forth between Commissioners, and the Manager's process is a more <br /> professional way to go about it. <br /> Chair Price reminded everyone that the Manager has teams of people, in addition to <br /> herself, that review the Outside Agency applications <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the advisory boards and some directors review applications. <br /> She said department directors, who administer contracts, guide the process. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she does not want to go back to the process described by <br /> Chair Price and Commissioner McKee, but is thinking of changes in the sense of needing a <br /> longer view of what revenues are coming in, and what is being spent. She said there are big <br /> items that need to be funded, and if funding decisions are made that cannot be sustained, <br /> those big items cannot be addressed, and it ties hands and causes less flexibility. She said she <br /> does not want to micromanage, but rather set major guidelines about where to prioritize <br /> spending, and leave the details to the experts. She said she definitely wants to have a longer <br /> view, so priorities are being funded in environments of uncertainty and with limited funds. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said there is a 10-year long-range financial plan for expectations, <br /> implemented with the assistance of a third party consultant. She said County staff uses the <br /> plan extensively, and with any recommendations she makes in the budget, she tries to mirror <br /> the priorities of the seven Commissioners. She said the amendments process is available for <br /> the Commissioners to make changes from what is in the recommended budget. She said the <br /> County has a strong fiscal management team, and three rating agencies and a local <br /> government commission on fiscal management have recognized the County and how well the <br /> County accounts for every penny that is spent. She welcomed the Commissioners to sit down <br /> with staff to go over that, because if the Board is not hearing what it needs from staff, she <br /> wants to make sure it does. She said the pandemic was an unprecedented event, and has put <br />