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15 John Roberts said that process is not legally considered budget amendments, they are just changes to the recommended budget. Commissioner Bedford asked if the commissioner that has a conflict would be allowed to be involved in that. John Roberts said he thought option 2 allows them to approve a 1.2% generic amount and that all of the commissioners could be involved in that. He said the specific allocation would be the role of the manager. Commissioner Bedford asked if it is legal for the commissioners to have the discussion on the manager's recommended budget. Chair Price said she thought option 2 meant that the County Manager would allocate the outside agency funding and the board would not make any amendment to those allocations. Bonnie Hammersley said that is correct. The Board would allow the county manager to take 1.2% of revenue and grant awards based on recommendations made by advisory boards and county staff. Commissioner Bedford said with that information, she supports option 1. Commissioner Greene said that her understanding of the roles is not the same as the legal conflict of interest because they are obligated to vote unless there is a real conflict of interest. She said that when she had an earlier conversation with the manager about this topic, she thought that this amount would be awarded through the county manager's process. She said #2 seems that the BOCC can amend the manager's allocation. She said she is not in support of option #1 and that she is fine with option 2. Commissioner Greene said she understood Commissioner Bedford was concerned about timing, but that she did not think it would be a significant issue. Commissioner Fowler asked if they would know the specific allocations on the date of adoption. Bonnie Hammersley said they will know because it will be listed in the budget. She said the reason they have changed it to a grant system is because it was so political. She said this will take the politics out. She said advisory boards appreciate that the county is taking their input on the applications. Commissioner Richards said that if she understands how decisions are made, she feels a little more comfortable. She said she feels that as a representative of the county she needs to understand the reasoning. Bonnie Hammersley said that each application is ranked and there is information at the end of each application explaining the ranking. She said that some advisory boards rank differently. She said she met with all fifty-eight outside agencies and she has told them all will know their funding as of May 3. She said if they have any questions, they can contact staff to find out why funding was provided. Chair Price asked if Bonnie Hammersley could provide the scoring sheet. Bonnie Hammersley said yes and that is part of the work session. Commissioner Richards said that Community Home Trust is contracted to provide services on behalf of the county, but they have little or no influence over how they deliver that service. Bonnie Hammersley said that Community Home Trust is different because all the local governments have signed an interlocal agreement that they will pay a certain amount of funding to the agency. She said they are part of the outside agency funding, but Community Home Trust does not have to apply. She said that other outside agencies are required to follow performance measures as they submit in their application and that is reviewed by department directors. She said they get paid quarterly only if they submit their information on performance measures.