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43 <br /> Slide #60 <br /> Human Services <br /> • Funding Policy Cansiderations <br /> — Out of Jurisdictlon Fee(565 per year)currently waged for all Orange County residents using <br /> Chapel Hill Library <br /> — plumber of Cardholders does not represent other uses such as programming <br /> — Access model as proposed may dampen County spending on Library Services <br /> For every additional dollar spent, the conlribulion to Chapel Hill increases by$0.40 <br /> — Carrboro Branch scheduled to open rall2024 <br /> Cardmro Cardh*lers mpm5senl 22.5%of Chapel Hill Library Cardholders <br /> — Chapel Hill residents also use Orange County Main Library <br /> %W or 21.5%QF tQtal Ora nQe Counly Mai n Library Ca rdhdders are Chapel Hill msiderns <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 07 NORTr I CA ROOT NA <br /> Chair Bedford directed the Board to look at the sheet at their seats. She said that the <br /> purpose was to look at the 9.7% increase, and that the proposed budget has an increase of <br /> 6.33%. She said that the formula ties Orange County's hands too much. She said there are higher <br /> priorities, like EMS, homelessness, feeding people, but she thinks it is important to keep up with <br /> inflation for the library. She said that it cannot be done by square footage. She said that library <br /> services are not mandated by counties, whatsoever. She said that permanent supportive housing <br /> is more important than this, but yet she thinks the Chapel Hill library should be supported more. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she thinks these are reasonable proposals. She said she <br /> could support the bottom option with 3%. <br /> Chair Bedford said there is no MOU this year because it has been so dramatically different <br /> the last five years and they need discretion. She said that she does not support an MOU in the <br /> future either. <br /> Commissioner Richards said the con is from a planning standpoint it is nice to know but <br /> we do not need to be locked in. <br /> Commissioner Greene said there are so many variables. <br /> Commissioner Richards said she understands why they want an MOU, but things change <br /> so much from year to year, and they need the ability to move funds as needed. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said she agrees with not locking it in but, in thinking of it for the <br /> county's own planning, there might be a way to work it in. <br /> Commissioner Greene said it is a good faith expectation. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she agrees. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she does not think the Board should be locked in either. She <br /> said there are lots of needs and a need to balance them. She said if they charge $65 to <br /> cardholders, maybe that could be implemented. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she has been reviewing the minutes from the Chapel Hill Town <br /> Council meetings and she was on that board previously. She said that she had forgotten how <br /> close the Town Council was to charging for the cards. She said that there is a state law that says <br /> you cannot charge a partial fee so it would be all or nothing. She said that the fee should really <br /> be around $100, but no one would want to pay that. <br />