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4 <br /> Commissioner Fowler said this change would bring total funding back in line with the <br /> percentage that was previously funded before the MOU ran out. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said it looks like the County Manager recommended the <br /> amount requested by the Chapel Hill Library on page 179 of the budget document. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the Chapel Hill Library does not send in a budget request and <br /> she recommended the base budget from the previous year. She said her recommendation was <br /> made prior to the completion of the report from the Library Task Force. <br /> Chair Bedford said since the Board did not adopt the MOU as recommended by the Library <br /> Task Force, which would have resulted in a budget amendment by staff, she brought it forward. <br /> She said the funding for this amendment would come from various sources. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if the additional $85,000 was recommended in the County <br /> Manager's budget. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said no, she recommended funding at the same dollar amount as the <br /> prior year. <br /> Chair Bedford said the base budget is $536,323. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said since she did not recommend an increase, any additional <br /> funding has to be approved by a budget amendment. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked how the $85,000 will be funded. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said there are three staff amendments that will produce $85,000 for <br /> this amendment and are on slide #7. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said he isn't sure he will support this amendment. He said there are <br /> increased costs to the county library, and he still has issues with what he perceives as a lack of <br /> interoperability. He said he thinks the Chapel Hill Library does a great job, but it was the town's <br /> decision to build the library and it is their responsibility to fund it. He said he is aware that a number <br /> of out-of-town residents use the library, but he doesn't think he can support this. <br /> A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to approve <br /> budget amendment OPER-001. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6 (Commissioner Hamilton, Commissioner Richards, Commissioner Fowler, <br /> Chair Bedford, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Portie-Ascott); Nays, 1 (Vice-Chair <br /> McKee) <br /> MOTION PASSES <br /> Chair Bedford reviewed budget amendment OPER-002, which she sponsored. The <br /> amendment is detailed in the table slide #4. She said the feasibility study at Efland Cheeks <br /> Community Center could show whether it's more cost effective and appropriate to enclose the <br /> back patio or get a temporary mobile unit, and staff could bring a report back to the Board to <br /> inform a decision. She said the $6,000 for the study will come from the Capital Reserve fund. <br /> A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Vice-Chair McKee, to approve budget <br /> amendment OPER-002. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Bedford reviewed budget amendment OPER-003, which she sponsored. She said <br /> she would like to utilize a .07 cent tax increase to provide $150,000 to support the Interfaith <br /> Council's Permanent Supportive Housing program. She said permanent supportive housing is <br /> identified as the highest need by the Partnership to End Homelessness Leadership Team. She <br /> said permanent supportive housing involves intensive case management, often for residents with <br />