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Slide #6 <br /> Operating Budget Amendments <br /> Amendment Sponsor Budget Department Amendment Revenue Expense General <br /> # Page Fund Total <br /> OPER-006a Hamilton 224 Visitors ($112,890) $0 ($112,890) <br /> Bureau Reduce Tax Rate by-05 <br /> OPER-007 Hamilton 64 Article 46 Cut$20,000 in Article 46 <br /> funding for Durham Tech <br /> Innovation Hub. <br /> reallocated to County <br /> Economic Development <br /> pool, <br /> OPER4008 Fowler 299 Policies Return Fund Balance <br /> Policy to 2017 version <br /> (attached) to be <br /> _ discussed in Fall. <br /> OPER-009 Bedford NIA Policies Amend the Outside <br /> Agency Funding Policy <br /> (attached) to remove <br /> fundin target <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 6 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Commissioner Hamilton explained budget amendment OPER-007, which she sponsored. <br /> She said she would like to withdraw this amendment. She said after reviewing the information <br /> Durham Tech sent about the Innovation Hub, she thinks the Board should support it. She added <br /> that she will bring a future petition to renegotiate the funding that the county already provides for <br /> Launch and including Durham Tech's presence at the Innovation Hub in that cost. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said he appreciates Commissioner Hamilton for reconsidering this <br /> amendment. <br /> Commissioner Richards said there are two items related to Durham Tech that she would <br /> like to put forward as amendments at this time. She said she would like to fund $10,000 for the <br /> staff Recruitment and Retention fund and $8,000 for the Apprenticeship Coordinator position. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Vice-Chair McKee, to fund <br /> the Apprenticeship Coordinator position at Durham Tech in the amount of$8,249 from Article 46 <br /> funds. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Bedford asked what source should be used to fund the $10,000 to fund the <br /> Recruitment and Retention position. <br /> Travis Myren said there are extra funds in the Social Justice Fund that can be used to <br /> balance the general fund. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to <br /> fund the Recruitment and Retention position at Durham Tech in the amount of$10,000. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Commissioner Fowler explained budget amendment OPER-008, which she sponsored. <br /> She explained she would like to return to using the previous fund balance policy and would like <br />