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<br />Governing and Management Non-Departmental
<br />6, Over the last several months, a County work group consisting of staff from Environmental
<br />Resource and Conservation Department and the Health Department has worked with
<br />Healthy Carolinians and the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group has explored various
<br />ways to publicize recreational opportunities in Orange County, The group has gathered
<br />information to produce a map that highlights recreational areas and activities located
<br />throughout the County, Total estimated costs to produce the map, including design work
<br />and printing, is $3,900. This budget amendment would release $3,900 from the
<br />Commissioner's contingency account for the production of this map. (See Attachment 1,
<br />column #6)
<br />7. This budget amendment transfers funds from the Governing and Management Non-
<br />Departmental function to the Public Safety and General Services functions to implement the
<br />Board's actions as the Register of Deeds' and Sheriffs annual reviews for 2003-04, As of
<br />April 26, 2004 the Sheriff and Register of Deeds salaries will be $99,208 and $70,728
<br />respectively. (This reflects the 2,5 percent salary increase the Board authorized effective
<br />April 26, 2004 for employees with seven or mare years County service as of April 14, 2003.)
<br />With this budget amendment, the Board is further adjusting the Sheriff and Register of
<br />Deeds salaries by approximately one percent to a salary for the Sheriff of $100,208 and for
<br />the Register of Deeds of $71,441, This budget amendment enacts the adjustment to the
<br />Sheriff and Register of Deeds' salaries effective April 26, 2004 and authorizes funding for
<br />the cost of the adjustment for fiscal year 2003-04. (See Attachment 1, column #7)
<br />Emergency Management
<br />8, On August 19, 2003, the Board of County Commissioners approved acceptance of a State
<br />pass-through grant allocation of federal Homeland Security funds (Part I) in the amount of
<br />$121,625 to reimburse Orange County for the purchase of equipment, costs of exercises,
<br />and training costs associated with homeland security activities of the County, its
<br />municipalities, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, These finds will be used
<br />in the following three areas: Equipment purchases ($99,674), Bioterrorism exercise series
<br />($16,696), and Incident Command training ($5,255), There is no County match for the
<br />receipt of these funds, This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these State pass-
<br />through federal funds on a reimbursable basis, (See Attachment 4, State Homeland
<br />Security Granf Project Ordinance)
<br />9. On January 26, 2004, the Board of County Commissioners approved acceptance of a State
<br />pass-through grant allocation of federal Homeland Security funds (Part II) in the amount of
<br />$363,908 to improve domestic terrorism preparedness through the purchase of equipment
<br />for first responders, as well as to provide funding to train and exercise for chemical,
<br />biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive incidents, These funds will be used in the
<br />following two areas: Interoperable Communications ($291,508) and Other Equipment and
<br />Training ($72,400), There is no County match for the receipt of these funds. This budget
<br />amendment provides far the receipt of these State pass-through federal funds on a
<br />reimbursable basis. (See Attachment 4, State Homeland Security Grant Project Ordinance)
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