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5 <br /> 1 She said that the Board of Commissioners is legally mandated to provide facilities for schools, <br /> 2 judges, sheriffs, and that they also need to make sure the county employees have safe <br /> 3 workspaces. She said that the budget aligns more and more with the strategic plan every year. <br /> 4 She said there is a line item for climate mitigation and $100,000 for public EV chargers, and <br /> 5 $50,000 every other year. She said that there are solar projects of $1.8 million over ten years. <br /> 6 She said there are staff EV chargers, and most vehicle replacements will be electric. She said <br /> 7 that residents have noted they are very concerned about the tax rate impact. She said there are <br /> 8 no wasteful projects in the CIP. She said many of her amendments suggest deferring some <br /> 9 projects, but she wants to keep working on the big projects. She said they also preserved health <br /> 10 and safety investments. She said they are also continuing to work to renovate the Link building <br /> 11 and create a judicial complex. She said there were 3 projects that jumped out as needing a work <br /> 12 session. She said Orange County Schools asked if they can they use Soccer.com as a school <br /> 13 site and the majority said yes. She said the other two are the Southern Human Services <br /> 14 expansion and the RENA expansion. She said looking at the 10 years, the judicial placeholder is <br /> 15 insufficient. She said more will be needed because they need to make the spaces safe for judges. <br /> 16 She said if they make those spaces, it is good not to fill them immediately. She said that the result <br /> 17 is somewhat minor, but it shows the public that they are serious about balancing needs and wants. <br /> 18 Chair Bedford reviewed budget amendment CIP-1301, which she sponsored. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to approve <br /> 21 budget amendment CIP-1301. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Bedford reviewed budget amendment CIP-1302A, which she sponsored. She <br /> 26 suggested that her amendment be reviewed along with CIP-130213, sponsored by Commissioner <br /> 27 Greene. <br /> 28 Commissioner Greene reviewed amendment CIP-1302B. <br /> 29 Commissioner McKee said it would have no impact on year one, thus no impact on this <br /> 30 year's tax rate. He said they can make changes as necessary, so he supported Commissioner <br /> 31 Greene's amendment. <br /> 32 Commissioner Greene gave further information about her amendment. She said that they <br /> 33 got a climate resilience kit from Central Pines and heat is the number one weather related killer <br /> 34 and is preventable. She said the rural community is the most vulnerable. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Chair Bedford, to approve <br /> 37 budget amendment CIP-B02B. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Chair Bedford withdrew amendment CIP-1302A. <br /> 42 Chair Bedford said she did not have anything to add to amendment CIP-B03, which she <br /> 43 sponsored. <br /> 44 Commissioner McKee said it makes a savings in year-one. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Carter, to <br /> 47 approve budget amendment CIP-1303. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 50 <br />