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5 <br /> She said that the Board of Commissioners is legally mandated to provide facilities for schools, <br /> judges, sheriffs, and that they also need to make sure the county employees have safe <br /> workspaces. She said that the budget aligns more and more with the strategic plan every year. <br /> She said there is a line item for climate mitigation and $100,000 for public EV chargers, and <br /> $50,000 every other year. She said that there are solar projects of $1.8 million over ten years. <br /> She said there are staff EV chargers, and most vehicle replacements will be electric. She said <br /> that residents have noted they are very concerned about the tax rate impact. She said there are <br /> no wasteful projects in the CIP. She said many of her amendments suggest deferring some <br /> projects, but she wants to keep working on the big projects. She said they also preserved health <br /> and safety investments. She said they are also continuing to work to renovate the Link building <br /> and create a judicial complex. She said there were 3 projects that jumped out as needing a work <br /> session. She said Orange County Schools asked if they can they use Soccer.com as a school <br /> site and the majority said yes. She said the other two are the Southern Human Services <br /> expansion and the RENA expansion. She said looking at the 10 years, the judicial placeholder is <br /> insufficient. She said more will be needed because they need to make the spaces safe forjudges. <br /> She said if they make those spaces, it is good not to fill them immediately. She said that the result <br /> is somewhat minor, but it shows the public that they are serious about balancing needs and wants. <br /> Chair Bedford reviewed budget amendment CIP-1301, which she sponsored. <br /> A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to approve <br /> budget amendment CIP-1301. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Bedford reviewed budget amendment CIP-B02A, which she sponsored. She <br /> suggested that her amendment be reviewed along with CIP-B02B, sponsored by Commissioner <br /> Greene. <br /> Commissioner Greene reviewed amendment CIP-1302B. <br /> Commissioner McKee said it would have no impact on year one, thus no impact on this <br /> year's tax rate. He said they can make changes as necessary, so he supported Commissioner <br /> Greene's amendment. <br /> Commissioner Greene gave further information about her amendment. She said that they <br /> got a climate resilience kit from Central Pines and heat is the number one weather related killer <br /> and is preventable. She said the rural community is the most vulnerable. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Chair Bedford, to approve <br /> budget amendment CIP-B02B. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Bedford withdrew amendment CIP-B02A. <br /> Chair Bedford said she did not have anything to add to amendment CIP-B03, which she <br /> sponsored. <br /> Commissioner McKee said it makes a savings in year-one. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Carter, to <br /> approve budget amendment CIP-1303. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />