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16 <br /> Slide#24 <br /> County Manager— page 129 <br /> — County Manager, Sustainability, Strategic Planning and Budget <br /> • Operational Reductions-$13,613 <br /> — Arts Commission and Eno Arts Mill <br /> • Personnel Reduction-Communications&Outreach Coordinator from 1.0 FTE to 0.5 FTE—($35,896) <br /> • Increase in temporary personnel for Administrative Support—$18,305 <br /> • Event Planner for large scale events-$70,000 <br /> • Operational Reductions—($1,176) <br /> • Ceramic Studio—($47,427) <br /> — Ceramic Studio Program Revenue-$75,416 <br /> — Temporary Personnel for Ceramic Studio Manager-$27,989 <br /> — Ceramic Studio Upfil of$20,000 to be covered by additional associated program revenue was approved on Jan 20,2026 Budget <br /> Amendment <br /> • All expenses funded through Occupancy Tax or other outside revenue <br /> • Total Net Cost to Visitor Bureau Fund-$534,472 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 24 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Travis Myren said operational reductions across the County Manager's Office, Sustainability, <br /> Strategic Planning, and Budget totaled $13,600. In the Arts Commission, a half-FTE was reduced to help <br /> address the shortfall in the occupancy tax/visitor's bureau fund. An increase was included for temporary <br /> personnel,specifically an administrative support role and an events planner who was brought on mid-year <br /> via budget amendment and was now carried forward. Travis Myren highlighted the addition of a ceramic <br /> studio as the Arts Commission returns to the Eno River Arts Mill, noting that the revenue generated by the <br /> ceramic studio exceeds the cost of the studio manager and generates sufficient funds to cover facility <br /> upfitting. All costs are funded through occupancy tax, donations, or contributions from the Arts Alliance, <br /> with a net cost to the Visitors Bureau fund of approximately$534,000. <br />