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Chair Jacobs said that maybe some of the capital projects should be spread out more. He is just saying that the County is going to have to look at larger ticket items and projects and see how they can be shifted around. Just cutting new positions will not make much of a difference. Commissioner Nelson said that there have been a number of requests from community groups that are not in the budget. His inclination is just to say that this is not a year that the County can fund additional requests and not make any exceptions. Commissioner Foushee said that she shared some of that sentiment as she was looking at outside agency requests and that many have requested increases. She said that if the County has to cut, then everyone should take cuts. Chair Jacobs agreed with not increasing outside agency funding. 2. FY 2008-09 Recommended Operational Costs Associated with Opening New County Facilities This information was in Appendix F-8. Commissioner Carey asked if this was for a full year and Donna Coffey said that some are for a full year and some are starting from when the facility opens up. She said that she put this all on one spreadsheet since some are spread out over several departments. Chair Jacobs said that it is confusing because there is no way to differentiate when a facility will open or is funded for less than a year. Donna Coffey said that she could update this sheet to indicate the opening date. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to know how much of a year will be funded and the opening date of each new facility. Commissioner Nelson said that the County Commissioners have had discussions about old facilities and the possibility of divesting of them. He said that this might be a good year to do that. He asked about the Court Annex on Churton Street and the possibilities of letting go of that building. Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones said that when the justice facility opens, then the building will be vacant. The proposed date for the justice facility is the end of 2009. Chair Jacobs said that when Emergency Services moves, the 911 center will be available but the County Commissioners have not had that discussion yet. Phis topic should be on a work session. Commissioner Nelson said that if there is anything that can be sold, then it should be dealt with sooner rather than later. Commissioner Gordon asked what is left to be done on the capital budget on June 24th Donna Coffey said that the Board of County Commissioners approved the County and School Capital Project Ordinances for 2008-09. She said that she would have to work with each department to see if any funds have been encumbered so far for the next fiscal year. She distributed a spreadsheet that identifies pay-as-you-go money that was included in the FY 2008- 09 budget. This information was approved by the Board on May 1St 3. Departmental Budgets by Exception Aging: Commissioner Gordon asked about OPT and status of that budget ar~d if the budget covers the necessary funds to operate public transportation. Chair Jacobs said that he still wants to know when the County will separate Aging and OPT. Chair Jacobs asked what happened to the rent money that was saved from not having to rent the Central Orange Senior Center. Donna Coffey said that it is under community-based services.