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Pam Jones said that she has explored this, but it is difficult because there is no way that the local dealers can compete with the state contract. The warranty work is done with Orange County dealerships. Chair Jacobs made reference to Appendix F and said that the type of vehicle is not indicated. He would like to know the type of vehicle. Environment and Resource Conservation: Chair Jacobs said that he would like to continue to use both names far Twin Creeks because the Board did approve both names. Health Department: Chair Jacobs made reference to page 3-78, the Smart Start Dental Screening Program. He asked why this was being coordinated with County dollars. Wayne Sherman said that traditionally a grant was received, and the hope is to continue this coordination of screening and also do a follow-up with families. This position would also provide prenatal patients at the Health Department with dental hygiene. Chair Jacobs made reference to page 3-96, Senior Public Health Educator/Volunteer Coordinator position. He asked if this was recommended. Laura Blackmon said that she is recommending this position, but the Board talked about cutting it. It was started with a grant, and last year the Board funded it. Human Resources: Chair Jacobs said that he wanted to flag page 3-106 and the money for temporary employee needs. Laura Blackmon said that she is pulling temporary funding out of departments. Chair Jacobs asked if this was the total of temporary funds identified. Donna Coffey said that this is only a portion of the temporary funds. Some of the money is allocated to specific departments, and a pot of money is set aside in HR for staff to administer. Commissioner Foushee asked about Appendix A-2 and overtime pay. She said that the overtime pay recommendation has increased by 30%. Donna Coffey said that a lot of this comes from the public safety function. She can provide more detailed inforrriation. Commissioner Foushee would like to see this detailed information. Chair Jacobs said that the Board already decided to look at the temporary to permanent positions as new positions. He suggested looking at the $220,000. He said that the County should treat people fairly instead of having then long-term temporary, but he thinks that department heads have added positions without asking the County Commissioners. Human Resources Director Michael McGinnis said that the temporary positions are a reaction of not getting FTE's and this is an attempt to bring that under control. This information will be brought back at a subsequent meeting. Information Technologies: Commissioner Gordon asked how a strategic plan would interact with this budget. Chief Information Officer Todd Jones said that there is a strategic plan that is being finalized by the Information Technology Advisory Committee that speaks to a lot of the ongoing initiatives and looking at some automation opportunities. A lot of this is just continuation of services from previous years. Commissioner Gordon said that the budget is based on the old plan and asked how the new plan would affect the budget. Laura Blackmon said that a good new strategic plan will most likely double or triple what the budget is now. The new plan will have to be spread out over the next few fiscal years.