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Wilbert McAdoo said that there is a plan for vehicle replacement and maintenance, but there is not a comprehensive plan. Chair Jacobs said to work on one over the next fiscal year. Sheriff: Commissioner Foushee made reference to the $100,000 grant and asked if it had already been accepted or if there was a matching contribution. Sheriff Pendergrass said that both grants have been awarded. Commissioner Foushee said that if the County has already accepted the grant, then it has already approved the matching contribution. Sheriff Pendergrass made reference to temporary personnel and said that he has last minute needs for retired police officers or deputies for the court, and he gets these from the temporary pool. He said that he needs his temporary personnel. Social Services: Chair Jacobs made reference to page 3-170 and asked about the status of all of the child care subsidy funds. He asked Social Services Director Nancy Coston to bring in this information. Nancy Coston said that last year the General Assembly gave the County some additional one-time money to clear the waiting list and she is waiting to find out what happens this year. Chair Jacobs said that if the $25,000 were taken out, then there would still be money in the Social Services Safety Net in case it were needed. Commissioner Nelson left at 10:02 pm. Solid Waste: Chair Jacobs made reference to page 3-179 and the $195,000 to remediate the soil for the new Solid Waste Operations Center. He asked what this was for. Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson said that this involves correcting improper soils and raising the elevation of the building and parking lot by eighteen inches. Commissioner Gordon asked what was wrong with the soil. Gayle Wilson said that it does not have the proper compaction properties, it holds moisture too much, and for 80% of the site, the-soils were not usable. Chair Jacobs made reference to page 3-189, the second bullet of the budget highlights where it says that the elimination of the lunchtime closure "increases" the hours. It should say "decrease". Tax Assessor: Chair Jacobs asked about page 3-190 and how much it costs for printing 58,000 tax bills. Tax Assessor John Smith said $20,000, plus the postage of $15,000. Orange County Visitor's Bureau: Chair Jacobs asked Brad Broadwell to bring in a trend line for Orange County for revenues generated by visitors in the last five years. Commissioner Gordon said that the Board needs to address fire districts at the next meeting. Commissioner Foushee said that it would be helpful, where departments have applied for grants and the Board of Commissioners has approved them, that there be an understanding that there may be a match for subsequent years. Regarding contracts for subsequent years, the Board approved those contracts, many of which have budget implications. She said that the Board needs to know if there are projected increases with these contracts and if the contracts can be renegotiated.