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APPROVED 9/16/2008 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> June 12, 2008 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on <br /> Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, <br /> North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Moses <br /> Carey, Jr., Alice Gordon, and Mike Nelson <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Valerie P. Foushee <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon and Assistant County <br /> Managers Willie Best and Gwen Harvey, and Deputy Clerk to the Board David Hunt. All other <br /> staff members will be identified appropriately below). <br /> Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:31 pm. He went through the items at the <br /> Commissioners' places. There was a letter from Superintendent Pedersen (pink), a letter from <br /> the Land Trust (lime), and a letter from the Orange County Parks Commission. <br /> 1. Durham Technical Community College Budget Presentation and Discussion <br /> For more information see Appendix B-3 of the 2008-09 Recommended Budget <br /> (www.co.orange.nc.us/budget/documents/0809/Recommended/Appendix/B- <br /> 3.DTCCRequest.pdf) <br /> Durham Technical Community College President Bill Ingram made this presentation. He <br /> thanked the County Commissioners for their support thus far. He assured the Board that he <br /> would continue to provide conservative and realistic budget requests. He made reference to the <br /> letter sent to the Manager on May 20th that reflected the budget proposal approved by the Board <br /> of Trustees in May for a total of$581,694 for the 2008-2009 budget year. Behind the letter is <br /> some detail showing a total current expense request of$545,151 and a capital outlay of <br /> $36,450, for a total of$581,601. The detail also shows an annualized appropriation because <br /> the County has been providing support since the campus was opened in February 2008. The <br /> appropriated amount is what has been received from the County this year. It was annualized so <br /> that the Board could compare this year's expenditures over the next year. <br /> The next sheet provides additional detail on operations, salary and benefits, etc. The <br /> salaries include full-time security at the campus 24/7, salary for a full-time receptionist, prorated <br /> amounts for salaries for personnel who will be spending the bulk of their time on the main <br /> campus in Durham, but will be providing support and doing work in Orange County. The <br /> prorated amounts were between 3-10%. He went through each line item. The capital request <br /> includes some tools needed to maintain the facility and a small contingency fund, $20,000, in <br /> the event that there is a major breakdown that is not covered by insurance or a warranty. <br />