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Laura Blackmon said that in order to do things like an impact fee or payment-in-lieu, there must be a strategic plan or levels of service established. There is an incomplete plan to do that now. Chair Jacobs said that Mr. Tischler is doing another study for the County and he asked about the status. Craig Benedict said that the School Impact Fee Impact Analysis will be coming forward to a public hearing after the break. School costs have gone up appreciably and that will be reflected in impact fees. Chair Jacobs moved on to outside agencies. Commissioner Carey said that there were two agencies that the Manager recommended less money for next year than this year, and one of them was KidsCope. He asked about what happened with the budget and the actual amount. Gwen Harvey said that the Human Services Advisory Commission reviewed the formal application for the upcoming fiscal year, and this application was submitted in early 2008. This was why the HSAC recommended the funding that it did, which was full funding. If the request was amended, the HSAC did not know about it. Commissioner Carey said that he is puzzled by how the amount went from $89,000 to $139,000. Donna Coffey said that the Board approved a budget amendment earlier this year and awarded additional funds to KidsCope. Commissioner Carey asked for a history on this. Generally, a budget amendment is for a one-time expense. Chair Jacobs said that he recalls warning them that it was a one-time expense. Chair Jacobs made reference to page 8.1, Non-Departmental, and the drug testing costs that have doubled. He asked if drug testing was being expanded to more employees. Human Resources Michael McGinnis said that it does cost a little bit more and there are more employees, but the budget is requesting that all new employees be tested. Currently, the County only tests employees that are required to be tested by the State. Chair Jacobs asked if there were tests for alcohol and it was answered no. Chair Jacobs said that he has a problem with that because it is intrusive and discriminatory. Chair Jacobs made reference to the School Collaboration Consultant and asked if this was the full cost. Donna Coffey said that she would have to go back and see. The County has billed each school system for one-third of the total each. Commissioner Carey made reference to Appendix D-2 under Non-Departmental Funding, and the Partnership to End Homelessness. He thought that there was a three-year commitment for this, and there is $0 budgeted for this year. Donna Coffey said that this is budgeted in Housing and Community Development. Chair Jacobs asked why Club Nova funding is shown as $0 for previous years and then $7,000 requested, $7,000 recommended, and then this is for$70,000. He asked how this is a reflection of what has happened. Gwen Harvey said that last year Club Nova came to the Board and the Board provided a grant in the amount of$75,000. This year Club Nova submitted two applications— one within the outside agency process for$7,000 for software and then one for$75,000 for service subsidy. This was submitted outside the process.