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Commissioner Gordon pointed out that she was one of the two Commissioners that voted for the position that the Board is now restoring (Volunteer Coordinator for CERT). There was no discussion on the two Deputies. Chair Jacobs said that the budget remains unchanged. Laura Blackmon said thatthereiaoOmdditioniOtheabot[actabVutpVotponingthe \8/eet Ten Soccer Complex for a year and postponing opening Northern Park to April. The position needed to take control of this park would be starting in October. Donna Coffey said that there would be no additional cost to the County with the addition of one FTE. Commissioner Gordon said that her understanding is that the only thing the Board cannot change is the tax rate, so if there is some mistake, then things need to be worked out so that the tax rate will not be changed. • Commissioner Nelson said that he did not get this until 11:00 p.m. last night and he has discomfort in voting for this since he has not really read it, but he will rely on his fellow Commissioners. He said that when the Board had its retreat earlier this year, there were many goals with budget implications, but they were not able to review this and he feels like he was not an active part of this budget. Next year, he would like things to be done differently. A proposal for setting up money for energy efficient features was one goal he wanted to implement. Another issue was a request that came to him from people of moderate incomes that live near public water and sewer but do not have the financial means to hook up to it. The people were requesting that the County Commissioners set up a fund to assist families of modest means for this. He would like to request setting up a Retreat Planning Committee with two members of the Board of County Commissioners working with the Manager. Chair Jacobs thanked the Manager and staff for the work done to get the Board to this point. He said that advocates are needed for the County and he has proposed that the Manager do this. He pointed out that 80% of the cuts from the budget were out of the County. He expects that part of this is that the County Commissioners do not see the same amount of angst and pain from the staff as it does from the schools. He said that the Chair and Vice-Chair have talked about having another work session when the Board returns in August to discuss the budget process again. He would suggest writing comments to the Manager about the budget process in the fall, as has been done before. Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2008-09 Orange County Budget: Commissioner Gordon asked about the changing of the positions that were just added. Donna Coffey explained that, instead of the Administrative Assistant I for the Health Department, it would become the Volunteer Coordinator Position for the CERT program. In Parks and Recreation, there would be a position added effective October 1, 2008, a Parks Conservation Technician II. Commissioner Gordon asked if this would change the numbers and Donna Coffey said that it would not change the bottom line for the General Fund. Commissioner Gordon suggested additional wording for the resolution. A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2008-09 Orange County Budget, with position changes and the stipulation that the Board will receive the language about the changes in the financial detail. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2008-09 Orange County Budget