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Commissioner Nelson agreed and said that regular meetings should be consistent on <br /> Tuesday nights. <br /> The Manager will make some suggestions about moving the work sessions, etc. and it <br /> will be brought back on a consent agenda. <br /> 4. Change in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2008 <br /> Chair Jacobs suggested starting the transfer station meeting at 7:00 p.m. The Board <br /> agreed. <br /> Commissioner Nelson suggested starting the retreat at 9:00 a.m. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br /> approve amendments to the regular meeting calendar for 2008 by adding a: <br /> - Public Comment Session on the siting of a Waste Transfer Station on Monday, <br /> November 171h, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the McDougal Middle School, 900 Old <br /> Fayetteville Road, in Carrboro, N. C. <br /> - Siting a location for the BOCC Mini-Retreat, which will be held on Friday, November <br /> 14, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Camp Chestnut Ridge, 4300 Camp <br /> Chestnut Ridge Road, Efland, N.C. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5. Review of Capital Project Funds <br /> Laura Blackmon made reference to a memo from Financial Services Director Gary <br /> Humphreys, which pointed out some discrepancies in the review of capital project funds. A <br /> bulk of the difference was from before the conversion in 2003 to the MUNIS system. The <br /> differences are related to accounting issues, mostly. In several cases, the projects were <br /> funded and the debt was issued, but the monies were not transferred from the General Fund. <br /> Staff spent most of the summer going through this. <br /> In the School Project Fund, there was $1,347,000 of unallocated alternative financing <br /> dollars that could be allocated to specific projects. There was some unallocated bond funds in <br /> the amount of $907,000. The School Capital Reserve Funds had $580,000 and the Closed <br /> Projects had $455,000. The additional funds needed totaled $8,430,000, so this brings the net <br /> shortfall to $5,141,000. <br /> The County's Capital Project included Parks Open Space Bonds to be issued of <br /> $5,500,000 and interest earnings totaling $850,000. The additional funds needed totaled <br /> $7,100,000, so the net shortfall is $750,000. The total net shortfall is $5,891,000. <br /> The auditors are now looking at the financial statements from last year. Staff is <br /> recommending that, if the $5,891,000 is needed, that it be transferred in from the fund <br /> balance. Staff wants to bring back the projects that need to be taken off the books. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked to see all of the project ordinances at once. Laura <br /> Blackmon said that the staff has spent all summer on this and Commissioner Gordon can <br /> come in and look at the information. Most projects have been completed and need to be off <br /> the books. <br /> The Board asked for examples of the types of projects that were overspent. <br /> - Window replacements, did not get all of the revenue that was expected <br /> - Mechanical systems, CHCCS <br /> - Triangle Sportsplex <br /> - Greenways <br />