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APPROVED 5/5/2009 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> April 16, 2009 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on <br /> Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, <br /> North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Valerie Foushee and Commissioners <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Pam Hemminger, Barry Jacobs, Mike Nelson, Bernadette Pelissier, and Steve <br /> Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Staff Attorney Annette Moore <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County <br /> Manager Gwen Harvey and Willie Best, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff <br /> members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> Change in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2009 <br /> The Board considered one change in the County Commissioners' regular meeting <br /> calendar for year 2009. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to <br /> change the meeting location for the April 30, 2009 Closed Session from Southern Human <br /> Services Center to Link Government Services Center— meeting to start at 7:00 p.m. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> FY 2009-10 Budget Update <br /> Laura Blackmon listed the additional items at the County Commissioners' places. She <br /> said that tonight's presentation is the meat of what is going to be in the recommended budget. <br /> She said that she would like some feedback from the Board of County Commissioners in the <br /> next few weeks on some of these issues presented. She made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> She said that each department was asked to look at a 10% reduction in the budget for specified <br /> items, but not including permanent personnel. <br /> FY 2009-10 <br /> Preliminary County Funding Recommendations <br /> April 16, 2009 <br /> Tonight's Presentation <br /> - Proposed County Service Delivery Changes <br /> - Employee Pay and Benefits <br /> - Board Priorities <br />