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APPROVED 6/18/02 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS <br /> APRIL 29, 2002 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session for an Assembly of <br /> Governments meeting at 7:30 p.m. on April 29, 2002 at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel <br /> Hill, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Margaret W. <br /> Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon and Stephen Halkiotis <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill and S. Sean Borhanian <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod <br /> Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified appropriately <br /> below) <br /> CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Kevin C. Foy and members <br /> Flicka Bateman, Pat Evans, Ed Harrison, Mark Kleinschmidt, Jim Ward and Edith Wiggins <br /> CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Bill Strom, Dorothy Verkerk <br /> CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Michael R. Nelson and <br /> members Jacquelyn Gist, John Herrera (arrived late), Diana McDuffee, Alex Zaffron and Joal Hall Broun <br /> CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEMBERS ABSENT: Mark Dorosin <br /> HILLSBOROUGH TOWN COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Mayor Joe Phelps and members <br /> Frances L. Dancy, Michael Gering, and Mark Sheridan <br /> HILLSBOROUGH TOWN COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Kenneth Chavious and Evelyn Lloyd <br /> STATE LEGISLATORS PRESENT: State Senator Ellie Kinnaird and State Representative Verla <br /> Insko <br /> NOTE: All other participants are listed in the text as appropriate. <br /> NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> OPENING REMARKS —CHAIR AND MAYORS <br /> Chair Jacobs said that Representative Hackney expressed his regret for not being in attendance <br /> tonight. <br /> 1. FY 2002 AND FY 2003 LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETARY CONCERNS <br /> Orange County <br /> John Link made reference to a handout which gave a summary of major revenue and expenditure <br /> changes for fiscal year 2002-03. He gave potential ways to offset possible loss of state revenues for FY <br /> 2002-03. This document is hereby incorporated into these minutes by reference. <br /> Jackie Gist clarified that the 4.5-cent property tax increase was the projection following the <br /> recommendations and not what could happen if there is a loss of revenue. John Link said that if we were <br /> not able to address some of the reimbursement shortfall from the state, then the increase is inevitable. <br /> The 4.5-cent increase is the worst case scenario in terms of the tax increase. <br /> Pat Evans asked how much fund balance would be projected and John Link said $12 million. She <br /> made reference to the in-range salary adjustments and John Link said that he is not sure if these will be <br />