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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19890615 - MINUTES -- ORANGE COUNTY BOARD DF CDMMISSIONERS BUDGET WORK SESSION JUNE 15, 1989 - The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on June 15, 1989 at 6:30 p.m. in the. ' Agricultural Extension Building, Hillsborough, N.C., for the purpose of holding a budget work session. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners Shirley E. Marshall, Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit. STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John Link, Assistant County Managers Albert Kittrell and Ellen Liston, Glerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, Budget Analyst Donna Wagner, MPA Analyst Beth McIver, Personnel Director Addie Turner, Finance Director Ken Chaviaus, Purchasing Director Pam Jones, EMS Director Nick Waters, Social Services Administrative Officer Ray Poole. Chairman Garey called the meeting to order. The first order of business was the reallocation and budget revisions of funds from the NG Division of Health Service. A motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Gommissioner Halkiotis, to approve the allocation of additional funds from the NC Division of Health Services to the Orange County Health Services. _. VOTE: UNANIMOUS The Non-Departmental Agencies budget requests were considered. .-_. MS. NANCY PARKS, of Child Care Networks, introduced the Co-Director Amy Rabb. She referred to a chart which showed the current operating budget and next years operating budget. She indicated that for the last four years they have operated without substantial increases in their funding while at the same time. they have greatly increased the services they have provided. They accomplished this thru the use of citizen volunteers. She indicated that they became sponsors of the child care food program in family day care homes on October 1, 1988. The program is self-supporting. More than 1/2 of their budget will be in the child care food program which is dependent upon successful recruitment of family day care homes into this program. The anticipated funds to serve the support and referral portion of their program are in the range of $130,000. She indicated that with the current budget recommendation they will be $15,000 short which means they will have to cut back an staff time. She requested that the Commissioners consider allocating the entire amount requested. She also mentioned a special project they recently completed which addressed the issue of parenting education and support. The project will not be updated unless they find a volunteer who is willing to take on that responsibility. Commissioner Willhoit requested information concerning the contributions from the University and the Hospital. Ms. Parks indicated that those contribution have increase from $10,000 each to $19,000 each this last year. Of those funds $4,000 each was to start the child care food program. The contracts with the Hospital and the University for this year will be to provide enhanced referrals. An "enhanced referrals" will provide more service to the _ ^~ ~ ..~:a-i .....~ parents who contact Child Care Networks who are associated with the University and Hospital. Commissioner Willhoit stated that the Board of Commissioners intent was to decrease funding as the program became established. Finance Director Ken Chavious also indicated that he understood that the funding was to be decreased each year until Child Care Network was self-supporting. Commissioner Willhoit asked for a breakdown of where the citizens who use the service live and what income range are they in. Ms. Parks indicated that they do not request income information. They do ask if the citizen needs financial assistance to help them with child care. They do not keep records on how many people request that assistance. Commissioner were referred to the proposal where the demographics was listed. Commissioner Marshall requested that in the future the non-departmental. agency budget requests be worked into the pre-December meetings so that the Commissioners would not be reviewing budgets on the same evening they hoped to adopt the budget. This would give the staff time to work on these budgets after the Gommissioners and Agencies talk. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if there was data which showed what percentage of children served had some relationship with the University. He indicated that he feels the University should be more involved. Ms. Parks did not give an exact figure, however, she assured the Commissioners that more of their clients were employed by the University than any other employer. Commissioner Marshall indicated that she felt very good about the way the family day care home has been brought into the system. Mr. Link indicated that the following information has been compiled for the Commissioners and is in their packets: Position Glassification pay plan Drafts of budget adoption motions and ordinances Breakdown of new positions 1)mandated 2)goal related 3)work Ioad related 4)other He indicated that 3 positions in Social Services (nurse + 2 case workers) are mandated positions. The Sheriff's request for a Deputy I Dare position, the EMS request for a Deputy Director, the Public Works request for a Solid Waste Manager and Solid Waste Collector, the Administrations request for a Management Analyst, and Personnel's request for a Personnel Analyst II, are goal related position. The Finance Departments request for an Accountant, Personnel's Administrative request for a Secretary's, the. Health Department's request for an Animal Control Officer, the Health Departments request for a Public Health Nurse I are work load related positions. Ms. Turner stated that the Personnel Analyst will be a person with a background in Adult Education or experience in setting up adult curriculum. Orange County personnel have training needs which include skills training, supervisory training, and safety training, general employee development training. Commissioner Halkiotis stated that he was not at all sure that we could fund all of these positions. The economic forecast does not look good. Many of these things look t• -~S K_~' like enhancements and its not a sure thing that we can do them. He requested that the positions be put in priority order so that a decision can be made as to which positions-. are most needed. He indicated that the mandated and goal related positions need to be approved. Commissioner Willhoit asked if the additional animal control person would have art ' impact on the number of dogs that would be identified and registered. Commissioner Marshall indicated that it would have an impact an registration of dogs. M5. DARLENE WALLS, Executive Director of the Orange/Durham Coalition for Battered Women, thanked the Commissioners for recognizing that domestic violence is an important issue in Orange County. Stated that the $11,000 that has been recommended will help provide services to women and children who need to leave their home because it is not safe. It also helps to provide a counseling service to batterers to hopefully have same impact on their attitude toward their right to batter the women in theix' lives. This program has started in the last year and will continue in the coming year., The Coalition provides a shelter, emotional support, and other concrete services to the woman. They also provide community education, a 24 hour crisis telephone line, as well as the "Change" program fax batterers. The total budget for the Coalition is $221,460. Five percent of that money comes from Orange County, 30 percent comes from other local governments (Chapel Hill/Carrboro, Hillsborough, Durham City and Durham County), 30 percent from United Way, some State and Federal funds, and the remainder is raised by the volunteers. The pragrann has grown from $20,000 eleven years ago both because the need is real and because the communities are responsive to this need. ..-,, Commissioner Hartwell asked for comment on the EMS position that would collect the proposed user fees. Mr. Link indicated that this position is a secondary level of responsibility right now. It has not been a high priority in callection. If we are °-~ going to collect this money someone will have to be trained in the art of collection from medicare and medicaid. He indicated that this would be a position that was expendable. Commissioner Halkiotis mentioned that Bill Baxter at OPC Mental Health hired a staff person to go collect this money and the outcome was very favorable. The position was paid for out of the money collect, as well as approximately 4 or 5 X what it cost to hire the person. It took a vigorous person and program to go after the federal and state money and in a humane way to go after the local citizens to pay. Commissioner Marshall indicated that if a Task Force is going to be created to find a final solution to the EMS user fee issue, a staff person trained in these collection procedures would be a vital resource for us in making the final decision. Commissioner Willhoit stated that he is convinced that revitalizing the FMS Council is the important issue. They could look at long range planning which is an area in which we are woefully lacking. We ought to do the long range planning and identify the resources that are necessary to get there rather that to put financing or fees as the main charge to a Task Force. Commissioner Marshall agreed with that statement. However, she indicated that we will still need some actual experience on how the collection area works. Chairman Cazey asked the Managez to share with the Commissioners the nature of the relationship between the EMS squads and the COUnty government. .~ ~.~ i.-.- :i;e4 Mr. Link stated that the EMS Advisory Council could do a great deal to help clarify everyone's roles in this. They will be able to focus on how the system is operating., . What we can do to improve it. We use paid staff and volunteer staff and they all _ .- respond.to one Medical Director of the hospital who is the one in charge of protocol. We need to start with the basics of who is in charge of the EMS system in Orange County. The county has a statutory responsibility for emergency services. We need to talk about the protocol. Chairman Carey asked if we were contracting with EMS, giving them a grant, or are we paying them to let us use their equipment. He agreed that having a position dedicated to learning the intricacies of medicare and medicaid would probably pay for itself. Mr. Link indicated that at present we have a franchise which is fairly loose it its content. We need a more structured contract. Mr. Willhoit proposed that this position be left out of the budget. He also mentioned that there is a real problem with non-emergency transport which needs to be addressed. An example of this is when someone is transported to the hospital because of an accident. They are taken care of at the hospital and occasionally have no way home because at that point the emergency is over. We need a mechanism to provide non- emergency transport and we need to know what this will involve in terms of funds and manpower. Mr. Link stated that the position, or the funding, could be left in the budget. Then the administration will come to the Board with a recommendation on the implementation of collection for non-emergency EMS by August 1st. ~'; Chairman Carey indicated that he believed that this 1/2 time position needed to be <, left in the budget so that we could begin to generate the expertise needed to start the cashflow for providing the service. In response to a question for Commissioner Halkiotis, Mr. Link indicated that we will be charging $110.00 for every non-emergency trip. That money will go into the general fund. In the budget recommendation the amounts suggested for both rescue squads included their picking up the non-emergency transport. It was also recommended that any amount above $25,000 that we collect in non-emergency fees go toward the operation or capital reserve, for the rescue squads needs. Commissioner Halkiotis stated that the average cost of a ride in an emergency vehicle in North Carolina is $135.00. Because of the insurance deductible, it is quite likely that the ihdividual will be paying for this. The average cost of airlift services is $875.00. Beginning July lst we will be charging $925.00. He also asked who pays for the airlift service if the helicopter.is called unnecessarily? He mentioned that this information came from an employee of Blue Cross/Blue Shield and that this individual would be willing to service on any group that would like to get some first hand information. Mr. Link indicated that the individual who is the "responsible party" is the one who is billed, however, Mr. Waters stated that the charge is made only if someone is transported. Chairman Carey stated that the EMS Council needs to be reactivated and we need to address the problem with non-emergency transport before this issue is settled. Someone ~- :~ ,seeds to go to the hospital when they axe finished being served and take them home. Y Commissioner Marshall questioned why they could not call a cab to get home? - - Mr. Link stated that the Public Works Buildings and Grounds Supervisor was needed due to the growth of demands on buildings and grounds. Ms. xurner mentioned that the current Assistant Director of Public Works is finding it necessary to be involved in Building and Grounds to the point that the administrative duties that are normally shared between the Director and the Assistant Director now fall completely on the Director. The job of maintaining and cleaning our buildings is a massive job which tends to get larger rather than smaller. The role of training our buildings and grounds staff, following up to be sure the work is done correctly, has become a full time job. This has caused the Assistant Director of Public Works to have to fill that job rather than the one intended for .him to fill. Commissioner Marshall indicated that this position does not seem as important as some of the others that have been discussed. Commissioner Halkiotis agreed with Commissioner Marshall. He stated that we have put a significant commitment into Public Works with the construction of the new facility. He indicated that he did not feel that the County has the money for this position. Ms. Turner mentioned that there has been emphasis on development programs and enhancing the Public Works function. This has put Wilbert in a position of having to do many things at the same time. The Assistant's position is serving 95~ of his time as a '. Building and Grounds Supervisor. She mentioned that as the county tries to improve --~-~ serves to the public we will have to look at the need for someone to administer these programs. Commissioner Marshall suggested that a plan for the future would be beneficial in deciding on this position. Mr. Link stated that he would delete this position if the Board requested that he do that, however, he would like to the latitude to come back during the course of the year if we are unable to adequately take care of the buildings and grounds without this supervision. He also mentioned that Wilbert would be happy to make a presentation about why this position is needed. Gommissioner Hartwell mentioned that we have added to other positions in the Public Works Aepartment. One of these positions is a Solid Waste Manager and the other is Solid Waste Collector. Mr. Link stated that Wilbert is trying to have the maintenance staff and custodial staff work on a quantifiable basis in terms of how they address the buildings and the grounds. This includes the upkeep, and housekeeping duties. In order to improve the quality of this upkeep the supervision needs to be improved. Wilbert is also being asked to be involved in public relations which means that he really needs the administrative assistance. Chairman Carey mentioned that he had discussed this position with Wilbert. There is an increasing demand on Wilbert to write documents and analyze documents, present reports, and serve on committees. There is also an the increasing emphasis on solid 4"~j ._~y ~~ waste and that is going to be more time consuming in the future, not Tess, He indicated. that he would have real difficulty deciding not to put this position in for at least ~ __ part of the year. He stated that he believed this position is at least as important as changing the way we deal with staff training, Both positions are important, but if he ' would do both of those positions for a half year rather than do one for none of the year, . because the position in Public Works is impartant and a lot is expected of Wilbert. If the position is not approved, the new Solid Waste Manager is going to spend half of his time doing the things that Wilbert needs help doing. Commissioner Halkiatis stated that he is a firm believer in the Protestant Work Ethic. If we are paying people merit pay to do a job and are acknowledging superior behavior, then I get distressed when I hear that we have to chase after people to make sure they are cutting grass, maintaining grounds. If they are not doing what they are hired to do, they should not get merit pay, and we shouldn't hire more people to supervise them. If that is happening, something is wrong, Commissioner Marshall suggested that having the proper training would solve much of this problem. Ms. Turner indicated that this role will be one of coordination. Mr. Link stated that Wilbert has withheld merit pay until performance improved in certain cases, He also mentioned that in a County with an unemployment rate of 2.5~ the challenge is great for someone supervising these positions. These jobs which are the lowest paying in our organization and have the highest turnover, He pointed out that for the most part the custodial and cleaning staff do a very good job, If you are going to improve this area it is going to take more supervision, MS. SUNNY ACKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the WOMEN'S HEALTH RESOURCES mentioned that '•'"' the County has been their major supporter for many years. An Advisory Board for the Center has been established during the last year. An effort has been made during this last year to improve their fiscal systems so that they would be in a position to handle the growth they anticipate for the coming year. The Board is committed to finding new sources of funding, They are asking all of their traditional funding agencies for more money but they are asking each for a smaller percentage of the total budget than they have asked for in the past, They have a very strong commitment to increasing their sources of funding and actively search for these new funding sources. They requested that the Commissioners consider allocating a larger amount to the Warren's Health Resources than had originally been decided upon, The reason for this request is because of their Respite Care Program. This program is a service to primary care givers who care for an elderly adult in the hams. These elderly citizens are home bound and need consistent care throughout the day. These caregivers often devote 24 hours a day to meeting the needs of their elderly loved ones and they need some relief. This is what this program attempts to do. We train volunteers from our community, who have an interest in working with the elderly, to provide respite for the primary care giver. This means specifically that the volunteer gives 4 hours of their time sa that the primary care giver is given a break. Commissioner Carey asked if the Department of Social Services did not have a similar program, Ms. Acker stated that their are scattered Respite Care programs in the community. Department on Aging has a Choregivers program, That program pays workers to go into the home. Based on research done by Ms. Acker's group and other groups, there are about 500 r.,.. ,~ Fi ,.,.. u ~~~ families who are not eligible for existing services. These families are middle income families. They do not have access to government assistance because of their income, hut:, they are not wealthy enough to pay private sources to take care of their family. This is the group this services is directed at. These services are coordinated with the Departments on Aging and Human Services. They have formed a Community Respite Gare - Committee. This committee is comprised of representatives of Social Services, Dept. an Aging, ARC, Hospice and UNG Alheizmer Support Program. They have approached the Chapel Hill, United Way and the County in September for discretionary funds to start this program up. United Way gave the program $2,500 and Chapel Hill donated $1,000. The County decided that we were going to be passed on to the Long Term Care Committee because they had done some research on this issue and they were familiar with what the County needs are. A meeting was held with them and they supported what was being done. They one area they wanted to wait on was the training of volunteers because it is very expensive. State guidelines are being followed in training so that when the program is operative it will be in line for State funds. They Committee suggested finding a better way to train volunteers so that the cost of start up could be reduced. They were advised to look into Durham Tech and have followed that suggestions. Quite a few thousands of dollars have been saved. They hope to get funding from the County ..for the next year so that they can get on their feet and become eligible for-Federal funds and private Foundation funds. Commissioner Willhoit mentioned that the Ghoregivers program is eligible for all citizens. I£ they do not meet certain income guidelines they have to pay for it. Ms. Acker indicated that this program is different from Choregiver in that the target person for their program is the caregiver. The Ghoregivers clean homes, cook and basically do the chores around the home. The background of the Women's Health Resources is that they are a referral agency. Our clients call in for any kind of health care _' referral. In response to a questions by Commissioner Hartwell Ms. Acker indicated that the training costs are primarily as a result of the professional staff that is needed to maintain this program. A medical person needs to screen the families, a part-time social worker is needed, a volunteer coordinator, and the administration are the cost factors. Tt is necessary that the training be done by professional staff so that we can get reimbursement from the state. The federal funds come from the Triangle J Council of Governments and they have a certain amount of money to be allocated to each County. In order to not be in competition with the Department on Aging for the Triangle J Council of Government funds an agreement has been reached with Jerry Passmore to share the trained volunteers. The Department on Aging would supplement the caregivers that they cannot get enough of so that we would avoid that problem. MR. LARRY PAUL, Eastern Area Director for Luthern Family Services presented the budget for Sheaffer House. He stated that they were asking the Commissioners for an additional $4,102. This is a shortfall based on money received thru CBA funds vs. what the Commissioners have decided to give them for this year. Their current budget is 5~ increase from last year. They have more qualified staff who are staying longer. This is the reason for the increase. The other item they would like to discuss is that this is the third year in a row that the CBA Task Force has given them $62,029. When they go they are not getting the 5~ increase they need. They want to propose a point giving by CBA and the County Commissioners because this is the third year in a row-they have had to come to the Commissioners for the difference. Mr. Link agreed that this is an issue that needs to be examined. CBA funding is u -, ~ A .:.4 " . intended to continue as well as initiate programs. We need to look at how CBA priorities are established and funding allocated. He stated that he was not aware of~ . how this program started with a 50/50 split. Now the county is picking up a greater = - share and this needs to be paid attention to. Chairman Carey asked what the probability of additional funds from Luthern Family Services. Mr. Paul indicated that they allot $25,000 to each of their 10 CBA programs. The possibility of allocating more is very slim based on the needs throughout the state. Mr. Link stated that there is a sheet in the packet entitled "Adoption of the 89-90 Budget". An add-on and delete list was started. That document is incorporated by referenced as a part of these minutes. It may be found in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office. LINDA FOXWORTH, from the KIDSCOPE PROGRAM, stated that she was requesting an additional $6,184 which is the difference between what they have requested and Mr. Link has suggested. She mentioned that there staff includes apart-time special education teacher, two part-time family counselors, a psychologist and 10 classroom crisis aids. They served 64 kids and their families by April of last year, with approximately 10 additional kids between April and June. They have provided services to 74 teachers and 20 day-care centers, 4 pre-schools and 2 headstart programs. They started a parent education program which has served 51 parents through that program. They have negotiated contracts with both school systems through Public Law 99457. They have placed crisis aids in 9 different child care settings. Getting the crisis aids placed has made an enormous difference for the children and the classrooms involved. She also mentioned that they have received program certification through the NC Division of Mental Health. They have also been monitored by a team from the National Institute of Mental Health from Georgetown University. The visited this program as a model of early intervention for children with behavior problems. The program has been presented at local and state workshops and conferences. She requested that the Commissioners keep in mind that this program has served everyone who has asked for it. This includes a range from very mild problems to very severe problems. They try not to label kids however, in 12 cases they have had to give kids labels in order to receive Federal funding. They do hope that that will change in the future. Children in all kinds of child care settings are served. Everyone in those child care settings benefit from the program. This is a primary prevention program. She quoted from Congressman George Miller that "for every one dollar invested in quality preschool education fox special needs child, subsequent special education costs are reduced by three dollars." She indicated that there have been changes in their budget since they made their initial request. These changes are a result of other primary funding sources not having fewer dollars for this program than initially hoped for. At the Federal Ievel the amount of money per child has been cut from $1,500 per child to $700 per child. This will create a short£a11 of about $5000 to maintain services. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if Ms. Foxworth could compare the at-risk populations in rural vs. urban settings. Also, he requested that she addresses the statement that the 64 kids they served were only a drop in the bucket. Ms. Foxworth indicated that the problems and causes are different, however, the behavior is basically the same. Also, it is not uncommon to go to a day care center to see a child that has been referred and she sees three more that need to be referred. Chairman Carey stated that this presentation concludes the groups expected to come before the Board this evening. ~_: ~: The intent for the EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES was discussed at this point. A decision needs to be made regarding whether or not to charge fees to users. If fees ~a~re._, not charged adjustments in the budget need to be made because anticipated user fees were included in the budget for 1989-90. The proposal discussed assumed that fees would not be charged for the next year except for convalescent transport. _ Mr. Link stated that the option of charging user fees needs to be carefully examined along with all the other alternatives that are available. He recommended that the county proceed with using the ad valorum tax to pay for the emergency transport. He also recommended that the amount of cost that is being borne for EMS services be indicated on the tax bill so that citizens understand this cost. Chairman Carey mentioned that the reactivation and recharging of the EMS Council needed to be included in this proposal. He also indicated that a variety of proposals need to be considered. He agreed that the county should proceed without charging a fee for the coming fiscal year. Commissioner Willhoit stated that he would like to see the long-range and short- range goals articulated. It needs to be decided where we are going and to identify the resources that are going to be needed to get us there. At that point, the most appropriate way to raise the money can be decided. Chairman Carey indicated that it was the consensus of the Board that fees not be charged and proceed with financing that portion of the budget from the ad valorum tax. "' Commissioners Hartwell and Marshall stated that fees for this service need to be on the tax bill. Commissioner Willhoit addressed the issue of appropriation for the schools. There is a great deal of uncertainty about what the state is going to do with the basic education plan. He indicated that he was concerned with having enough money in the current expense budget so the schools can move ahead. Commissioner Hartwell suggest that the Orange County System appropriate more: of their Fund Balance for the coming year. Commissioner Willhoit indicated that the teacher supplements was one of the schools priorities. This additional money will enable them to meet their goal. Mr. Link asked if what was being recommended was an additional 1 cent? Gommissioner Willhoit answered in the affirmative. Detailed discussion ensured on the pros and cons of allocating full or partial funding requests to the different human service programs, including Kidscope, Choregivers, Mr. Link addressed the 911 enhancement study. The first stage is to look at the actual cost of implementation, including capital costs. A surcharge can be added to the telephone bill to cover that cost. When the system is in place, the General Assembly has before it a bill that would allow citizens, or Commissioners by referendum, to decide whether to add another surcharge each month to help pay for the operations of the enhanced 911 system. Reports will be presented to the Commissioners during the course of this year on how that would operate and what the impact would be on the citizens. ~,~, ~-, , -) Commissioner Willhoit stated he would like to see the $15,000 for the Farmer's Market be put in contingency until after a discussion with Carrboro to determine the .Y . number of spaces that might be reserved for Orange County Farmers and let .the allocatian~= be made by the Agricultural Extension Service. The idea is the 40~ of the people who utilize the market are from Orange County. Some of the Orange County farmers were not able to get spots under the shelter. If the money is going to be allocated it needs to , be allocated for Orange County farmers. He also mentioned the $25,000 for the Colonial Town House. He suggested putting that in a contingency. He indicated that there was a need to hold discussions with the town. One suggestion was that the money be a "challenge grant" to the town. A motion was made by .Tohn Hartwell, seconded by Shirley Marshall, to approve the Orange County Manager's Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 1989-90 with the following changes: Revenues: EMS Fees (219,000) Property Tax-1 cent increase 344,527 Transfer from School Reserve 135,840 Appropriated from Fund Balance 17,737 Expenditures: OCCHS 10,000 Mebane Library 50 Trans, to Equip. Replacement Fund 11,450 School Discretionary Funds 135,840 Tax Collector (8,200) Sheaffer House 4,102 EMS (40,000) Education 169,678 Kidscope 6,184 Equipment Replacement Fund Revenues Transfer from General Fund. 11,450 Appropriations Safety Category 11,450 Current Expense for Schools 11,403,973 Per pupil allocation 1,057 Property tax rate will be set at 71 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The Chapel Hill/Carrboro School District supplement tax shall be set at 17.75 cents. The Fire Districts tax rates shall be set as follows: Cedar Grove 7,0 Chapel Hill 3,1 Efland 9,0 Eno 6.2 ~~ hi "may Little River 4.4 White Crass 7,6 ~~ Southern Triangle 5.0 Y Damascus 5,( - - `~ Orange Rural 3.75 VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Chairman Carey, seconded by John Hartwell, to adopt the Capital Project Ordinance for the following projects: Solid Waste Site Acquisition Old Courthouse Landscaping Parkland Acquisition Efland Cheeks Community Center Tax and Records Building VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Gommissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to adopt an ordinance establishing the classification and pay plan as presented in the County Manager's recommended budget. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Hartwell requested clarification on how Commissioner Willhoit's suggestion for the $15,000 for the Carrboro Farmers Market, and the half moon pavilion, would be handled. Specifically, his request was, would it be implemented? Mr. Link indicated that those funds would be placed in reserve. The dialogue in "'both jurisdictions will proceed as time permits in the upcoming weeks. The money will ~, be in the accounts for which they are designated. Further discussion wi11 be held at a __ regular Board of Commissioners meeting before money is spent. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. Moses Carey, Jr., Chairman Beverly Blythe, Clerk