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BOCK 2J FAC 377 Aye: Hayes, Kelly, Oldham, Paschal, Reives, and Shook Nay: None Abstain: Dalrymple The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Ms. Victoria Whitt, CEO of the Sandhills Center provided the required paperwork to appear before the Board and present their Quarterly Report and budget funding request for the upcoming year. No action was taken. County Manager John Crumpton gave the Board the following updates concerning the FY 2010- 11 budget process: • All budget requests have been received from internal departments and outside agencies with the exception of the Board of Education, • Meetings have been held with all departments to review requests, along with outside agency requests, • Discussed revenue projections from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) for the upcoming year. It was noted that the General Assembly will convene May 12th for a "short" session designed to tweak the second year of the state's biennial budget along with Governor Perdue's release of her 2010-11 budget request; • Recommended the CIP be approved after the Board holds a budget work session to discuss each project; • COLA for county employees may have to be staggered; • Two grant funded positions at the Sheriffs Department were discussed. The Gang and Drug Officer positions will no longer be funded through grants as of the end of June. The Board's current policy is to no longer fund grant positions once the grant is no longer available. Mr. Crumpton stated that Sheriff Carter wished these two positions to be funded in the upcoming budget; and • Investment earnings are down - gap of approximately $4 million in the budget at this time. Commissioner Reives moved that the County Manager be allowed to use his discretion concerning Board policies while completing on the upcoming budget. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Hayes, Kelly, Oldham, Paschal, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. County Manager John Crumpton asked that a budget work session be held on May 3, 2010, beginning at 12 noon to discuss the Capital Improvement Plan and then begin work on the FY 2010-11 budget. Mr. Crumpton asked the Board to consider postponing requesting bids for banking services for one additional year. After discussion, Commissioner Dalrymple moved to approve the extension of our current banking services for one additional year. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: 5