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Joint Services with the City County Manager John Crumpton referred to a summary of joint services with the City that was provided for in the agenda, a copy of which is attached and incorporated into these minutes. For Planning and Community Development which is a combined service that the City and County contract for, the County budgets 45% of the total while the City of Sanford budgets for 55% of the total. Dr. Crumpton's recommended allocation is lower than the requested amount for this service because the request includes a rewrite of the Unified Development Ordinance that the City has initiated. The City would like the County to change to Unified Development Ordinance consistent with the City's development standards. The City is also requesting a planner position. The Planner is included in the recommended budget. Inspections is anticipating needing a subsidy which is a 50/50 split when fees don't meet the total cost of the department. For the last 4 years the fees have exceeded the cost of the department so there is a fund balance sitting with the City which should cover the expense. The County splits fees with the City to rent the Buggy Factory and pays half of the facility costs for the Sanford Area Growth Alliance. S3 Connect funding is not recommended based on discussions with the Board. The 911 fund is money collected on the phone bills. The City has to submit a bill for eligible expenses before the County contributes. The only department billed to the City is for GIS. The County charges the City for tax collections and charges one of the lowest rates in the State to the City of Sanford and Town of Broadway. The manager provided a summary of joint interlocal agreements with the City. He stated that these are in place to provide economies of scale for these services. Dr. Crumpton stated that he is reviewing the contracts with the City including Community Development and Tax Collections to make sure the fees charged are fair and equitable. He requested a discussion at the next interlocal meeting related to these services. City Shared Budgets.xlsx FY 21-22 Budget Summary and Loan Request County Manager John Crumpton provided a summary of the Board of Commissioners' budget discussions for the FY 21-22 budget. The one change the Board has already is the Sheriff's Division salary increases. The summary identifies a list of items that the Manager has requested the Board to act on to provide direction in finalizing the budget for adoption. Commissioner Sharpe stated that he supports the teachers in the County and added that the State is 33rd with the supplement as compared to other states. A 1% increase was included for 3 consecutive years which was completed 2 budgets ago in 2018. This increase brought the supplement to 10%. Lee County is ranked 15 out of 115 school districts related to teacher supplement. Commissioner Sharpe stated that the local supplement is what retains and attracts teachers and the geographic position to Wake County puts Lee County behind. A 1% supplement increase amounts to $705,000. Based on what is included in the budget they are $247,000 short to being able to fund the 1% teacher supplement and the coaches supplement. Commissioner Carver stated that he has a $14,000 request related to non-profits. Related to the Revolving Loan Fund, $400,000 was previously loaned to the airport from the Fund so the available balance of the fund is $595,000. The Board is voting at the next meeting to issue SAGA a $100,000 loan for predevelopment expenses which would leave the Board with a $495,000 balance. Brick Capital is interested in utilizing the funds for affordable housing. The City intends to use ARPA funds to extend water and sewer in the