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is proposed to be posted and open to individuals both inside and outside of the organization. Commissioner Reives asked to give a thorough exam of the people applying inside of the organization. Commissioner Lavallee arrived at 4:06 p.m. GIS/Strategic Services Strategic Services Director Don Kovaskitz said Strategic Services currently has five employees with 124 years of combined County service. One employee will be retiring in 10 months. The Department is looking to hire someone to come and train with William Cannady until he retires and once he retires, the new position would be deleted. The job posting will be seeking someone with GIS experience. General Services General Services Director Russel Spivey said that while he had not asked for additional employees, there has been increases in operations and maintenance of buildings and grounds. The cost of materials has gone up. Each year, a wish list of replacements is reviewed. For fuel, diesel fuel is going to be harder to get and costs are anticipated to be over $5 a gallon. He said he is in the red on fuel for vehicles at the moment. We are not set up with a contract to get a fuel guaranteed at a certain price. As far as building improvements, roof and window replacement at the Bob Hales Center was not recommended at this time. Carpeting replacement was removed. Looking at possibly upgrading fuel tanks in the future in the Capital Improvements Program. Deputy Director Robby Walters said that the Magneti Marelli building is around 280,000 square feet. About $150,000 has been spent cleaning up the facility. A lot of metal was salvaged during cleanup. Regarding the budget for Marelli, life, health and safety are the main priorities, which are the fire sprinkler systems and pump houses. The large sprinkler system was non- functional when Marelli vacated. Also in budget is NC Department of Labor inspections. There are two chillers, one is broken down and is estimated to cost about $100,000 to repair. $50,000 is the estimated electric bill per month, totaling about $500,000 per year to run electricity at the facility. One boiler was in operation through the winter to keep things from freezing. There is some rental equipment that has been used to maintain the facility, like a forklift, scissor lift, floor scrubber and contract labor, which consists of two employees looking over 280,000 square feet. The Marelli facility almost doubles the square footage at the Central Carolina Community College. Ground well monitoring associated with the hazardous waste permit is also in the budget. There are several leaks and issues in the roof and sky lights. Building maintenance includes about $70,000 to do repair work. Solid Waste Solid Waste Superintendent Joseph Cherry said that two types of questions have been received related to the new implementation of the convenience center decal program, one was about how many decals will be received and others were from out of county users. In the budget, a $12.50 solid waste fee increase is requested. There was an 890-house shift to those using a private hauler, so they get a 50% discount. Recycling costs have increased. The budget also contains increases in salaries, fuel, group insurance and workman's compensation. There are three programs that cost $113,736 that do not receive revenue including roadside litter control, parks litter control and away-from-home recycling. A new 2