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February 2, 2009 (Work Session) Page 1231 100 kids participate per week; in light of the economy, the Parks Department wants to encourage continued participation by making the programs more affordable to parents; etc. She also responded to questions from the Board regarding early registration fees. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Commissioner Poole and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Proposal to Reduce Day Camp Program Eees on the February 16, 2009 Agenda as a Consent item. - North Carolina Department of Transportation - Public Transportation Division (NCDOT-PTD) Section 5311 Grant for the Fiscal Year - Public Hearinc 6:30 o.m. Randy Bass, Transportation Director, presented information related to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Public Transportation Division (NCDOT-PTD) Section 5311 Grant for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010. He reported that a public hearing needs to be scheduled for February 16, 2009 to receive comments on the grant request totaling $322,374.00. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Privette, seconded by Vice Chairman Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board voted to place the Public Transportation Division (NCDOT-PTD) Section 5311 Grant for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 on the February 16, 2009 Agenda as a New Business item and scheduled a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. Amendment to Budget Ordinance John Day, County Manager, presented a request for an amendment to the budget ordinance (Section III. B. authorizing the County Manager or Finance Director to adjust the budget under certain, specified conditions) to authorize the County Manager to reduce revenue projections consistent with prevailing economic conditions, and to correspondingly reduce expenditures to maintain a balanced budget. He requested the Board suspend the rules and take action on this item tonight. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Poole, seconded by Vice Chairman Mynatt and unanimously carried, the Board suspended its Rules of Procedure in order to take action on the amendment to the Budget Ordinance. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner Poole and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following amendment to the Budget Ordinance: Excerpt: CABARRUS COUNTY BUDGET ORDINANCE FISCAL YEAR 2006-2009 Section III. A. Special appropriations to non-profit organizations shall be distributed after the execution of an agreement which ensures that all County funds are used for statutorily permissible public purposes. B. The County Manager and/or Finance Director is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations within or between funds, or modify revenue and expenditure projections, as contained herein under the following conditions: 1. The Finance Director or designee may transfer amounts between objects of expenditure within a department. 2. The County Manager may transfer amounts between objects of expenditures or revenues within a function without limitation. 3. The County Manager may transfer amounts up to $100,000 between functions of the same fund. 9. The County Manager may not transfer any amounts between funds nor from any contingency appropriation within any fund without action of the Board of Commissioners, except as specified below for the Capital Improvement Plan and Salary and Benefits adjustments. 5. The County Manager is authorized to transfer funds from the General Fund or Capital Reserve Fund to the appropriate fund for projects approved within the Capital Improvement Plan for the current fiscal year. 6. Additional authority is granted to the Finance Director to transfer amounts within and between funds for the sole purpose of funding salary and benefits adjustments consistent with the Cabarrus County Personnel Management Policy and the Cabarrus County Personnel Ordinance. 7. Upon notification of funding increases or decreases from state, federal, or previously approved grant sources, the Manager or Finance Officer may adjust budgets to match.