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June 19, 2006 - Regular Meeting Page 665 Liz Jordak, Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Central Carolinas, thanked the Board for previous funding for mental health services and programs in Cabarrus County. She presented statistics on the percentage of population affected by mental health related issues and their associated costs. Further, she commented as the County's population continues to grow, so will the need to increase health and human service spending. Finally, Ms. Jordak asked the Board to support the County Manager's proposal for increased funding for mental health services. Jinnette Clay of Eagle Street in Mt. Pleasant thanked Board members for including the Cabarrus County School BUS Garage on the County's Capital Improvement Plan. She reported over 16,000 students are bused daily on approximately 235 school buses. She said the mechanics work on buses for both the Cabarrus County Schools and Kannapolis City Schools and working out of three separate buildings is stressful to garage staff. Finally, she invited Board members to visit their current facility. Ann Schrader of Stough Road in Concord encouraged the Board to adopt the Five-Year Plan and to stick to it. She encouraged the Board to "pay as you go" whenever possible and to give the Five-Year Plan a chance. Finally, she thanked Board members for their service to Cabarrus County. Liz Poole, Chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Education, spoke in support of the County Manager's proposed budget. Although the budget does not fully fund the school system's requests, she said it is a budget that Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) can accept. She said the Capital Improvement Plan addresses many needs identified for the next five years and reflected in CCS's 15-year plan. She also thanked the Cabarrus County employees who assist, advise and facilitate the cooperative working relationship which currently exists between the boards. She said the County and the School system now have the best working relationship since she has been on the Board of Education. AS a result, she said she is seeing many of the benefits from working together and not against each other. She thanked the Board and asked for their support of the proposed FY 06-07 budget. With there being on one else to address the Board, Chairman Carruth closed the public hearing at 8:30 p.m. brief overview of revenues funding, mandated services discretionary funding. and the wi th a Chairman Carruth presented a spending categories of mandated discretionary funding level and total Commissioner Carpenter stated she had reviewed each line item and worked with staff to propose budget cuts totaling $174,000.00 that would reduce the tax rate by 0.0011 cents to 62.89 cents per $100.00 valuation of property. The recommended budget cuts were as follows with $5,632.42 to be placed in contingency: Department Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioners Manager Manager Manager Human Resources Human Resources Human Resources Tax Collector Tax Collector Tax Administration Tax Administration Tax Administration Elections Elections General Services General Services General Services General Services General Services Street Signs Building Maintenance Facility Services Expense Line Item printing and Binding Postage Other Operating Cost Consultants Dues and Subscriptions Board Directed Fees printing and Binding Postage Consultants Purchased Services Service Contracts Legal Fees ME Maintenance Legal Fees Office Supplies Postage ME Maintenance ME Maintenance Elections Expense Auto Supplies Heat Lights and Power Auto Maintenance ME Maintenance Uniforms Service Contracts Janitorial Supplies Amount 500.00 100.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 700.00 2,000.00 500.00 500.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 500.00 1,500.00 500.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 500.00 200.00 2,000.00 10,000.00 800.00 5,000.00 30,000.00 200.00 500.00 100.00 3,000.00 2,500.00