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County services, maintenance, and backfill. He said they all face problems with the maximum 3% growth but wanted to know what the County community safety programs were. Bill Van Vactor, Lane County Administrator, noted the fundamental difference is the $1.85 million covers the full amount of the projected deficit of Lane County's deficit from the general fund. He said 67.2% of the general fund goes directly into Public Safety, District Attorney, Youth Services and what is funded in the balance is Health and Human Services and Assessment and Taxation. He added what is in the Health Department would qualify under the broader definition of community safety, leaving $3 million to be put into Assessment and Taxation. He said if that is cut, state grant monies are lost (over $1 million per year and not in compliance) and what is left is Elections, Animal Regulations and Support Services. He added when there is a plan to grow the organization by $12 million, it is not feasible to think about cutting support services. Meisner asked what was added from the $1.2 million to the $1.85 million. Van Vactor responded that Tollenaar said 65% of the Lane County general fund (that goes into public safety services) didn't include Health and Human Services in that number. He said the difference is the full amount of the deficit because there is nothing left at Lane County that could be cut under state mandates. He noted that none of the $1.85 million goes to the other funds like road funds or public works, it is just the discretionary general fund. He added the other reality that Lane County faced, was putting out a revenue measure of significant proportion and still having a deficit. Nancy Nathanson, City of Eugene, stated that Eugene citizens are ready to see expanded public safety programs and she wants to move as quickly as possible and do a respectful, responsible job. She added there are pressing community needs that are specific to each area and was pleased to see the new concept of local revenue sharing. She noted in Eugene, there is interest for police substations, traffic enforcement and graffiti and gang activity, investigation and enforcement. She said all of these ideas stop the cycle, now and for the future. She said there needs to be something that gets repeat offenders off the street and removing the negative influences on young people. She believes that addressing the issue of repeat offenders is important but doesn't have to carry more weight than other issues of stopping the cycle for the future. She asked if the AIRS conversion would stand the test of what the charter would limit the expenditures to. Maine responded that from the PSCC standpoint, it is difficult to manage activity on the street without the information and the sheriff and police could attest that it is essential to have information in the hands of the officers on the street as well as in the jail to manage population and to assist in being efficient with the resources that they have. Van Vactor noted they are focusing on the AIRS conversion because of the need to replace the system within the next few years, but afterwards there is the ongoing obligation to maintain the system. Page 8 -- Lane County Joint Elected Officials Meeting -- June 30, 1999 WP bclm1990751M