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• <br />Administrator Chandler specified the two items: $35,000 for Veterans Services and <br />$2,000 for National Association for the Mentally Ill (NAMi), both would be funded through <br />the General Fund Contingency so there is no change in the General Fund budget, nor is there <br />an impact on the ad valorem tax rate. <br />Commissioner Stanbridge referred to a memorandum from Long -Range Planning <br />Chief Sasan Rohani concerning Transportation Disadvantaged Funds which gave her a <br />comfort level concerning funding for transportation. (Copy ofMemorandum has beenplaced <br />with the backup for the meeting.) She asked if staff had received any information about a <br />program for the use of the $2,000 by NAMi. <br />Budget Manager Jason E. Brown understood they are continuing their miniature art <br />program. <br />Commissioner Stanbridge felt that since fluids remained in the current budget year, <br />she wanted to remove the $2,000 from next year's budget. <br />Assistant Administrator Baird understood and was of the opinion that County staffhas <br />tried for two years to work with the NAMi organization and it was staff's recommendation <br />to not fund them again. <br />Chairman Adams concurred and suggested that perhaps the better place for the NAMi <br />program would be through the Public Health Deparanent or the hospital district for oversight <br />and assistance in order to make it effective, because there is no measure for effectiveness or <br />service at this point. <br />Both Vice Chairman Ginn and Commissioner Stanbridge concurred with the <br />suggestion for the hospital district to provide oversight and assistance. <br />Commissioner Stanbridge pointed out that we have tried to keep within the guidelines <br />on funding requests, and NAMi definitely falls outside those guidelines. <br />September 12, 2000 <br />3 <br />BK 115 PG 117 <br />• <br />