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X14 Mr. Rickman proceeded to review with the Board the format of the 1977-78 Capital Outlay Request. The Proposed Expenditures are broken into four categories. Category 1: Acquisition of Real Property; Construc- tion, Enlargements, or Renovations of Buildings - Cost of $322,548 Cateogry 2: Acquisition ar Replacement of Furnishings and Equipment - Cost of $148,929. Category 3: Acquisition of School Buses, Activity Buses, and other Motor Cehicles - Cast of $63,800. Category 4: Contin- gency Appropriation - Cost of $20,000. The Total Expenditures is $555,277. The proposed revenues for the Capital Outlay Request are anticipated as follows: State Categorical Allocations $ 4,195 Interest on Investments 4,000 Disposition of Fixed Assets 32,000 Budget Carryover 105,000 County Appropriation 410,082 Total Revenue $.555,277 Dan Lunsford reviewed the 1977-78 Budget Request highlighting each program. Discussin ensued concerning the loss of eight state-paid teaching positions due .to a low projection in the number of students. This projec- tion was made by the State Board of Education and is based on the average daily membership of pupils. Mr. Lunsford stated that in 1975-76 the enroll- ment of the County School was high, therefore, the projection was high. This year, the enrollment dropped, and the State anticipates another decrease for 1977-78 and therefore has projected an enrollment of 4,739, which is pro- bably less than what the actual enrollment will be in September. Mr. Lunsford stated that there is an adjustment period the first ten days of a new school year, and if the enrollment is over sixty, two addi- tional teacher positions will be added. Mr. Lunsford stated that if the enrollment at the beginning of September is 4,850, as anticipated, the School System would get three additional teachers. The Board was informed that there are presently eight combined classrooms in the Gounty School system. xn the Capital Outlay Request, Mr. Lunsford stated that each of the particular projects listed are projects which teachers and principals have petitioned the School Board for, except for Item #5 under Category 1. Project #5 is a request for a Library Building at A. L. Stanback School. Construction contracts and all related costs for the new facility is cal- culated at $150,000. Other major expenses listed are: Eight Tennis Courts at Orange High School at a cost of $36,000; a cafeteria cooler and Jani- torial storage area at Orange High at a cost of $11,000; the vocational project house at a cost of $30,000. Other items of major expense listed under Category I were Projects 10, 11, and 12. These projects requested $25,000 each for undesignated expense to school buildings. A major expense item in Category II is Project #3 which requested $52,650. for equipment . and furnishings for instructional use. Ttem #10 is a request for $30,000 for furniture and equipment for the new building that is to be constructed. Category ITI was a request for $63,800 for the purchase of buses and vehicles. Mr. Lunsford stated that the Schaal Boardtwas hoping to start letting contracts in duly of this year. Actual construction will take between 11 and 12. months. Chairman whitted stated that last year when the Board fo Commis- sionezs met with the School Board, the discussion was to present a main- tenance budget for capital outlay for the next three to five years for County Schools. He stated that the Commissioners indicated at that time that the County had projecte to get underway, and with the passing of the bond referendum, the schools should keep their capital outlay request from the County moderate. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that since there is a good amount of bond monies available that the projects listed in Category 1 should be funded from that money. Mr. Lunsford estimated that the 3 million dollars bond. money would be Bsed as follows: 1.8 million for construction of the Efland-Cheeks School