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Three Year Scenario to Achieve Equitable Funding with Countywide Tax Five Year Scenario to Achieve Equitable Funding with Countywide Tax Ten Year Scenario to Achieve Equitable Funding with Countywide Tax Hypothetical OCS District Tax (Appendix P) Requires majority vote in referendum; maximum rate of 60 cents per $100 valuation Would take effect fiscal year following vote Board of Commissioners may initiate election; must call for election if school board petitions Would operate simultaneously with CHCCS district tax; assumes CHCCS is "held harmless"; BOCC establishes tax rate annually . One cent on an OCS district tax would generate less than one cent on CHCCS district tax Estimated 2003-04 tax rate needed to generate $1,167 per pupil would have been 22.4 cents Hypothetical Tax Rates Necessary to Provide Equal Per Pupil Funding from CHCCS and Possible OCS District Taxes Public Hearing PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC HEARING: We are glad to have this opportunity to hear from the citizens of Orange County on the potential impacts of a possible school merger and we hope that as many as possible will be able to speak within the time allotted. • CHHS Auditorium will not be available to the general public until 6:30 p.m. • The Public Comment Sign Up will begin at 6:30 p.m. • The Sign up area will have several sign up sheets, as well as informational handouts (please print) - Executive Summary - PowerPoint presentation - Question/Comment Cards • Speakers may only sign-up for themselves, to insure speakers are present. • The maximum speaking time allotted will be 3-minutes/per speaker. • Please: We ask that you do not yield speaking times (in order for the County Commissioners to be able to hear from as many citizens as possible) • In case you do not have the opportunity to speak at the Public Hearing, you are invited and encouraged to fill out and submit the orange question/comment card at the sign up tables. This information will be reviewed by staff/Commissioners and efforts will be made to develop and post responses to the most commonly asked questions. Staff will also prepare a compilation of all the comments received on the orange cards and make this available to the public. • A copy of the September 15 Staff report "An Analysis of Potential Impacts Resulting from a Possible School Merger" is available on the county's website at www.co.orange.nc.us/schoolmerger/index.htm