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<br />MINUTES
<br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARA OF COMMTSSIONEFtS
<br />MAY 31, 1978
<br />The Orange County Berard of Commissioners met in a special
<br />budget hearing on Wednesday, May 31, 1978 at 7:30 p.m. in the
<br />Commissioners' Room of the Court House in Hillsborough,
<br />The purpose of the meeting was to review the proposed budget
<br />of the Chapel fIill-Carrbaro City School System.
<br />Commissioners present were Chairman Richard Whitted, Norman _
<br />Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman [calker and Donald Willhoit.
<br />Persons from the Chapel Hill-Carrbora School system were
<br />pr. Robert Hanes, Superintendent, Charles Rivers, Assistant Super-
<br />intendent, Carolyn Freeman, Finance Officer, Phillis Sackwell, Board
<br />Chairperson, Ned Parrish, Board member, James Riddle, Board member
<br />and others.,
<br />County staff personnel present were 5. M. Gattis, County Manage:°,
<br />Pleal Evans, Finance Director, Joe Bradshaw, Administrative P_ssistant.,
<br />and Agatha Johnson, Clerk.
<br />Chairman Whitted opened the meeting and recognized Phillis
<br />Sockwell, Chairperson of the School Board. Mrs. Sockwell informed
<br />the Board that the budget being presented tonight was not a padded
<br />budget, but a realistic one. She referred first to the capital
<br />outlay budget, and stated this budget is composed of yearly needs,
<br />renovations and replacements. The budget is broken down into four
<br />categories: 1) furniture and equipment replacement, 2) safety
<br />features, 3) completion of Band projects, and 4) maintenance of
<br />vehicles. The School Board is presenting to the Commissioners a
<br />request far $450,000 for capital outlay needs. In the current
<br />expense budget, the Board is presenting to the Commissioners a reau t
<br />for $270,000 for improved programs. Included in this budget is the
<br />$182,027.06 which will be needed to maintain current programs in
<br />operations.
<br />Mrs. Sockwell asked that the Board consider raising the supple-
<br />mental School District tax above the present 25~C.
<br />Dr. Hanes, Superintendent of the school system, spoke of the
<br />current expense budget of the school system. He stated the request
<br />reflects two categories: l) basic or continuing cost and 2) improve-
<br />ment programs. The basic cost increase reflected is $182,027.06 which
<br />represents a 13 percent increase in cost for the next year over this
<br />year. About 1/3 or $60,000 of this is tied up in five (5) additional
<br />teaching positions. The number of state allocated teachers for
<br />1978-79 is projected at 5 less than the current year because the
<br />current year's allotment was based upon anticipated growth which
<br />did not occur. Roughly 4~ percent of the 13 percent is tied up
<br />in these five teaching positions. The remainder of the 13 percent
<br />is tied up in salary increases for employees.
<br />Tha added, or improved programs included in the proposed
<br />current expense budget reflect essentially seven major emphases.
<br />The anticipated cost of these improvements is $289,070.38. These
<br />seven categories are 10 improvement of maintenance services at a
<br />cost of $79,484.16, 2) expansion of remedial programs at a cost
<br />of $64,550, 3) services far children with special needs -
<br />Dr. Hanes stated this was a major area of concern. Three new
<br />programs are proposed: (a) services for emotionally handicapped
<br />pupils, (b) services for children who have severe hearing impairments,
<br />and (c) services for gifted and talented children at the junior high
<br />level. In addition, 30 percent of a psychologist position will be
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