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-~ , .. E.~.~ Commissioner Gustaveson stated there `were several dimensions which needed to be dealt with in this matter. He suggested that the matter be considered again later in the summer. The Board agreed to the suggestion made by Mr. Gustaveson. Item 2: Continued discussion, and possible final action on the County budget far fiscal year 1978-1979. Chairman emitted stated that at the Board's last meeting, they had talked about a tentative figure of $380 per pupil for each of the school systems. The Board has received responses from both systems of the impact of the $380 appropriation and the supplemental appropriation from the State. Mr. Whitted stated the Chapel Hill=Carrboro schools response showed an anticipated supplemental appropriation of $83,298 from the'State. The system has indicated the lass of two additional teachers which was not previsously anticipated, and at a cost of $25,000. The continuation budget anticipated a 5~ salary increase, which is proposed to be changed to 6~ and at a cost of $23,000. The net possible reduction in the continuation budget is $35.298 or $6.61 per pupil. In the County school system, it is anticipated that 568,418 will be received in the supplemental appropriation. The response presented by the County system stated if the per pupil allocation is reduced to $380 per child, it would reduce the current expense allocation by $78,080• The State appropriation of $39,918 for exceptional child services was not listed in the County `.s current expense request originally and does not reduce the teacher-.pupil ratio, since these students do not remain vtith the special teacher for a full school day. The $14,000 for fuel allocated by the State simply "plugs the gap" where the County's budget had previously been trimmed, and the County stated that a $10,000 appropriation is usually received from the State for fuel and this amount was folded into the initial allocation. By adjusting these two facts, the proposed $78,080 reduction would only replace $14, 00 with new State funds, which would leave an actual net loss of $63,580. Commissioner Walker asked the two school systems to speak to the matter of unappropriated fund balances in their budgets. Dr. Hanes, Superintendent of the Chapel Hill--Carx'boro~school system, informed the Board that it is anticipated that an un- appropriated fund .balance of $150,000 will be remaining as of July 1., 1978 in the school's budget. These monies will be used during the course of the school year to solve cash flow problems. pne cash flow problem is associated with a federal project operated through the school system and is a reimbursement project, which means the system must have funds to operate until reimbursements are received. Another is to meet cash flow problems during the period prior to the receipt of funds from tax revenues, which come later in the school year. Chairman Whitted asked Tom Rickman, Finance Officer with the County school system,to speak of the unappropriated fund balance of that system. Mr. Rickman stated the County schoel system was presently carrying about $60,000 in unappropriated fund balance. They axe anticipating carrying over in the current year's budget between $60,000 and $65,000 for a total of $120,000. From this amount, $60,000 will be appropriated into the new year's budget and the system will begin the new school year with between $60,000 and $65,000 in unappropriated fund balance for cash flow purposes.