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6 <br /> 1 and/or expansion and part of the continuation budget. The staff favors <br /> 2 using this tax to address expansion with the general tax funding the <br /> 3 continuation and additional continuation. Second, once the tax is <br /> 4 established and the revenue is generated, will it be dispersed per diem? <br /> 5 Commissioner Hartwell stated his support for carrying a <br /> 6 referendum to the people in November. He recognizes the time may be <br /> 7 short but feels there are many people in his part of the County who will <br /> 8 vote in favor of this districtwide tax. <br /> 9 Commissioner Halkiotis feels that questions like what is the <br /> 10 money going to go for, and who is going to carry out the educational <br /> 11 process needs to be answered. <br /> 12 It was decided that the two school boards will be requested <br /> 13 to give the County Commissioners an indication of their commitment for <br /> 14 this districtwide tax before or at the September 4 Board meeting and <br /> 15 that the administration will develop concrete examples of how the <br /> 16 districtwide tax would be distributed and what portion would be <br /> 17 allocated for specific items (expansion, continued expansion, etc. ) <br /> 18 Commissioner Willhoit asked if this is a plan to clearly <br /> 19 identify the expansion budgets of the schools and the dichotomy of <br /> 20 requests of the two systems and is a mechanism toward increasing the <br /> 21 district tax by shifting it into a countywide district tax which is <br /> 22 preparatory to merger at the time: another high school is built. A <br /> 23 countywide district tax will not be new money and will not enable the <br /> 24 County to do anything that can't be done now. <br /> 25 Commissioner Marshall emphasized that finding a way to <br /> 26 equitably fund the two school systems will prepare the County for <br /> 27 merger. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 <br /> 30 <br /> 31 X. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA <br /> 32 <br /> 33 A. CONTRACT WITH ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL SHELTER <br /> 34 OPERATION <br /> 35 Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br /> 36 Commissioner Hartwell to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the <br /> 37 contract with APS for Animal Shelter Operations. <br /> 38 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 39 <br /> 40 John Link stated that the procedures manual will be ready for <br /> 41 the Board's consideration on November 20. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 B. CABLE TV FRANCHISE - CABLEVISION OF DURHAM - FIRST READING <br /> 44 Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br /> 45 Commissioner Hartwell to approve on first reading the Cable TV Franchise <br /> 46 between Cablevision of Durham and the County. <br /> 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 48 <br /> 49 C. EFLAND CHEERS COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARK <br /> 50 The Board discussed at length the different scenarios for <br /> 51 this community center and park. It was the consensus of the Board to <br /> 52 make an offer to Mr. Fuller for the two acre parcel adjacent to this <br />