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5 <br /> 1 ■These funds will fund day-to-day operations, repayment of school related debt, and <br /> 2 capital <br /> 3 �Appropriation equals 48.1 percent of total General Fund <br /> 4 ■Reflects $1.3 million decrease from current year General Fund appropriation <br /> 5 ■Equates to $3,096 per student for each of the 19,177 students in both districts for day- <br /> 6 to-day operating funds <br /> 7 ■In addition, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools will receive additional $18.6 million from <br /> 8 special district tax <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Additional Funding for Local Schools <br /> 11 ❑In addition to the $84.1 million for operations, debt and capital, recommended budget <br /> 12 allocates $1.8 million to fund non-mandated safety net initiatives for both school districts. Some <br /> 13 of these initiatives are: <br /> 14 ■School Health Nurses - $610,729, a decrease of 7,003 <br /> 15 ■School Resource Officers and Social Workers for- $531,255, an increase of$31,000. <br /> 16 ■School Social Workers - $642,374, the same funding as the current year <br /> 17 <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Funded County Initiatives <br /> 20 oMajor Changes in Services <br /> 21 .General Government <br /> 22 .Realignment and reassignment of employees with the County Manager Office <br /> 23 .Elimination of County switchboard operation (relocation of staf� <br /> 24 .Ending the custodial contract with Orange Enterprises <br /> 25 .Cuts in utilities ' <br /> 26 .Reduced resources for in-house spay and neutering services provided by Animal <br /> 27 Services <br /> 28 .Reduction in use of temporary personnel across departments <br /> 29 <br /> 30 .General Services <br /> 31 .Reduced information technology purchases <br /> 32 .Sanitation moved to Solid Waste <br /> 33 .Reduction of temporary personnel across departments <br /> 34 .Reduction in the number of available early voting sites from four to two. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 .Community and Environment <br /> 37 .Art Commission has been moved to the Visitors Bureau for funding purposes. <br /> 38 .Reduction of temporary personnel across departments <br /> 39 <br /> 40 .Human Services <br /> 41 .Discontinuing the Cooperative Extension Breast Feeding Program ( Relocation of staffl <br /> 42 .Reduction of temporary personnel across departments <br /> 43 <br /> 44 .Public Safety <br /> 45 .Increased personnel and reassignment of existing personnel. <br /> 46 .Add one new Emergency Medical Service (EMS) vehicle to decrease emergency <br /> 47 response time. <br /> 48 .Reduction of temporary personnel in the ES department <br /> 49 Examples of Recommended Changes in County Services <br />