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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 15, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Agreements Between Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools, Orange County <br />Schools, and Health Department for School Nurses <br />DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Agreements Rosemary Summers, 245 -2411 <br />PURPOSE: To approve the agreements between Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools ( CHCCS), <br />Orange County Schools (OCS) and the Health Department for nine school nurses. <br />BACKGROUND: During budget deliberations in FY 2001 -2002, the Board of Commissioners <br />agreed to a four -year plan for achieving a goal of a full -time school nurse in every public school <br />in both Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools ( CHCCS) and Orange County Schools (OCS). The <br />table below depicts the implementation of the four -year plan as it was authorized on an annual <br />basis: <br />New nurses were added in October of each of the years that they were authorized. Fiscal Year <br />2006 -2007 was the first continuation year of the school nurse plan. FY 2009 -10 maintains the <br />school nurse continuation plan. When a new school is opened, the school system is <br />responsible for including the salary of a school nurse in its complement of basic staff for the <br />school. These agreements require direct services to children only and do not fund <br />administrative or supervisory duties. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total cost of the agreements is $610,729 and is subject to approval <br />of the FY 2010 -2011 budget. Orange County Schools will receive a total of $182,697 for three <br />nurses and Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools will receive a total of $428,032 for six nurses. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the agreements <br />subject to approval of the FY 2010 -2011 budget and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />2001 -02 <br />02 -03 <br />03 -04 <br />04 -05 <br />05 -06 <br />06 -07 forward <br />CHCCS <br />2 <br />0 <br />2+ 2 new <br />4 +1 new <br />5+ 1 new <br />6 <br />OCS <br />1 <br />0 <br />1 +1 new <br />2 +1 new <br />3 <br />3 <br />New nurses were added in October of each of the years that they were authorized. Fiscal Year <br />2006 -2007 was the first continuation year of the school nurse plan. FY 2009 -10 maintains the <br />school nurse continuation plan. When a new school is opened, the school system is <br />responsible for including the salary of a school nurse in its complement of basic staff for the <br />school. These agreements require direct services to children only and do not fund <br />administrative or supervisory duties. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total cost of the agreements is $610,729 and is subject to approval <br />of the FY 2010 -2011 budget. Orange County Schools will receive a total of $182,697 for three <br />nurses and Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools will receive a total of $428,032 for six nurses. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the agreements <br />subject to approval of the FY 2010 -2011 budget and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />