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• Orange County Schools <br /> Superintendent Patrick Rhodes said that the school board would like the County <br /> Commissioners to support the County Manager's Recommended budget, which is to maintain the <br /> same per-pupil allocation as last year. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked about the letter regarding lottery proceeds. Patrick Rhodes <br /> said that he signed a letter requesting that lottery proceeds not be held for a year, but be <br /> distributed. <br /> Frank Clifton said that the County Commissioners will be recommending after the budget <br /> is adopted to allow the schools to spend the lottery proceeds as they become available. <br /> • Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools <br /> Michael Kelley, Chair of the CHCCS Board, summarized the handout, shown below: <br /> TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Orange County Manager <br /> FROM: Michael Kelley, Board Chair <br /> Neil G. Pedersen, Superintendent <br /> RE: Budget Work Session on May 27tn <br /> DATE: May 27, 2010 <br /> Since we already had an opportunity to present our budget request to the County Commissioners <br /> at the Joint Meeting on April 27th, we would like to take this opportunity to respond to the County <br /> Manager's recommended budget. <br /> Local Operating Budget <br /> Although the Manager did not support the $62 increase in the per-pupil appropriation that our <br /> School Board requested, we are relatively pleased that his recommendation maintains the per- <br /> pupil appropriation and applies it to the 279 additional students expected in the two school <br /> districts next year. This will leave a shortfall in our local operating budget request of $732,840 <br /> that is attributable primarily to rate increases for the employer's share of retirement system <br /> contributions and health insurance. We believe that it's reasonable to expect us to make budget <br /> reductions of this magnitude in light of the County's financial challenges. <br /> State Budget <br /> Unfortunately, we are faced with reductions not only at the local level but at the state level as <br /> well. Under the Governor's recommendation, we stand to lose $2 million from our anticipated <br /> state appropriation. Under the Senate proposal, we would lose approximately $1.1 million. We <br /> are still analyzing the House's budget proposal, but at first glance it appears to be very similar to <br /> the Senate's budget except that it diverts some excess lottery revenues. <br /> Reduction in Pay as you go funding <br />