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ORANGE COUNTY <br />• ~ BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 23, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Orange County/Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools/Orange County Schools <br />Joint Meeting <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Financial PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />Services/CHCCS/OCS <br />• <br />As listed in "Background" Section <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Clifton, (919) 245-2300 <br />Clarence Grier (919) 245-2453 <br />Neil Pedersen, (919) 967-8211 <br />Patrick Rhodes, (919) 732-8126 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss various issues with policy and/or financial implications that re of interest <br />to the Orange County Commissioners, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education <br />and/or Orange County Schools Board of Education. <br />BACKGROUND: At the September 8, 2010 meeting of the Superintendents' and County <br />Managers Meeting, members agreed to structure the meeting for this. September 23 joint work <br />session around the following agenda items: <br />1. Overview of the Article 46 (One-Quarter cent) Sales Tax referendum Education <br />Strategy <br />Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey will give an update on the County's strategy to <br />finalize and distribute educational materials for the Article 46 One-Quarter cent) Sales Tax <br />referendum. Information will be on the County web page and in printed form for the Schools, <br />Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development and all County Departments. <br />Attachment 1: Ten points of the County's Educational Campaign <br />• 2. Overview of Approved FY 2010-11 Budget (OCS) <br />Orange County Schools will provide an overview of their FY 2010-11 Approved Budget, <br />including impacts of Local- and State budget reductions, provide current Student <br />Membership enrollment information, and an update on FY2010-12 Federal Stimulus <br />Funding Allocations. <br />