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388 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> JUNE 23 , 1993 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session for a <br /> budget work session on June 23 , 1993 at 7: 30 p.m. at the Homestead Community <br /> Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br /> BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr. , and Commissioners Alice <br /> M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis, Verla C. Insko and Don Willhoit. <br /> STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr. , Assistant County <br /> Managers Rod Visser and Albert Kittrell, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, <br /> Human Resources Analyst II Yelena Chandra, Finance Director Ken Chavious, <br /> Planning Director Marvin Collins, Budget Management Analyst Donna Dean, <br /> Personnel Director Elaine Holmes, Purchasing Director Pam Jones, Budget <br /> Director Sally Kost, Director of the Commission for Women Lucy Lewis, Public <br /> Works Director Wilbert McAdoo, Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass, Social Services <br /> Director Marti Pryor-Cook, Admin. Officer II Richard Poole, Child Support <br /> Director Janet Sparks, Director of Library Services Brenda --Stephens, Fire <br /> Marshall Mike Tapp, Major Don Truelove, and EMS Director Nick Waters <br /> CURRENT EXPENSE FOR SCHOOLS <br /> John Link stated that the recommendation was, a per pupil allocation of <br /> $1,330 with Chapel Hill/Carrboro receiving $ 9, 599,940 and Orange County <br /> `receiving $ 7,240, 520 which is a little over a 7% increase. The per pupil <br /> : allocation last year remained at $1,310. <br /> Commissioner Insko stated her desire to provide an allocation for the <br /> expansion items including the supplemental pay for the Orange County teachers, <br /> the recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Task Force, the School--within-a- <br /> School program and the Violent Task Force recommendations. <br /> John Link noted that the recommended budget included $142, 000 for <br /> expansion items for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools plus $50, 000 if the state <br /> allocates additional money for the exceptional childrens program and $20, 000 <br /> _ for the Orange County Schools. . . <br /> The Board discussed at length the additional allocation that would be <br /> necessary to fund some of the expansion items for both school systems. <br /> It was the consensus of the Board that the $1,330 per pupil allocation <br /> would cover the continuation and additional continuation requests from both <br /> school systems. <br /> Superintendent Neil Pedersen stated that $300, 000 of their fund balance <br /> could be used for the one time startup cost for the new middle school and the <br /> recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Task Force. <br /> Commissioner Insko stated that $358, 000 is needed for the four expansion <br /> items. <br /> Commissioner Willhoit noted that it would take an additional $22. 00 per <br /> pupil allocation to fully fund the four programs. This allocation would <br /> provide for the four expansion items for Chapel Hill/Carrboro and provide an <br /> additional $388 , 000 for the Orange County system. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM <br /> John Link reviewed the supplemental pay schedules for both school <br />