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are Orange County residents. She said that this is a tough sell and the more they tussle now the less they will have in the long run for the schools, economic development, libraries, and EMS. Commissioner Pelissier said that she would like to come up with a general framework and solution. She is not sure that she wants this to focus just on older schools because technology is also on the list. Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Ms. Burroughs and the Manager. He said that the County Commissioners have already made a statement as to how it can be used, but all of the details can be worked out later and in good faith. He will not go backwards. He said that the answer will be known in six weeks and the money will not come until the end of the fiscal year, which gives all three boards plenty of time to have these discussions. Anne Medenblick said that she agreed that they want some definitions of supplanting in future years. Her understanding is that it will not be supplanting. Her next concern is that it might be a tough sell, as Ms. Burroughs said, but it may be less of a tough sale if the statement about"after five years" were deleted. She does not anticipate school needs decreasing in five years. Commissioner Gordon arrived at 7:34 PM. Greg McElveen made reference to the education process and suggested coming up with illustrative projects that will be considered so that people have more of a sense of how the money will be used. Frank Clifton said that this sales tax is a penny on a $4 hamburger. It is not a huge outpouring of money. He said that this is not dramatically different than what has been done in the past and it does show focus and targets. Chair Foushee proposed that this group does what it can and believe this is going forward until November. She said that after that, there is plenty of time to make concrete decisions about allocation or what happens after five years. 2. Orange County Schools - Overview of Approved FY 2010-11 Budget 3. Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools - Overview of Approved FY 2010-11 Budget and outlook for 2011-12 CHCCS Superintendent Neil Pedersen said that the two boards would be making a joint presentation since they will be telling the Board of County Commissioners the same thing. He made reference to the information in the packets. OCS Superintendent Patrick Rhodes went through the PowerPoint presentation. School Budget Overview 2010-2012 Board of County Commissioners Orange County Board of Education Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education Joint Meeting September 23, 2010 Student Enrollment* Continues to Increase in Both Districts 2009-10 2010-11 OCS 7,010 7,186 (+176) CHCCS 11,483 11,675 (+192)