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11 <br />Fundin (1 <br />of County 48.0% 47.4% 0.0% <br />General Fund <br />Revenues <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />(1)-Does not include additional County funding for School Health Nurses, School Social <br />Workers, school Resource Officers. Total Education appropriation % for FY 2010-11 including <br />these components totaled 49.01 %, and would be 48.46% given the above preliminary amounts <br />for FY 2011-12. <br />Calculation of Current expense/Per Pupil Appropriation <br /> FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 Difference % Chan e <br />Projected # of 19,177 19,141 -36 -0.2% <br />Students <br />Projected Per $3,096 $3,102 $6 0.2% <br />Pu it Allocation <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />Frank Clifton made reference to the word of caution about Elementary School #11 and <br />said that if the County obligates itself to debt service, it has to pay it with the available funds <br />and whatever growth takes place will be eaten up by this debt service. In other words, this <br />cannot happen without a tax increase. There will be no room to grow current expense or other <br />operational costs unless there is a tax increase. <br />Debbie Piscitelli asked about the increase in tax and asked if this was to provide the <br />same funding and not an increase. Frank Clifton said that the debt service would be $1.8 <br />million in debt service and the County's appropriation for education would go up $1.8 million, <br />but there would be no extra in the classroom. <br />Debbie Piscitelli wants to be sure that they will at least be able to maintain the budget <br />and not get a decrease. <br />Frank Clifton said that deferring Elementary School #11 for one year would be a huge <br />help to address other things. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the Elementary School #11 debt is not the only debt <br />proposed. There is also a lot of economic development infrastructure proposed. <br />Chair Pelissier reminded the Board that the County is currently above the debt ceiling. <br />Frank Clifton said that the Board has not discussed how it will pay for the economic <br />development infrastructure if the '/4-cent sales tax is not passed. <br />4. Quarter cents sales tax <br />Chair Pelissier said that the Board of County Commissioners adopted a'/4-cent sales tax <br />resolution last week and it is different than last year's resolution. She highlighted that the <br />commitment is for aten-year period and not afive-year period. The other thing is that it 50% <br />for schools and 50% for economic development. It is also, "including, but not limited to facility <br />improvements at older schools and the procurement of technology." She said that they wanted <br />to have a conversation with the school boards about the anticipated needs. <br />Interim Assistant to the County Manager Michael Talbert gave a brief summary of the <br />resolution. <br />INSERT <br />Frank Clifton summarized the uses for economic development -utilities infrastructure <br />and small business loans, etc. The County is limited to only an educational process and it is <br />restricted as far as the wording. <br />