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12 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <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 />Commissioner Yuhasz pointed out that one of the reasons they put language in that <br />they did was so that schools could come back with specific proposals for allocations. He thinks <br />that this is a clear commitment, but it is up to the school boards to come up with specific things. <br />Chair Pelissier pointed out that there will be a special revenue fund for this and it will not <br />just go into the general fund. <br />Steve Halkiotis made reference to Commissioner Yuhasz's comment about this being <br />fuzzy last time. He said that it was fuzzy last time and no one knew what would be done with <br />the money. He said that the public needs to know very clearly how the money will be spent. He <br />does not have a problem supporting this. <br />Michelle Brownstein said that another piece is that if this tax does not pass, the public <br />needs to know what happens then. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he still believes that the presentation is fuzzy and it was <br />still fuzzy tonight. He said that the staff needs to explain just how much the County has already <br />cut in the last few years. He said that what is going on right now in Raleigh is ideological <br />warfare. There is warfare against the notion of the public good through government. He wants <br />to make sure that the County Commissioners are not fuzzy about what they are doing to match <br />what the schools are doing in order to meet the challenges so that they can promote this and <br />help the tax succeed. <br />Chair Pelissier said that the Board has not discussed what would happen if the <br />referendum does not pass. <br />Frank Clifton said that what the County is doing now is not sustainable and the tax base <br />has to be diversified somehow. <br />Chair Pelissier said that she hoped both school boards would support and advocate for <br />this referendum. <br />With no further items to address, the meeting was adjourned at 9:13 PM. <br />Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br />Donna S. Baker, CMC <br />Clerk to the Board <br />