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APPROVED 411 712 0 0 1 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />BUDGET WORK SESSION <br />JUNE 7, 2000 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met with the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />Boards of Education on June 7, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, <br />North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners Margaret <br />W. Brown, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Rod <br />Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified appropriately <br />below) <br />CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Elizabeth <br />Carter and members Gloria Foley, Roger Waldon, Elizabeth Williams and Superintendent Neil <br />Pedersen. <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Susan Halkiotis and <br />members Keith Cook, Rick Kennedy, Brenda Stephens, Delores Simpson and Bob Bateman. <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL <br />BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />CHAIR'S REVIEW OF SCHEDULE/TOPICS <br />Chair Carey welcomed everyone to the meeting. The County Commissioners reviewed the <br />proposed schedule of topics far the remainder of the budget work sessions. Commissioner Gordon <br />suggested having a draft resolution of intent ready for the June 15t" work session so the County <br />Commissioners could decide an the items as listed in that resolution and approve the resolution on the <br />20`h. <br />Jahn Link said that the Landfill Enterprise Fund deliberations could be delayed until after the <br />summer break. This fund is operated through a separate revenue stream that is not part of the general <br />fund budget. <br />Commissioner Jacobs noted that there would be four meetings held in the Government Services <br />Center and one at the Southern Human Services Center. The Board decided to change the location of <br />the June 15th work session to the Southern Human Services Center. The meeting on the 20t" will be held <br />in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom. <br />Chair Carey asked if the County Commissioners wanted to set any parameters for the June 13tH <br />budget work session. <br />Commissioner Gordon suggested discussing only those items on which decisions must be made. <br />Commissioner Brown said that she would like to have another presentation from those <br />departments that are requesting new staff resources. The department budgets will only be discussed by <br />exception. The Sheriff will be available to talk about the COPSFast program. <br />FY 2000-01 SCHOOL BUDGETS <br />a. Manager's Remarks -_ Chapel Hill-Carrboro CItV School Board Requested Budget <br />John Link summarized some of the remarks he made at the public hearings about the <br />rationale for the funding of the school systems. One of the driving forces in this year's school budget <br />relates to having more than 700 new students attending the two school systems next year. The <br />