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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 22, 2011 <br />SUBJECT: Joint Meeting -Board of County Commissioners, Chapel Hitl-Carrboro City <br />Schools Board of Education and Orange County Schools Board of Education <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Financial PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />As Listed in the "Background" Section <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Clifton, County Manager, <br />(919) 245-2300 <br />Clarence Grier, Financial Services <br />Director, (919) 245-2453 <br />Tom Forcella ,Superintendent, Chapel <br />Hill-Carrboro City Schools, (919) 967- <br />8211 <br />Patrick Rhodes, Superintendent, <br />Orange County Schools, (919) 732- <br />8126 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss various issues related to policy and/or financial implications that are of <br />interest to the Board of County Commissioners, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of <br />Education and/or Orange County Schools Board of Education. <br />BACKGROUND: , At the August 10, 2011 Superintendents' and County Manager's Meeting, <br />members agreed to structure this Joint meeting around the following agenda items: <br />1. Progress Report on Quarter Cent Sales Tax: Public Education Campaign <br />Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey will give a progress report on activities underway, <br />including efforts by the County Internal Public Education Campaign Team and the County <br />Consultant, Sheer Associates, Inc. <br />Attachment 1 a: Public Education Campaign -Items in Motion <br />Attachment 1 b: Suggested Talking Points for Public Education -Quarter Cent Sales Tax <br />Referendum (Drafted 9/16/2011) <br />2. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS)- Overview of Approved FY 2011-12 <br />Budget <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will provide an overview of its FY 2011-12 Approved <br />Budget, including impacts of Local and .State budget reductions and provide current Student <br />Membership enrollment information. <br />