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A-N-a~hrn end 4 <br />11. <br />Orange County ~S~LUTIQ <br />BOard of _ <br />Education. TN SUPPORT QF <br />THE ONE-QUARTER CENT SALES TAX <br />IN ORANGE COUNTY,, NORTH CARQLTNA <br />Board Members:' <br />Donna Coffey <br />Chair. W~B.REA~, the Orange CauntyBoai•d of Ed'ucafiori.("School Board") has <br />Stephen i.Iiatkiotis. experienced state and local budget cuts of at'least $6:2.miilion for day-to=day operations plus <br />Vice Chair <br />$800,000 reductions in capital funding from the stateand Orarl'ge County since.fiscal year <br />Eddie M..Eubanlcs 2008-2049;. and <br />Tony M..McKnight <br />Anne Medenblik WHEREAS, The School .Board anticipates a.loss ofat least an additional $2.4 million <br />Deborah A. Piscitelti in federal funds in fiscal ear.20.11-2012•. acid <br />Brenda Stephens: Y <br />WHEREAS,: loss of these funds wil! create.a fiscal environment that would cause.-the <br />G: Patrick Rhodes: school system fo severely limit progra;ns and services offered to its students; and <br />Superintendent <br />WHEREAS, atate revenues from lottery proceeds and for school construction have <br />,. ____.:._._._.._:..,. __.. ,declined. $309,327sinee2009-2010; and - <br />200 Enst ECing Street WHEREAS,. Che School Board has no authority to Tevy taxes to generate revenue to <br />Hi Iisborough,. NC.27278 <br />Tetephotie: 919-732-1i lz6 operate the scho©1 system acid is dependent on the federal. and state governments and Orange <br />FAX: 919-732-8120 County local governmenf.to provide the. school system with adequate funding on a.yearly <br />' basis; and <br />WHEREAS, the Schooa Board is of,tihe belie#'that;passage of Article 46_one=quarter <br />cent.(]/4¢.) sales tax would diversify the county's revenue 'stream and. has=the potentialao <br />minimize cuts in 1VCal funding for Ilie school system. <br />NO'W; THERRFORE,I3E IT RESOLVED; that the Orange. County Board oP <br />Education requests. the Orange County Board of County Commissioners allocate half of the <br />proceeds from the proposed Article 46 one-quarter cent (1/~¢j sales tax to Orange County <br />and Chapel Hilt-Carrboro City- Schools based on ADM allocated for a ten year period: <br />This the 15` day of August; 201.1. <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCA'T1bN <br />By; <br />Donna Coffey iai erson <br />Orange Co,ru,7> Schopls <br />"Providing echrcatio?raf opporluunies for successful jrrhires.'` <br />