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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 24, 2012 <br />SUBJECT: FY2012 -13 Budget Work Session <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Finance <br />and Administrative Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />1. North Carolina Association of County INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Commissioners — FY 2011 -12 Budget Frank Clifton (919) 245 -2306 <br />and Tax Survey Clarence Grier (919) 245 -2453 <br />2. NC Public Schools /DPI -Per Pupil <br />Allocations by County <br />3. Additional Funding Summaries for <br />Orange County Schools- Includes <br />Federal Operating Budget Summary <br />4. Sportsplex FY2012 -13 Operating <br />Budget Detail <br />PURPOSE: For the Board to have an opportunity to review and discuss the Durham Technical <br />Community College, Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools Districts <br />FY2012 -13 Budgets, Sportsplex and County departmental budgets, including any fee schedule <br />change requests. <br />BACKGROUND: The County Manager released the FY2012 -13 recommended budget on May 15, <br />2012. Since that time, the Board would have conducted two public hearings to receive residents' <br />comments regarding the proposed funding plan. Tonight's work session is the first opportunity the <br />Board has had to discuss next year's proposed funding plan in regards to funding for Durham <br />Technical Community College, the School Districts, the Sportsplex, proposed fee schedule changes, <br />and begin discussion with County departments. The Manager attained the following Board directed <br />guidelines: <br />• County's operating budget was balanced without an increase in the property tax rate. The <br />current property tax rate is 85.8 cents per $100 assessed valuation. <br />• The funding provided to the local School Districts to fund day -to -day operations, fair funding, <br />repayment of school related debt, and capital totals $84.2 million which equals 47.16% of the <br />County's FY2012 -13 Recommended General Fund Budget. <br />• The total funding provided to the local School Districts to fund day -to -day operations, fair <br />funding, repayment of school related debt, capital and additional services (school health <br />