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A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Chair Carey to increase the fair funding allocation by $188,000 ($94,000 to each school district). VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Jacobs said that the savings that have been achieved tonight will be applied to the per pupil. Commissioner Nelson said that the Board has cut $1.17 million and has added $414,000. Donna Coffey said that she has a net of $832,000. She listed all of the cuts that she had: Defer hiring two Emergency Services positions ($130,000) Budget addition interest income {$100,000) Savings from cable casting ($35,000) Decrease in Board of Elections printing {$37,000) Defer the Board of Elections maintenance ($15,000) Change delivery of employee newsletter {$3,000} Delaying health positions for six months ($52,000) Reduce Board contingency by 50% ($17,500) Budget additional funds for Water Resources Coordinator and Staff Attorney $18,000 Eliminate funding for Medicaid increase {$545,000} Reduce 401 k from $5.00 to $2.50 increase ($46,500) Delete funding for Orange-Alamance study ($20,000) Increase appropriation to Energy Management $6,834 Retain the Families in Focus program $26,000 Increase funding to Orange Comm. Housing $35,000 Retain Medical Reserve Corps for 1 year $17,000 Increase funding for HYAA $1,125 Eliminate funding far Critical Needs Reserve {$125,000) Fund library interoperability study $10,000 Increase fair funding $188,000 TOTAL SAVINGS $834,031 Donna Coffey said that this savings is the equivalent of 2/3 cent. This could also add $45 to the per pupil allocation. Chair Carey said that the tax increase would still be kept at 3.7 cents. He would like to raise the tax rate increase from 3.7 cents to 4.0 cents far the per pupil and increase the CHCCS district tax by two cents. Commissioner Nelson said that he wants to raise the ad valorem and not the district tax to fund the schools. Chair Carey said that he thinks it is impossible not to raise the district tax and meet the needs. He does not want to raise the district tax, but there are times when it must be done. Commissioner Nelson asked how much more money the Board wants to give to the schools. Commissioner Jacobs said that the goal is to cover $6.135 million. Chair Carey said that the Board should focus on the basic assumption, which is to make sure the schools get this money. Commissioner Gordon asked how much new money each school district would receive if the tax rate were raised by 4.2 cents and the district tax were raised by 2 cents, including the $834,000 in savings.