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over the allowed number at 105%. He stated that this is not an issue this year, <br /> because after seeing this coming a few years ago, they started construction on a new <br /> school. He noted that enrollment has continued to rise irrespective of the recession. <br /> There is a similar mathematical comparison at the middle and high school level. He <br /> said that they do not look at individual school numbers, but look at the schools' <br /> enrollment as a whole and leave it up to the school board to manage individual <br /> inequities in enrollment at each school. <br /> Chair Jacobs thanked Mr. Benedict for his summary. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Price <br /> to approve the November 15, 2012 membership and capacity numbers for both school <br /> districts (Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools) which will be used in <br /> developing 10-year student membership projections and the 2012 SAPFO Technical <br /> Advisory Committee (SAPFOTAC) Report. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 8. Reports-NONE <br /> 9. County Manager's Report <br /> Frank Clifton welcomed new members of the Board and recognized the seated <br /> members and others. He said that about four years ago, they were in much more <br /> difficult times financially with recession and property re-evaluations and the Board in its <br /> wisdom adopted some strong financial policies and made some difficult budget <br /> decisions. He recognized that thanks to those decisions, we are in much better <br /> financial shape. He gave credit to the board and the financial staff. <br /> He said the county has just been recognized by a AAA bond rating. He noted <br /> that this means lower interest on debt and more assurance that bondholders will be <br /> paid. He recognized the county staff for this achievement. <br /> Chair Jacobs asked about a press release regarding a new emergency services <br /> director. <br /> Frank Clifton said that this will be presented at the December 11th meeting when <br /> the director is officially on board. <br /> 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> John Roberts said in this past spring there were problems with the Orange <br /> County and Durham County line. He said they had just fixed the Alamance and Orange <br /> County line, but the Durham County line is different. They do know that the Durham <br /> County line is on maps. It was established by a court decision in the 1960's and can be <br /> mapped with current technology. The problem is that during the 1960's, 70's and 80's <br /> taxes were collected by Orange County on properties that are on the Durham County <br /> side of the line and vice versa. From this taxation, somehow, elections and schools <br /> have gotten mixed up with this as well. He said that when tax directors get together <br /> and start collecting, quite a few residences and apartment complexes in the CHCCS <br /> district may end up being shifted and going to Durham County schools. Durham <br /> County staff is not interested in taking this to their boards and the tax administrators <br />