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20 <br /> b. Advantages: Independence. No competition for <br /> revenues within the limitations established by special <br /> enabling legislation. Focus on parks and recreation <br /> purpose with few distractions. Primarily beneficial in <br /> situations where a general purpose local government . <br /> with appropriate geographic jurisdiction does not exist. <br /> C. Disadvantages: Limitation on taxing power may be too <br /> low to operate appropriately or so high that excessive <br /> expenditure is encouraged. Absence of competition <br /> with other governmental programs for scarce <br /> resources. Authority can only be granted and modified <br /> by the General Assembly. Independence from general <br /> purpose local government. Reduced accountability to <br /> citizens. <br /> D. Park-School coordination <br /> 1. Long-range plan: Board members from each school system <br /> should be included in policy committee. Staff members from <br /> each school system should be included in technical <br /> committee. <br /> 2. Capital improvement programming: Staff members from the <br /> school systems should meet annually with parks and <br /> recreation directors to develop coordinated capital <br /> improvements program recommendations. School <br /> superintendents should meet each year with town and county <br /> managers to coordinate capital improvement program <br /> proposals. <br /> 3. Operation planning: Staff members from each school system <br /> should be involved with parks and recreation directors in <br /> operations planning to the extent that issues relate to use of <br /> school facilities. <br /> 4. Orange County managers and board should assure adherence <br /> to park-school development plans during annual school <br /> budget review. <br /> 5. Agreement on coordinated capital facility planning: Formal <br /> agreement adopted by towns, the county, and the school <br /> boards will be a useful step in defining responsibilities and <br /> commitment to coordinated action in acquiring all <br /> school/park sites. It is desirable that that all future <br /> school/park sites are determined within a formal plan and an <br /> agreement be adopted much like the one in use for Wake <br /> t� <br />