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5 <br /> County Expenditures--Schools. The school systems, for example, consume the greatest <br /> amount of County funds in relation to other areas of the County budget. The Committee is <br /> deeply concerned, therefore, about future trends in expenditures. If these trends continue at the <br /> same rate in the future, pressure to increase the total County budget (and by implication, the <br /> County tax rate) will place an even greater burden on those County citizens already bearing a <br /> heavy tax load. <br /> Because each school system reports to a different authority (School Board), our review does <br /> not encompass the schools' operating budgets. However, it is important to note that the <br /> County's per pupil expenditure for current expense has increased in the past five years from <br /> $1,310 per pupil to $1,571 per pupil, a total per pupil increase of 20 percent. The total amount <br /> appropriated for school current expense has increased by $6.3 million, a 42 percent increase <br /> over that same five year period. Furthermore, the County has invested an average of $8.5 <br /> million per year in capital improvements and debt service of funds borrowed for school <br /> improvements, over the past five years. While the Committee recognizes growth in student <br /> population over the past few years, it also believes that based on current growth projections by <br /> the State Department of Public Instruction through the year 2002 that Orange County has <br /> (within its existing structures) the buildings to accommodate that growth. <br /> The Committee recommends, therefore, that careful consideration be given to all viable <br /> alternatives before investing more funds in capital projects. The Committee also recommends <br /> that the Board of Commissioners encourage the Boards of Education to employ a similar kind <br /> of "in depth" innovation and efficiency analysis to identify potential savings within the school <br /> systems. Although we recognize that the Commissioners have little direct say over school <br /> expenditures, we do feel that their expertise and influence in such matters is invaluable. , <br /> County Expenditures--Human Services and Outside Organizations. The Committee also <br /> looked at other trends in County spending, particularly in areas of Human Services and <br /> financial support to outside organizations. Together with school spending, the overall increases <br /> in expenditures point to the need for a more systematic means of analyzing trends in spending. <br /> Because this kind of analysis is so important for all participants (elected officials, program <br /> staff, and citizens) we feel that the County should develop a formal capacity for program and <br /> trend analysis. Such analysis could be updated annually, would provide quick access to <br /> credible and useful data, and could flag or highlight unusual spending patterns. Moreover, the <br /> analysis would provide other useful "indicators" related to the history or background of <br /> expenditure trends and thereby help to discern the basis for such spending. <br /> Evaluate Future Success. Finally, the Committee believes that the core of the Committee's <br /> recommendations embody essential tools for crafting major efficiency and cost savings. We <br /> recommend, therefore, that the Commissioners allow these tools to be put to work as soon as <br /> possible. We also believe that because of everyone's hard work and investment in the <br /> innovation and efficiency process, we would like to measure our aggregate success by <br /> 3 <br />
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