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000172 Marshall to appoint Richard Hildebrandt as Chair of the School Merger Task Force. VOTE: AYES, 3; NOES, 2 (Commissioners Lloyd and Walker) . ADDED ITEM T.F' = FROM JAMES A. HEAVNER, TM VILLAGE (YY4 MIES (copy of letter is in the permanent agenda file) The letter asked for the County's interest in forming an inter- agency partnership to combine the cost of a production package to c:ablecast all public meetings. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to agree in principal to this idea only with a final decision to be brought back to the Board. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. D. ITEMS FOR DECISION 1. LEASE EZM-_QARR =RE BUIMING Kenneth Thompson presented for consideration of approval a lease/purchase agreement for the Carr Store Building. The building will be leased for four (4) years at which time the County will own the building. Geoffrey Gledhill corrected paragraphs eleven and twelve of the agreement and summarized the changes. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Coammissioner Lloyd to approve the lease/purchase agreement per the terms attached, including the corrections by Gledhill, and authorized the chair to sign. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 2. ADOPTION OF THE 1985-86 BUDGET ORDINANCE (the revised markup list is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office) Kenneth Thompson referred to the revised markup list indicating a change in the proposed current expense for the schools. For the Chapel Hill- Carrboro Schools the proposal includes: (1) a property tax increase (2) a per pupil allocation of $718 (3) district tax increase of 1.9 cent (4) appropriation of $500,000 fund balance For the Orange County Schools, the proposal includes: (1) a property tax increase (2) a per pupil allocation of $718 Commissioner Walker questioned raising the district tax in Chapel Hill contending it will create a larger fund balance. Chair Willhoit noted that a policy needs to be developed to control the fund balance and Kenneth Thompson affirmed that a policy or understanding needs to be reached between the Board of Commissioners and the twc school Board on fund balance. Chair Willhoit explained the July 3 markup of the Manager's Budget which totaled $592,522. He proposed revenue additions totaling $598,625, which consisted of $394,875 from General Revenue Sharing, $110,000 from a 1/2 cent increase in the property tax rate, $84,500 transfer from the sales tai: reserve and $9,250 from a $1.00 increase in the animal tax. Commissioner Lloyd expressed concern about budgeting Revenue Sharing that may not be received. Chair Willhoit indicated that the $394,875 increase in GRS was based on receipt of 75% of what Congress originally authorized and was recommended by the NC Association of County Commissioners as a conservative approach. He further indicated that, in the event that the GRS funds were not received that