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14 <br /> 1 A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 2 approve the resolution of Intent. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 VOTE UNANIMOUS <br /> 5 <br /> 6 PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> 7 Chair Coffey thanked the Board for making tough decisions. She said the school <br /> 8 system is grateful for the additional funding. She said some outside observers may not <br /> 9 understand what fully funding the school's request means. She said this is not a windfall. She <br /> 10 said the state budgets do not fund the daily membership increases, and these must be met on <br /> 11 the local side. She said there is still uncertainty in Raleigh, and the state budget is still not <br /> 12 certain. She feels there will be more cuts and less funding. She said the most impactful cut is <br /> 13 in the reduction of teacher assistants, and the proposed house bill would result in a reduction in <br /> 14 excess of$300,000 for teacher assistants. She said the Senate reduction would be $1.1 million <br /> 15 in teacher assistant funding. She said there are tough decisions to make in the budget and the <br /> 16 Board has helped the school make those difficult decisions. She expressed appreciation for the <br /> 17 support and said without this support the cuts from Raleigh would have a much tougher impact. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Chair Bedford echoed Chair Coffey's words. She expressed appreciation for this <br /> 20 budget. She recognized that the increased taxes will be a sacrifice for many residents, and she <br /> 21 pledged that the board will do their best to fund the programs and close the achievement gap <br /> 22 within their district. She said the increase in taxes really will help schools teach in a <br /> 23 heterogeneous setting versus the old tracking method, which will benefit all children. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Jacobs said there have been more than $42 million in cuts to education in the two <br /> 26 school systems. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Clarence Grier reviewed the following information: <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Fiscal Year 2014-15 <br /> 31 Budget Ordinance <br /> 32 Orange County, North Carolina <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Section I. Budget Adoption <br /> 37 <br /> 38 There is hereby adopted the following operating budget for Orange County for this fiscal year <br /> 39 beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015, the same being adopted by fund and activity, <br /> 40 within each fund, according to the following summary: <br /> 41 <br /> Current Interfund Fund Total <br /> Fund Balance <br /> Revenue Transfer Appropriated Appropriation <br /> _189,307,1 g___ <br /> General Fund 8 $1,052,600 $10,068,343 $200,428,111 <br /> Emergency Telephone Fund $562,338 $0 $294,703 $857,041 <br /> Fire Districts Fund $4,853,888 MMMMM $0 $0 $4,853,888 <br /> Section 8 (Housing) Fund $192,932 _$_0 $4,569,529_______ <br />