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A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner McKee to approve the resolution of Intent. VOTE UNANIMOUS PUBLIC COMMENT Chair Coffey thanked the Board for making tough decisions. She said the school system is grateful for the additional funding. She said some outside observers may not understand what fully funding the school's request means. She said this is not a windfall. She said the state budgets do not fund the daily membership increases, and these must be met on the local side. She said there is still uncertainty in Raleigh, and the state budget is still not certain. She feels there will be more cuts and less funding. She said the most impactful cut is in the reduction of teacher assistants, and the proposed house bill would result in a reduction in excess of$300,000 for teacher assistants. She said the Senate reduction would be $1.1 million in teacher assistant funding. She said there are tough decisions to make in the budget and the Board has helped the school make those difficult decisions. She expressed appreciation for the support and said without this support the cuts from Raleigh would have a much tougher impact. Chair Bedford echoed Chair Coffey's words. She expressed appreciation for this budget. She recognized that the increased taxes will be a sacrifice for many residents, and she pledged that the board will do their best to fund the programs and close the achievement gap within their district. She said the increase in taxes really will help schools teach in a heterogeneous setting versus the old tracking method, which will benefit all children. Chair Jacobs said there have been more than $42 million in cuts to education in the two school systems. Clarence Grier reviewed the following information: Fiscal Year 2014-15 Budget Ordinance Orange County, North Carolina Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County Section I. Budget Adoption There is hereby adopted the following operating budget for Orange County for this fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015, the same being adopted by fund and activity, within each fund, according to the following summary: Current Interfund Fund Total Fund Balance Revenue Transfer Appropriated Appropriation $189,307,16 General Fund 8 $1,052,600 $10,068,343 $200,428,111