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Recommended Funding for Chapel Hill - Carrboro City and Orange County Schools • Total General Fund appropriation totals $92.3 million • Funds day-to-day operations, repayment of school related debt, and capital • Equals an appropriation of 49.3 percent of total General Fund Revenues • Reflects $2.9 million increase from current year General Fund appropriation • Equates to a current expense allocation of$3,364, a $95 increase, per student for each of the 20,202 students in both districts for day-to-day operating funds and projected enrollment growth. Components of the Education Funding County Education Funding Additional Funding for Local Schools • In addition to the $92.3 million for operations, debt and capital, recommended budget allocates $1.25 million to fund non-mandated safety net initiatives for both school districts Some of these initiatives are: • School Health Nurses - $697,380 • School Resource Officers - $556,424 • School Social Workers - $0, due to the of loss State revenue • With these additional non-mandated funding initiatives, the total funding for the local school districts total 49.9% of the General Fund Revenues Major Funded County Initiatives • Maintains all County services at current levels • Funds the increase in medical insurance and fully funds the 401(k)/457 plans for non- sworn employees • A cost of living and merit increase equating up to 2% in compensation for employees • Provides for an increased funding for Emergency Services to address the recommendations of the Emergency Services Study and Work Group • Provides funding to the Town of Chapel Hill Library totaling $568,139 • Allocations provided to non-profit organizations total $1,074,100 for FY 14-15. • Long range/pay-as-you go County capital is $464,800. • Debt service for the General Fund will be $26.5 million. Orange County General Fund FY 2014-15 Expenditures Solid Waste Initiatives • Provides for an increase in the Landfill Fees due to both an increase in tonnage and a $2 increase (from $42.50 to $44.50) in the City of Durham's tipping fees. • The closure of the landfill with public education and other related planning efforts. We expect to incur $3.7 million in closure cost in FY 2013-14. • Provides for $1.36 million in Urban Curbside/Multi-Family Fees to fund the cost of recycling programs and operations for urban curbside collections. This is a new contract for urban curbside recycling, with a fee with a rate of$59/unit. The program will transition from 18 gallon bins to 95 gallon roll carts. • Provides for $840,106 in Capital Outlay for the Recycling Division; $462,106 of those funds are in the Vehicles account and are for the replacement of vehicles based on the replacement schedule, the remaining $378,000 is in the Equipment account and will be used to purchase 7,000 roll carts for the rural roadside recycling program. • The General Fund contribution to Sanitation in the FY14-15 Manager Recommended Budget is $1.8 million; this equates to 1.13 cents on the current property tax rate. • Provides for construction for the Eubanks Solid Waste Convenience Center improvement Additional Funding Options