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Attachment B EL HILL ORO rHMCITY SCHOOLS Date: April 20, 2015 To: Earl McKee, Chair of the Board of Orange County Commissioners Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager From: Mike Kelley, Chair of the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools Board Tom Forcella, Superintendent Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools Re: CHCCS Board of Education's Budget Request We are looking forward to presenting an overview of the Board of Education's budget request on April 28, 2015. The district began the 2015 -16 budget cycle in a more fiscally stable position than we were a year ago. We are thankful for the Board of Orange County Commissioners continued strong support of public education in Orange County. Because of the increased County revenues, the district was able to avoid a $2.2 million budget reduction for the current school year. The continued reduction of State funding for public schools continues to be a major concern. At this time, we have the usual uncertainty about the State budget. A shortfall in State revenue has been projected for this year which could negatively impact State budget allocations for next year. The attached budget recommendation is a very conservative budget request. State mandates and funding necessary to maintain current services represent the majority of the budget request. The expansion requests represent additional funding needed to accomplish Strategic Plan initiatives. To fund the local budget will require additional revenues totaling $3,529,191. On the evening that the Board approved this budget recommendation, they also approved a request to the County Commissioners for an increase in the special district tax up to $.0333, if needed to fully fund our request. Attached to this memorandum is our budget request which includes additional details, the budget message, and an explanation of how our budget request supports our long range Strategic Plan. Thank you for your continued support of public education.