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18 <br /> 1 that the functions are usually so broad that the required effort is not worth it. He said only the <br /> 2 Board of County Commissioners can issue debt for the County, and for what it is utilized. <br /> 3 Commissioner Dorosin said this is a lot of information tonight. He said Orange County is <br /> 4 one of the few counties left with multiple school districts, and he asked if that fact makes a <br /> 5 difference with these state statutes. <br /> 6 Paige Worsham said the one that comes to mind is the difference between the current <br /> 7 expense appropriation and the capital needs (slide 115c-429) in budget process. She said the <br /> 8 current expense would be appropriated by the BOCC on an ADM basis, but the capital funds <br /> 9 need not be. She said there are issues of fairness and relationships that the BOCC would likely <br /> 10 need to consider but there is no requirement of equality in the division of capital outlay. <br /> 11 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that once the BOCC allocates funds to the schools, the <br /> 12 Board of County Commissioners has no control over the spending of that funding. He gave the <br /> 13 example of schools wanting to build a football stadium, against the wishes of the BOCC. He <br /> 14 asked if the BOCC approved a budget, but denied the monies for a football stadium, could the <br /> 15 schools still use the funds that were received to build a football stadium, at the cost of not <br /> 16 funding another need within their district. <br /> 17 Paige Worsham said that particular example would fall under category one. <br /> 18 Commissioner Dorosin offered another example of giving the superintendent a large <br /> 19 bonus, which the Board of County Commissioners does not support but the school does it <br /> 20 anyway out of the funds that are received. <br /> 21 Paige Worsham said the money would have to come from some part of a budget <br /> 22 previously approved by the BOCC. <br /> 23 Commissioner Dorosin said it was his understanding from the PowerPoint presentation <br /> 24 that once the check is written to the schools for their budget, the BOCC no longer has any <br /> 25 control over how the money is spent. <br /> 26 Paige Worsham said if the BOCC is not funding by purpose and function, then yes that <br /> 27 is correct. <br /> 28 Chair McKee said the purpose of this presentation is to help clarify details as Orange <br /> 29 County approaches the bond process. He said the BOCC is learning from this presentation just <br /> 30 as much as community members who are watching the meeting this evening. He said there will <br /> 31 be meetings with both school boards in the coming months and the BOCC needs to understand <br /> 32 the state statutes in order to provide the best for the children of Orange County. He stressed <br /> 33 that no further meaning should be read into any of the questions or comments made by the <br /> 34 BOCC. <br /> 35 Commissioner Jacobs said he asked for this type of presentation so that all members of <br /> 36 the BOCC could understand the exact opportunities and obligations to make the Board's will <br /> 37 manifest in the process with the schools. He said sometimes the BOCC is pushed out of school <br /> 38 discussions, when the statutes give permission for the BOCC to be involved in such business. <br /> 39 He referred to Commissioner Dorosin's hypothetical situtation and said under Orange County <br /> 40 policies a school board could spend the $1 million fund balance in defiance of BOCC wishes. <br /> 41 He said the Board may want to think about going forward. <br /> 42 Commissioner Dorosin said he wished the Board had received the presentation earlier in <br /> 43 order to study it. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 5. Public Hearings <br /> 46 NONE <br /> 47 <br /> 48 6. Consent Agenda <br /> 49 <br /> 50 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 51 <br />