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➢ The board of commissioners is afforded the first opportunity to obtain property held by <br /> the school board if the school board determines the property no longer suitable or <br /> necessary for public school purposes <br /> § 115C-521 <br /> ➢ School board has duty to provide adequate classroom facilities <br /> ➢ School boards must submit long-range facilities plans (Facilities Needs Survey) to the <br /> State Board of Education every five years (In developing these plans, local boards of <br /> education shall consider costs and feasibility of renovating old school buildings instead <br /> of replacing them.) <br /> ➢ The board of commissioners shall be given a reasonable time to provide the funds the <br /> board finds necessary for providing the local school administrative facilities with suitably <br /> equipped facilities <br /> ➢ The board of commissioners has a duty to provide funds for its finding <br /> 115C-524 <br /> ➢ Duty of local board of education and board of commissioners to keep all school buildings <br /> in good repair <br /> The board of commissioners has no authority to require the school board to use a <br /> specific contractor or a specific build process. Use an interlocal agreement for county to <br /> have contracting authority <br /> § 115C-528 <br /> ➢ The school board must get approval from the board of commissioners for any <br /> installment purchase contract if the term is more than 3 years and more than $250K, OR <br /> more than 3x the local board's annual State allocation for classroom materials, <br /> equipment, and supplies, whichever is less. School board must submit information on <br /> installment contracts to commissioners in annual budget <br /> § 115C-530 <br /> ➢ Operational leases for terms of less than three years are not subject to board of county <br /> commissioner approval. <br /> ➢ Operational leases for terms of three years or longer, including renewal periods, are <br /> permitted if conditions are met, including: <br /> • The leases are approved by a resolution adopted by the board of county <br /> commissioners, and the county commissioners must appropriate sufficient funds <br /> to cover the lease <br /> Public School Building Capital Fund (PSBCF) <br /> §115C-546.1 to 546.2 <br /> Purpose <br /> ➢ to assist county governments in meeting their public school building capital needs <br /> Fund Appropriation <br /> • Funds appropriated to the PSBCF from the lottery are allocated for school capital <br /> construction projects on ADM basis <br /> • A county may use monies in this Fund to pay for school construction projects in local school <br /> administrative units and to retire indebtedness incurred for school construction projects. <br /> ➢ $100 Million appropriated in 2015-16 & in 2016-17 <br /> NC Schools costs per sq. ft. (graph) <br /> 2014 Median Cost of New Schools (by region) (chart) <br />