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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No VIA-/ ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: January 19, 1993 SUBJECT: Non-Binding School Task Force Activities DEPARTMENT County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT Meeting Records County Manager, ext 2300 TELEPHONE NUMBER Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To receive a report on activities of the Non-Binding School Task Force. BACKGROUND: The Non-Binding School. Task Force was created in early 1992 to provide a forum for further discussion of issues raised during the school bond referendum development process involving the Board of County Commissioners and the two Boards of Education. Each Board selected two of its members to participate on this task force, along with the County Manager and the two school superintendents. The task force has met four times thus far. A brief summary of the major topics of discussion at each meeting is provided in this abstract. More detailed information from meeting records is included as attachments for the Board's information. February 11, 1992 Discussion of appointment of citizen School Bond Education Committee; development of lists of short-term and long-term issues of mutual concerns to the three elected boards. (see related information, pages 3-4) April 14 , 1992 Discussion of school funding equity; major roofing projects as part of CIP; cooperative efforts between schools and Recreation and Park agencies; joint high school planning; possible County ownership of school sites; impact fees. (see related information, pages 5-16) June 25, 1992 Discussion of school system categorization of funding requests; differences in school system program priorities; special district taxes; joint high school planning process. (see related information, pages 17-23)