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2 1993-94 Budget Follow-up List August 1993 1. School Funding Strategy for budgeting funds for the schools and information on the final budget: Tie money with outcome - How effective is each new program? What are the potential merger implications of new programs and other funding issues such as pay supplements? (Board) Disposition: The Board may want to consider a special worksession to deal with the many issues surrounding school funding. Staff will request that each school system submit a copy of their adopted budget highlighting additional continuation and expansion items which were funded. School construction standards and classroom size standards (Commissioner Gordon) Disposition: The School Issues Discussion Group to discuss and report back to each of the three boards. Definition of equity and of recurring capital (Commissioner Gordon) Disposition: Staff recommends that this topic be included in the special worksession dealing with school issues. Fund balance for the schools (Board) Disposition: Manager to work with the two Superintendents to review the present policy for fund balance and report back to the Board any recommended changes. Impact Fees for Elementary School Space - Fee Collections, Appropriations, Reserve for Affordable Housing (Board) Disposition: Staff has identified funds from the Chestnut Oaks Project to be considered as a funding source to reimburse the impact fee for affordable housing projects. Planning Director will shortly be presenting alternatives on addressing impact fees and affordable housing. Staff is working with the towns to work out the collection of the fee. Staff will develop a 10 year capital improvements plan for the schools for the 1994-99 CIP to address the Board's concern regarding the time necessary to accumulate funds and disburse.