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. �, , <br /> • <br /> 1 <br /> }1 <br /> `� Finance Officer form a small committee to "tentatively look at next year's:,budget <br /> i <br /> . and based on projections from the County get a plan for next year's budget." <br /> Ms. Freeman suggested that the amount available, about 1.3 million, be divided .. <br /> . three ways thereby giving each unit $440,000. . Commissioner Willhoit said he <br /> had no problem with that but he thought it was important to note that this tight <br /> ,. situation had not been created by any of the bodies at this meeting. That the Federal <br /> I. government had cut back in its aid to education and the State was not meeting its <br /> commitments regarding current funding and transportation. He said that the Boards <br /> I. should accumulate data demonstrating these facts in order to show the impact of such <br /> . decisions. <br /> Commissioner Whitted told the committee under consideration for a vote to <br /> ,. assume: 1) no tax increase,and, 2) work variables into the calculations such as <br /> ;. a State teacher's salary increase. <br /> . Mr. Efland said that he did not wish to divide the available capital funds by <br /> • three that his district's needs were greater. His system is not keeping up with <br /> . current maintenance and an increase in capital funding must come from somewhere and <br /> . that the Commissioners must do a "better job of capital funding." Mr, Haithcock <br /> . agreed with Mr. Efland saying the Orange County Board of Education's job is to <br /> ?. identify needs and the Board of Commissioner's job to "fund those needs." <br /> 3. Vote on Mr. Caldwell 's motion: Ayes, 13; noes, 2 (Messrs. Efland and Kennedy). <br /> .I.. Superintendent Mayer asked if the Committee-could return with two <br /> . options : 1) a ,budget assuming no tax increase; and, 2) a budget assuming <br /> . 'n" amount of tax increase, Commissioner Whitted told Ms, Mayer the Committee could <br /> .return with those options if it so chose. - <br /> fis With no further business to consider the Boards adjourned by consensus. <br /> P. <br /> 0. Richard E. Whitted, Chair <br /> 1.Paulette Pridgen, Clerk <br /> 2. <br /> 3. <br /> 4. <br /> i5. <br /> i6. <br /> 17. <br /> 18. <br /> 9. <br /> E.0. <br />