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2aa2 2aa3 2aa4 2aas 2aa2 2aa3 2aa4 2ao5 January 3.1% 3.4% 4.2% 3.7% July 3.6% 3.2% 4.1% 4.5% February 3.1 3.3 3.8 3.9 August 3.7 3.2 3.9 4.2 l~larch 3.0 3.1 3.9 3.5 September 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.4 April 2.9 2.9 3.8 3.7 October 3.2 3.a 3.4 3.5 May 3.1 3.2 4.0 3.6 November 3.2 3.a 3.9 3.7 June 3.6 3.5 4.5 4.3 December 3.a 2.7 3.6 3.3 Govei-mnent and n'Iajor Services Government Structure. The County has acommission-manager form of government with a five-member Board of Conmlissioners comprising the governing body. The commissioners are elected on a partisan basis for staggered four-year terms. The County manager is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners annually adopts a balanced budget and establishes a tax rate for the support of the County's programs. The County Manager has the responsibility of administering these programs in accordance with the policies and the annual budget adopted by the Board of Commissioners. Education. Two separate school administrative units, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ("CHCCS") and Orange County Schools ("OCS"), provide public education in the County. CHCCS serves the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and a small area outside the towns, and OCS serves the remainder of the County. Non-partisan elected boards of education administer both units. The State provides the basic minimum education program for each school administrative unit. Funding for this basic program is provided by appropriations from the State Public School Fund. Additional funding is provided by special State and Federal Chants. The County also appropriates funds to each school system, which provides for program expansions beyond the state basic minimum. The County ranked number one in the State in per pupil funding in 2005. A special school district tax is levied in a special school district that comprises the CHCCS system. This tax is a significant revenue source for the CHCCS system. The major sources of school funding in each school administrative unit budgeted for the fiscal year ending June 3a, 2006 are outlined in the chart below. OCS % of Total CHCCS % of Total State $32,189,914 56% $52,269,420 5a% Federal 3,x32,136 5 4,303,814 4 Local 21,783,239 39 47,312,679 46 Total $55,786,029 100% $103,885,913 100% The building of public school facilities has been a joint State/County effort with the County playing the major role. Local financial support is provided by the County primarily through the use of one-half cent local option sales and use taxes, bond proceeds, installment C-883836v4 13361.00022 19