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4 Bonnie Hammersley said this benefit includes a 6-week paid leave for birth, adoption, or guardianship of a child. She said this is both maternal and paternal leave. She said if the Board accepts this provision, the benefit would go into effect on July 1, 2017. She said this benefit is similar to a number of other municipalities in the Triangle Region. Chair Dorosin referred to the ADM portion of Recommended Budget Education slide, and asked if the "out of district number" referred to students who live in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) district who attend other school districts, or vice versa. Commissioner Burroughs said this number refers to the children of faculty and staff who attend the district due to their parent being employed by the district. Chair Dorosin asked if the number of charter school students refers to student who live in the CHCCS district, but attend charter schools. He asked if the total number for CHCCS (12,160) and Orange County Schools (8,072) represents the actual students attending the schools. Paul Laughton, Finance and Administrative Services, said the ADM is a planning number that is given each year in March. He said this number comes from the State's Department of Public Instruction. He said this number has been used consistently for many years. Chair Dorosin clarified that the total number does not include out of district students, as those students pay to attend the schools. Bonnie Hammersley said that is correct. Chair Dorosin clarified that the charter school students are included, as the County does pay for those students. Commissioner Burroughs said yes. Chair Dorosin referred to the General Government slide, where it says "the Board of Elections will conduct three elections", and asked if the third election could be identified. Paul Laughton said there is a scheduled run off, and all three elections are budgeted for. Chair Dorosin referred to the Outside Agencies slide, and clarified that no outside agency gets 100% of its requested funding. Bonnie Hammersley said no agency gets 100% of its requested increase. She said there are two outside agencies that did not request an increase, but rather the same funding as previously received, of which each agency received 100%. Chair Dorosin clarified that the Manager's recommendation for fire districts is to increase the rate in all districts that have requested an increase. Bonnie Hammersley said yes. Commissioner Price referred to the slide about the ADM, and the tuition paid by out of district students. She asked if these monies appear in the County or the Schools' budgets. Bonnie Hammersley said it does not go through the County budget. She said the Schools collect the fees. 3. Public Comment Susan Romaine said she is the Chair of the steering committee for the Orange County Living Wage (OCLW). She said she is pleased to report that OCLW has used the Orange County funding to grow its mission. She said OCLW has certified 118 living wage employers in Orange County, who pay their employees at least$13.15 per hour. She said these businesses employ over 7000 workers. She said OCLW organizes "buycots", supporting the patronage of four living wage employers: Mystery Brewing, Gray Squirrel, Coastal Federal Credit Union, and Rise Biscuits and Donuts. She reviewed other highlights of the past year. She thanked the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for its ongoing support. Katie Bauman said she is the Director of Behavioral Insights. She said larger numbers of children are exposed to domestic violence in Orange County, and it is important to work with both the children and their parents. She said Behavioral Insights will be administering the