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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />5 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />and /or expansion and part of the continuation budget. The staff favor <br />using this tax to address expansion with the general tax funding th <br />continuation and additional continuation. Second, once the tax i <br />established and the revenue is generated, will it be dispersed per Bien <br />Commissioner Hartwell stated his support for carrying <br />referendum to the people in November. He recognizes the time may t <br />short but feels there are many people in his part of the County who wil <br />vote in favor of this districtwide tax. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis feels that questions like what is th <br />money going to go for, and who is going to carry out the educationa <br />process needs to be answered. <br />It was decided that the two school boards will be requeste <br />to give the County Commissioners an indication of their commitment fo <br />this districtwide tax before or at the September 4. Board meeting an <br />that the administration will develop• concrete examples - of how th <br />districtwide tax would be distributed and what portion would b <br />allocated for specific items (expansion, continued expansion, etc.) <br />Commissioner Willhoit asked if this is a plan to clearl, <br />identify the expansion budgets of the schools and the dichotomy o: <br />requests of the two systems and is a mechanism toward increasing the <br />district tax by shifting it into a countyw,ide district tax which is <br />preparatory to merger at the time, another high school is built. i <br />countywide district tax will not be new money and will not enable thi <br />County to do anything that can't be done now. <br />Commissioner Marshall emphasized that finding a way tc <br />equitably fund the two school systems will prepare the County foi <br />merger. <br />X. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA <br />A. <br />OPERATION <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded <br />Commissioner Hartwell to approve and authorize the Chair to sign t <br />contract with APS for Animal Shelter Operations. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />John Link stated that the procedures manual will be ready f <br />the Board's consideration on November 20. <br />B. CABLE TV FRANCHISE - CABLEVISION OF DURHAM - FIRST READING <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded b <br />Commissioner Hartwell to approve on first reading the Cable TV Franchis <br />between Cablevision of Durham and the County. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />C. EFLAND CHEEKS COMMUNITY CENTER AND PARK <br />The Board discussed at length the different scenarios for <br />this community center and park. It was the consensus of the Board to <br />make an offer to Mr. Fuller for the two acre parcel adjacent to this <br />Is <br />.e <br />a. <br />e <br />1 <br />