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Average annual increase in County CHCCS appropriation of <br />$1,593,970 <br />Average annual increase in County OCS appropriation of <br />$1,089,748 <br />Average annual increase in County per pupil funding of 9.10% <br />SPECIFIC ASSUMPTIONS - SCENARIO C <br />a) Countywide district tax proceeds of 2 cents annually are <br />distributed for expansion funding on an ADM basis. <br />b) CHCCS tax proceeds frozen at $4.3 million. <br />c) CHCCS receive "hold harmless" funds indexed at 6% each <br />year to preserve buying power of the frozen $4.3 million. <br />d) OCS receive matching "hold harmless" funds on a per pupil <br />basis. <br />e) Both school systems receive continuation funding indexed <br />at 6% annually for programs /services funded by prior years' <br />Countywide district tax proceeds. <br />f) Funds for c, d, and a above are generated by the County <br />ad valorem tax. <br />g) Total County appropriations are driven by CHCCS <br />projections of historical funding patterns - funding for c, <br />d, and a above is not limited to historical average increase <br />in current expense. <br />Equity increase of 3.24% <br />Short of equity by 1.12% by 1999 -2000 <br />Average annual CHCCS resident tax increase of 8.19 cents <br />Cumulative CHCCS resident tax increase of 73.69 cents <br />Average annual OCS resident tax increase of 8.63 cents <br />Cumulative OCS resident tax increase of 77.65 cents <br />Average annual increase in County CHCCS appropriation of <br />$2,558,199 <br />Average annual increase in County OCS appropriation of <br />$1,801,406 <br />Average annual increase in County per pupil funding of 13.30% <br />SPECIFIC ASSUMPTIONS - SCENARIO D <br />a) CHCCS tax phases out after 5 years (5 cent increase in <br />County ad valorem each year to cover this) with total "hold <br />harmless" continuation funds increasing at 6% annually <br />thereafter <br />b) Basic County appropriation increases 10% annually <br />C) No Countywide district tax <br />