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The Board also asked staff on September 12 to research information on the County's expenditures for previous public education efforts related to school and County capital bond referenda. According to County Finance Director Ken Chavious, those expenses, excluding normal County staff time, were as follows: 1992 Bond Referendum - $10,373 1997 Bond Referendum - $11,726 2001 Bond Referendum - $16,62,5 The Board also requested a copy of the required official legal public notice of the district election referendum which the County provided as part of the referendum process. This notice, provided at Attachment 3, appeared in a black and white format during July 2006 in The Chapel Hill News, The Chapel Hill Herald, the News of Orange, and the News of Orange Extra. The total cast for these notices was $1,385.48. Following the September 12~h meeting, the Chair requested that staff provide information for the Board on the current funds available in the BOCC Contingency and Manager's Contingency. Those amounts are $33,000 and $5,500, respectively. Based on the funds expended during the past bond referenda as noted above, the Board may want to consider allocating $15,000 from the BOCC Contingency account for the District Elections Education Process for the November 2006 referendum. If the Board does choose to allocate $15,000, that amount, along with the funds already spent for the official public notice in .)uly as discussed above, would almost equal the funds spent for the 2001 Bond Referendum Public Education Process. The Board also requested, at the September 12`h meeting, the precinct boundary map information for the new Hogan Farms Precinct, which is provided at Attachment 4 along with a proposed electoral district map. Lastly, the Board also discussed at the September 12`h meeting the issue of staff support for the District Elections Education Process. Staff from the Clerk to the Board's Office and the County Manager's Office will provide primary support for the District Elections Education Committee, and it is expected that those same staff members as well as the County Attorney and staff from other County departments will help address other public education needs as necessary. FINANCIAL IMPACT: As noted under Background, the Board may want to consider allocating $15,000 from the BOCC Contingency account for the District Elections Education Process for the November 2006 referendum. If the Board does choose to allocate $15,000, that amount, along with the funds already spent for the official public notice in July as discussed above, would almost equal the funds spent for the 2001 Bond Referendum Public Education Process. The allocation of $15,000 from BOCC Contingency would leave a balance of $18,000 in that account. RECOMMENDATION(S): As the Board decides, including approval of any funding amount for the Education Process and any direction to staff regarding moving forward with any advertising initiatives in early October or withholding any advertising pending District Elections Education Committee review.