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15 <br /> <br />Revenue at FY 2018 per pupil ($3,991) $ 48,530,521 $ 48,961,588 $ 431,067 <br /> <br /> <br />County Appropriation $ 48,530,521 $ 48,961,588 $ 431,067 <br />Special District Tax 23,092,849 23,439,242 346,393 <br />Prior Year District Tax 125,000 125,000 ‐ <br />Tuition 670,000 670,000 ‐ <br />Fines & Forfeitures 330,000 330,000 ‐ <br />Interest Earnings on Investments 25,000 50,000 25,000 <br />Other Local Revenues 2,600,000 2,750,000 150,000 <br />Total Local Revenue $ 75,373,370 $ 76,325,830 952,460 <br /> <br /> <br />Fund Balance Appropriation 1,000,000 1,000,000 <br />Local Operating Expenses 75,373,370 76,023,568 <br />Total Local Budget $ 76,373,370 $ 77,023,568 <br /> <br /> <br />State Mandated Increases (estimate) $ 3,057,231 <br />Estimated Funding Gap $ (2,104,771) <br /> <br /> <br />*Projected student enrollment based on DPI estimate from 16‐17 to 17‐18. <br /> <br />Chair Dorosin referred to the 162 students attending charter schools, and asked if they <br />are counted in the per pupil number, and if the money goes to the charter school with the <br />student. <br />Todd LoFrese said the charter schools provide documentation that they have CHCCS <br />students enrolled in their schools, and on a monthly basis the budget and finance office writes <br />a check to those charter schools for the per pupil equivalent. He said CHCCS is just a pass <br />through for the charter school funding. <br />Chair Dorosin asked if Orange County is also giving this money back to CHCCS. <br />Todd LoFrese said it is included in the total student billing base number. He said <br />CHCCS started with the projected enrollment of 12,239, and added the 162 charter students to <br />that number. He said the out-of-district students are backed out of that number, which leaves <br />a total student-billing base of 12,160 students. <br />Chair Dorosin said these 162 students are budgeted as part of the total student <br />enrollment; their per pupil is sent to the charter schools, and then Orange County gives <br />CHCCS this money again to replace this. He said Orange County holds CHCCS harmless <br />under the current model, and Orange County is paying CHCCS as if the charter students are <br />there. He said this is a fairly extraordinary thing for a County to do. <br />Commissioner Price asked if the charter school students are only those who live in <br />Orange County. <br />Todd LoFrese said only the ones that live in the CHCCS district. <br />Chair Dorosin said it does not matter where the students attend a charter school, as the <br />money follows the students. <br />Commissioner Price asked if the process would be the same if the charter school were <br />within the CHCCS district