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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 24, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 1 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: FY2018-19 Budget Work Session with Durham Technical Community College, <br />Orange County Schools, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Finance and Administrative Services <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />A. North Carolina Association of County <br /> Commissioners – FY 2017-18 Budget <br /> and Tax Survey <br />B. Public School Forum Local School <br />Finance Study <br />C. NC Public Schools/DPI-Per Pupil <br />Allocations by County <br />D. Historical Per Pupil Appropriation <br />E. Historical CHCCS District Tax <br />F. School Districts Local Current <br />Expense Fund Balance Policy <br />G. Durham Technical Community <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> <br />Bonnie Hammersley, (919) 245-2300 <br />Travis Myren, (919) 245-2308 <br />Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152 <br /> Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> College FY 2018-19 Budget Request <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and discuss the Durham Technical Community College, Orange County <br />Schools, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools FY2018-19 Budgets. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY2018-19 recommended budget on May <br />1, 2018. Since that time, the Board has conducted two public hearings to receive residents’ <br />comments regarding the proposed funding plan. Tonight’s work session is the first opportunity <br />the Board has had to discuss next year’s recommended funding plan related to Education <br />funding. <br /> <br />County Support of Local Boards of Education <br />The recommended funding level represents a total appropriation for both school districts of <br />$109.1 million, which is 50.1 percent of General Fund revenues, 2.0 percent above the target of <br />48.1 percent established by the Board of County Commissioners. This includes funding for <br />current expense, school related debt service, school health and safety service contracts, and <br />schools deferred maintenance funds. <br /> <br />