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<br />Recurring Capital <br />Recurring capital for both School districts remains the same as the prior year appropriation of $3 <br />million dollars. The recommended budget for FY 2018-19 includes $1,821,900 for Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro City Schools and $1,178,100 for Orange County Schools. For FY 2018-19, instead of <br />funding the Recurring capital from pay-as-you-go funds, debt financing will be utilized. <br />Recurring capital pays for facility improvements, equipment, furnishings, and vehicle and bus <br />purchases. State statutes mandate counties to fund recurring capital. However, the amount of <br />money counties allocate to this function is discretionary and varies from county to county. <br /> <br />Long Range Capital <br />The County plans and programs long-range school capital funding through the County’s Capital <br />Investment Plan (CIP). The recommended budget for FY 2018-19 includes $2,388,792 for <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and $1,544,671 for Orange County Schools, for a total of <br />$3,933,463, which represents an increase of $77,127 from FY 2017-18. Historically, a 1.5% <br />annual growth rate has been used for Long Range Capital. Beginning in FY 2018-19, and <br />throughout the years of the CIP, a 2% annual growth rate is included. For FY 2018-19, instead <br />of funding the long-range capital from pay-as-you-go funds, a combination of two-thirds net debt <br />bond financing and regular debt financing will be utilized in FY 2018-19. Similar to Local <br />Current Expense funding, the amount of money counties allocate to long-range capital <br />expenditures is discretionary and varies from county to county. <br /> <br />School Debt Service <br />The recommended budget provides for $17,625,421 in School Related Debt Service, which <br />represents repayment of principal and interest on School related debt, including general <br />obligation bonds and private placement loans. North Carolina statutes require counties to pay <br />for school related capital items such as acquisition and construction of facilities. In instances <br />where counties borrow funds to pay for such items, the State mandates counties to repay the <br />debt. The amount of money counties borrow for school related projects is discretionary and <br />varies from county to county. <br /> <br />Health and Safety Service Contracts <br />The recommended budget includes $3,558,428 for the Health and Safety Service Contracts for <br />both school districts to cover the costs of School Resource Officers in every middle and high <br />school, and a School Health Nurse in every elementary, middle, and high school in both school <br />systems. <br /> <br />School Districts Budget Requests <br />Both School Districts requested increases in per pupil funding for FY 2018-19. <br />Orange County Schools requested an increase of $396.00. This requested increase in the local <br />per pupil allocation for current expenses would increase the per pupil allocation to $4,387. This <br />funding level would represent an increase in the current expense for Orange County Schools of <br />$3,180,965. <br /> <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools requested an increase of $253.00. This requested increase <br />in the local per pupil allocation for current expenses would increase the per pupil allocation to <br />$4,244. This funding level would represent an increase of $4,069,615 in the current expense for <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. <br />