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5 <br /> <br />Support Services - Asset Management Services, Community Relations, Finance, Human Resources, and Information <br />Technology <br /> <br />3Q FY2017-18 Support Services expenditures total $8.9 million or 62.3% of budgeted expenditures, as compared with 3Q <br />FY2016-17 total of $8.5 million or 59.0% of budgeted expenditures. The 3Q FY2016-17 year to date spending rate is <br />slightly above the prior year. This increase is mostly attributed to Information Technology operating costs. Community <br />Relations reflects an increase in expenditures due to an additional staff position that was not in place in 3Q FY2016-17. <br /> <br />Education <br /> <br />3Q FY2017-18 Education expenditures total $66.3 million or 73.8% of budgeted expenditures, as compared with 3Q <br />FY2016-17 total of $62.1 million or 73.7% of budgeted expenditures. The FY2017-18 Education Current Expense budget <br />was increased by $3.5 million over the prior year’s budget. The Education expenditures are comprised of Current <br />Expenses to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District and Orange County School District. Current Expenses of $20.1 <br />million or 25% of budgeted expenditures remitted to the school districts in the first quarter; this was $886,359 more than <br />the same period in FY2016-17. The remaining Education budget pertains to Recurring Capital, Other Related County <br />Support, specifically support to Durham Technical College (Orange County campus), and One-time Discretionary funds <br />approved in FY2017-18. <br /> <br />Non-Departmental <br /> <br />3Q FY2017-18 Non-Departmental expenditures total $24.31 million or 84.6% of budgeted expenditures, as compared <br />with 3Q FY2016-17 total of $24.4 million or 24.5% of budgeted expenditures. <br />In summary, 3Q FY2017-18 General Fund Revenues and Expenditures are in line with the adopted FY2017-18 General <br />Fund Budget. <br />Enterprise Funds Performance <br />Solid Waste Fund <br />3Q FY2017-18 Solid Waste Fund performance is in line with the adopted FY2017-18 budget. Third quarter revenues of <br />$9.9 million or 61.1% of budgeted revenues and expenses of $10.8 million or 66.2% of budgeted expenses. This compares <br />with FY2016-17 third quarter revenues of $10.0 million or 61.6% of budgeted revenues and expenses of $11.4 million or <br />70.1% of budgeted expenses. The fund is projected to breakeven. <br />Sportsplex Fund <br />3Q FY2017-18 Sportsplex Fund performance is consistent with the adopted FY2017-18 budget. The revenue stream is <br />comprised of Ice Rink-35% of budgeted revenues, Membership and Fitness-31% of budgeted revenues, with the <br />remaining revenues comprised primarily of Aquatic and Kidsplex. Third quarter Charges for Services revenues are $2.6 <br />million or 77% of budgeted revenues and expenses are $2.6 million or 77% of budgeted expenditures. <br /> <br /> <br />5