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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 15, 1999 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 <br />SUBJECT: County /OCS /CHCCS Discussion /Policy Issues <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />As listed in "Background" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />John Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />Donna Dean, ext 2151 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill <br />968 -4501 <br />Durham <br />688 -7331 <br />Mebane <br />336- 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss various issues with policy and/ or financial implications that are of <br />current interest to the Orange County Commissioners, Orange County Board of Education, <br />and /or Chapel Hill - Carrboro Board of Education. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />a) Alternative Models for Establishing Future School Funding Parameters <br />The Commissioners' 1999 -2000 goal for "Effective and Efficient School Funding" includes <br />preparation by staff of recommendations for "parameters that can be established to guide <br />development of school current expense budgets for FY2000 -2001 and beyond ". The Budget <br />Director researched this topic and developed a report, first presented at the BOCC's August 31 <br />work session, which outlines a number of models the Board may wish to consider as it <br />determines the guidance it will provide to the County Manager concerning school funding for the <br />2000 -2001 Orange County budget. <br />The Budget Director will provide a brief presentation which explains the major points of her <br />report. The BOCC may wish to discuss the report with the two school boards as it considers <br />what guidance it will provide to the Manager and staff later this fiscal year regarding school <br />funding parameters for the FY 2000 -2001 budget. <br />Attachment 1a — 8131199 Staff Report — "Education Funding in Orange County" <br />b) Program /Staff /Facility Issues with Future Budgetary Impacts <br />The Board of County Commissioners requested during 1998 -99 budget work sessions that both <br />school systems Keep the County informed on an ongoing basis to provide "early warning" about <br />initiatives that might lead to additional funding requests in future fiscal years. This topic was <br />