Agenda Item 1 - FY 2019-20 Budget Work Session with DTCC, OCS, and CHCCS

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communities. It will allow participants to practice their learning in the context of their work in schools. School Districts Budget Requests Both School Districts requested increases in per pupil funding for FY 2019-20. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools requested an increase of $485.00. This requested increase in the local per pupil allocation for current expenses would increase the per pupil allocation to $4,650. This funding level would represent an increase of $5,530,872 in the current expense for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Orange County Schools requested an increase of $273.00. This requested increase in the local per pupil allocation for current expenses would increase the per pupil allocation to $4,438. This funding level would represent an increase in the current expense for Orange County Schools of $2,729,117. County Support of Orange County Campus of Durham Technical Community College The recommended funding for the Orange County Campus of Durham Technical Community College, located at the Waterstone Development in Hillsborough, provides current expense funding of $723,256, recurring capital of $75,000, and debt service payments of $242,108. In addition, the recommended budget includes $200,000 for 200 scholarships (student tuition for Orange County Residents), which will be paid from Article 46 Sales Tax proceeds instead of through Current Expenses. As with local school districts, counties in North Carolina are responsible for supplementing state and federal appropriations to community colleges. For the most part, counties are responsible for day-to-day operating costs such as utilities, security and custodial services. The Counties are not responsible for funding of teaching staff. Capital Investment Plan The FY 2019-24 Manager Recommended Capital Investment Plan includes funding of $8,689,391 in FY 2019-20, and a 5-Year total of $39,903,779, for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools; and funding of $25,823,215 in FY 2019-20, and a 5-Year total of $56,604,739 for Orange County Schools. Note: these amounts have been revised from the Original Recommended Capital Investment Plan to reflect the revised ADM%, as included in the FY 2019-20 Manager Recommended Operating Budget. The Manager Recommended Capital Investment Plan includes funding of $26,547,911 for a new Academic Building and parking in Years 6-10 for Durham Technical Community College — Orange County Campus. Details regarding recommended funding levels for local school districts and Durham Technical Community College are located in the Education section of the budget document, beginning on Page 148.