Agenda 06-18-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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19 Dr. Todd Wirt said OCS has one site that is greatly aged, but the moment OCS takes an 1 aging school offline, a new elementary school would be needed immediately. He said as part of 2 the reassignment process, OREd will help determine the best location for a new school. He said 3 there is growth in Hillsborough, but Mebane has no foreseeable slowing down of its growth. 4 Commissioner Bedford asked if there is also the potential to hook into water and sewer 5 in Mebane. 6 Commissioner Bedford said the County would want to help OCS, and collaborate on 7 finding a good school site. 8 Commissioner Dorosin said it is worth mentioning the Board’s long-term dedication to 9 school funding, and called attention to the agenda attachment: The Public School Forum Local 10 School Finance Study. He said this study ranked Orange County number one in actual dollar 11 effort, as well as in 6-year average capital outlay and debt service, etc. 12 Commissioner Marcoplos said at the last public hearing, it was noted that Orange 13 County did well in North Carolina, but does not stack up well on the national level. He said he 14 did some research about best-ranked schools in the nation, and how much money is spent per 15 pupil. He said there was a great range, and there seemed to be no relationship between per 16 pupil funding and school success. 17 Commissioner Dorosin said school funding can certainly make a difference, but the 18 relative wealth of the community is likely most significant. 19 Chair Rich said it is important to thank the school boards, as all involved are partners in 20 this process. She said this process is so much better than when she first arrived on the Board 21 of County Commissioners. She said the discussions now happen all year long, as opposed to 22 just during budget season. 23 Commissioner McKee said the funding increases the Board has provided in per pupil 24 allocation for the last 12 years exceeds to majority of the total funding of the counties across 25 the State. 26 Chair Rich said this shows the commitment of everyone in Orange County to public 27 education. 28 29 2. Discussion of Outside Agencies Funding for FY 2019-20, Pgs. 337-349 30 31 BACKGROUND: 32 Each fiscal year, non-profit organizations that deliver community services have the ability to 33 apply for program funding from Orange County. In December 2016, the Orange County Board 34 of Commissioners adopted a funding target of 1.2 percent of the county’s general fund 35 expenditures, less the appropriation for education expenses, for the purpose of funding outside 36 agency operations. Historically, the county had a funding target of 1.0 percent. 37 38 Applications are reviewed by staff members for completeness and eligibility. The applications 39 are then presented to a specific advisory board, depending on the subject matter. Each 40 advisory board is responsible for scoring each application based on an application scorecard. 41 The application scorecard is comprised of five weighted categories with a total possible score of 42 100. The five categories and the total possible points are: Mission (10 points), Collaboration 43 Efforts (15 points), Customer Impact/Value (25 points), Results (25 points), and Plan for 44 Implementation (25 points). The County Manager presents recommendations to the Board of 45 County Commissioners, which approves the final allocations. 46 47 Recipients are required to submit written program reports that include: goals, description of 48 activities/challenges, revisions of timelines/budgets, and other relevant information. Funded 49 projects are monitored for progress and performance, financial and administrative 50