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13 <br /> Chair Rich said this would be an additional $46 on top of$175 proposed per pupil. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he is not interested in raising money just for schools without <br /> addressing the inequities, and would not support it. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the actual costs could be identified. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said everyone would have it added to their tax bills. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said the CHCCS would have this taken back out due to the <br /> reduction in the special district tax, and the net is that OCS residents would have additional <br /> costs. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said yes, but OCS would also have additional per pupil funds. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he has lived in the OCS district for 40 years, and there is <br /> a widespread positivity towards the schools, but there is less wealth in the County and residents <br /> seem fine with the schools the way they are. He said Commissioner Dorosin's proposal would <br /> increase the tax rate in OCS, and the residents likely would not support this. He said he would <br /> like to know how much it would cost the OCS taxpayer in Commissioner Dorosin's proposal <br /> versus Commissioner Bedford's. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said if the increase were 1-cent, the cost would be the same. <br /> Chair Rich said it is the same. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos asked if it would cost the same amount of money under <br /> Commissioner Bedford's plan, and said he is not sure that is true. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said Commissioner Bedford is now proposing a '/2 cent increase. <br /> He said Commissioner Bedford is proposing a County property tax rate hike, and the impact of <br /> his proposal is the same. He said the difference with his proposal is that there would be a <br /> reduction in the CHCCS special district tax, and his proposal results in an increase in the per <br /> pupil spending in OCS, while the CHCCS per pupil remains constant. He said Commissioner <br /> Bedford's proposal keeps the disparity between the two districts, and moves it up equally. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said a .05-cent increase would be the same amount of money <br /> per pupil whether it was done as a straight increase, or whether it was done in combination with <br /> the .05-cent reduction in the CHCCS special district tax. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said it would not be exactly the same, and reiterated previously <br /> made comments. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos asked if both proposals end up with the same amount of <br /> money per student, but one decreases the CHCCS special tax and one increases the OCS tax. <br /> Chair Rich said no. <br /> Chair Rich said there are two options before the Board: Commissioner Bedford or <br /> Commissioner McKee's proposal. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he would not make a motion, out of respect for <br /> Commissioner Bedford's amendment. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford to increase by '/2 cent Ad valorem tax to <br /> go to the schools. <br /> NO SECOND <br /> MOTION FAILS <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos to <br /> transfer $250 000 from the OPED line item to the ADM schools. <br /> Commissioner Greene asked if the more senior members of the Board have thoughts <br /> about OPED. <br />