Minutes 05-14-2020 Virtual Budget Work Session

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13 to cash flow issues, as federal funds are not available at the start of the year. She said federal employees have to continue to be paid without the funds. Commissioner Marcoplos said it is confusing who is supposed to fund various positions within the school systems, and asked if a list could of positions, and who is responsible for their funding, could be provided to the BOCC. Commissioner Marcoplos referred to CHCCS page 4, and said a $5.37 tax increase seems to be needed for both the continuation and expansion budgets. He said OCS needs a $2.90 tax increase. He said combined, these would amount to an $8.33 tax increase. Bonnie Hammersley said this is ADM allocation, and 59.99% goes to CHCCS and the rest goes to OCS. Commissioner Bedford said she asked for the fund balance policy to be included in the BOCC agenda packet, and it does say schools can use fund balance for operating expenses in emergencies. She said $2 million was spent every year in 2008/09/10, and the schools should plan to use the fund balance again over the next few years. She said there can be cash flow issues, but the County has helped with this in the past. She said state cuts occurred back then and everyone did less with less. She said she is very thankful for the federal dollars for some of the COVID-19 related needs. She said having to address curriculum needs across the board will be very expensive, and special needs children will face the most hardship. She said the County is in the same boat as the schools, and there needs to be a one year plan that dips into the fund balances, and have frequent communication between the schools and the County. She said this is a hard time, and there will be much hardship ahead. She said the County cannot raise taxes right now. Commissioner McKee complimented both school boards and superintendents for their dedication, but respectfully disagreed with the superintendents about the use of fund balance monies. He said the fund balance is for emergencies, and Orange County is not going to let schools fail. He said everyone is in this together and must work together. Commissioner McKee said there is enough fund balance in both school districts to fund their continuation budgets for this year. He said he is not going to ask taxpayers for a tax increase knowing these fund balances are there. He said people are without employment and losing their homes, and he will ask nothing of the residents. Chair Rich thanked the schools for coming back for this discussion, and said the BOCC has to have conversations about County's fund balance every year themselves. Chair Rich said the Orange County Board of Commissioners has always supported education, and when the public reports otherwise, it is simply untrue. 2. Discussion of Outside Agencies Funding for FY 2020-21, Pqs. 298-309 BACKGROUND: Each fiscal year, non-profit organizations that deliver community services have the ability to apply for program funding from Orange County. In December 2016, the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a funding target of 1.2 percent of the county's general fund expenditures, less the appropriation for education expenses, for the purpose of funding outside agency operations. Historically, the county had a funding target of 1.0 percent. Applications are reviewed by staff members for completeness and eligibility. The applications are then presented to a specific advisory board, depending on the subject matter. Each advisory board is responsible for scoring each application based on an application scorecard. The application scorecard is comprised of three weighted categories with a total possible score of 100. The three categories and the total possible points are: Customer Impact/Value (20 points), Results (40 points), and Plan for Implementation (40 points). A few of the application