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14 <br /> <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the work had been completed in the summer 2019, 1 <br />when funds were allocated, would it have prevented further damage. 2 <br /> Patrick Abele said any time water damage can be prevented is best. He said CHCCS 3 <br />did not know about funding until July 1, and thus bids for projects cannot be received until that 4 <br />time, which does not allow a timeline for work to be completed in the summer that funds are 5 <br />allocated. He said the first step was to assess the need, which was done as soon as funds were 6 <br />appropriated. 7 <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he does not understand why the District had to wait until 8 <br />the County had appropriated funds, when the District has such a healthy fund balance that can 9 <br />be tapped into, and knowing the County would back the district up at a later time. 10 <br /> Patrick Abele said he cannot answer that question. He said the project was identified, 11 <br />assessed and remediation started in 2019, and he cannot attest to years past, as he was not in 12 <br />the District. 13 <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said this issue identifies the need for transparency between 14 <br />the schools and the County. He said there should be a joint taskforce to look at school facility 15 <br />maintenance issues to keep everyone informed and on task. He said these are very important 16 <br />issues. 17 <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if the unallocated fund balance for both districts could be 18 <br />identified. He said it seems these balances have been growing since Covid. 19 <br /> Jonathan Scott said the CHCCS made a very concerted effort to pull down unnecessary 20 <br />spending. He said the CHCCS audit is not complete, but in June 2019 CHCC had roughly 11% 21 <br />undesignated, unreserved balance. He said he anticipates this will go to 12.5%. He said it 22 <br />would have been more, but CHCCS has to appropriate a good amount of funds this year. 23 <br /> Chair Rich asked if Orange County Schools wanted to present. 24 <br /> Rhonda Rath reviewed the following information: 25 <br /> 26 <br />2020-2021 CARES Funds Received 27 <br /> 28 <br />1 STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND – Cares Act 29 <br />Fiscal <br />Year <br />LEA PRC Description Grant <br />Year <br />Position Month YTD Allotment <br />2020-21 680 121 CRF Summer Learning <br />Program <br /> 0 0 361,260.00 <br />2020-21 680 122 CRF School Health <br />Support <br /> 0 0 47,259.00 <br />2020-21 680 123 CRF Nondigital Resources 0 0 14,273.00 <br />2020-21 680 124 CRF Student Computers <br />and Devices <br /> 0 0 115,873.00 <br />2020-21 680 125 CRF School Nutrition 0 0 201,815.00 <br />2020-21 680 126 CRF Personnel <br />Computers and Devices <br /> 0 0 23,787.00 <br />2020-21 680 128 CRF Home and <br />Community WiFi <br /> 41,478.00 <br />2020-21 680 132 CRF Exceptional Children 77,068.00 <br />2020-21 680 135 CRF Cybersecurity 0 0 12,664.00 <br /> 895,477.00 <br /> 30 <br />FEDERAL PROGRAMS 31 <br /> Current Allotment Revision #061 Total Revised Allotment 32 <br />Fiscal <br />Year <br />LEA PRC PRC <br />Description <br />Grant <br />Year <br />Position Month Amount Position Month YTD <br />Allotment <br />2019-20 680 163 CARES <br />ACT 2020 <br />2020 0 0 0 0 0 942,810.00