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5 <br /> The timing of Asset Management lease rental revenues for County facilities and lower investment <br /> earnings attributed to interest rate declines. <br /> General Fund expenditures are 47.7% of budgeted expenditures as compared to 45.2%the prior fiscal year. <br /> The variance is attributed to debt service, emergency services COVID-related contracted services and <br /> reclassified non-departmental retiree health care benefits previously paid from the Health and Dental Fund. <br /> General Fund Expenditures <br /> • General government represented 48.1% of total general government as compared to 51.5%the prior <br /> fiscal year. This is a timing variance attributed to property casualty and workers compensation premium <br /> being paid in installments as compared to upfront payments in the prior fiscal year. <br /> • Support services represented 65.9% of total support service as compared to 55.7%the prior fiscal year. <br /> The increase reflects $1.3 million in Round 2 CARES funds paid out of a Non-Departmental to the towns <br /> and $1.2 million in Retiree Health fund post-employment benefits are now paid from the General Fund <br /> this fiscal year rather than the Health and Dental Fund in the prior fiscal year. <br /> • The remaining Functional Leadership teams are consistent with historical spending rates and compliance <br /> with the County's proactive measures in response to the COVID related economic crisis. <br /> • Education appropriations are 48.1% of its budget as compared with 48.1%the prior fiscal year. School <br /> appropriations are paid to both School systems by the 1511 of each month. The remaining Education <br /> budget includes School Health and Safety Contracts, Deferred Maintenance, Durham Tech Current <br /> Expense and Recurring Capital. Through FY 2020-21 second quarter there were no payments to both <br /> school districts for School Nurses or School Resource Officer as the payments are based on receipt of <br /> invoices and County staff verification. This compares to FY 2019-20 second quarter expenses of <br /> $205,844 (Orange County School Nurses) and $11,362 (Orange County Schools Equity Training). The <br /> County requested and received in late December how both school districts have been utilizing School <br /> Resource Officers and Nurses prior to making any disbursements. The County also provided $120,000 <br /> from Round 2 CARES funding for 800 Hot Spots to Orange County Schools for remote learning. <br /> • Second Quarter debt service represents 55.2% of total debt service as compared to 43.8% the prior <br /> fiscal year. This is due to prior Limited Obligation Bonds (LOB) issuances. <br /> 5 <br />