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23 <br /> 1 Bonnie Hammersley said originally, she expected to raise the tax rate to 4.22 cents, but <br /> 2 one-time revenues were used to offset the increases. She said in FY20-21, taxes were not <br /> 3 raised to pay for debt, but that cannot be done again. <br /> 4 Commissioner Dorosin said it seems like the Board did in FY21 what he was proposing <br /> 5 for FY22. <br /> 6 Bonnie Hammersley said in future years there may be other revenues that help keep tax <br /> 7 rate increases low. She said the County has to pay the debt, and it must balance economics <br /> 8 versus what the residents need. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Slide #11 <br /> FY2021-22 RECOMMENDED BUDGET <br /> EDUCATION <br /> Omng*County Schools 10a) <br /> ®® <br /> 60.36!. 38.64% <br /> ORA <br /> _nEcSNGE COUNTY <br /> 1 1 nirnre <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Bonnie Hammersley said Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) saw an increase <br /> 14 of 136 students, while Orange County Schools saw a decrease of 82 students for FY22. <br /> 15 Commissioner McKee asked if the student population figures for the two school systems <br /> 16 were projections from the state, or were actually based on how many are attending right now. <br /> 17 Paul Laughton, Finance and Administration, said these numbers are from the <br /> 18 Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and are projected for next year. He said this is typically <br /> 19 the number staff uses to create the budget. <br /> 20 Commissioner McKee said he would like to know how many students are attending the <br /> 21 school systems as of May 1, 2021. <br /> 22 County Manager said she would bring that information to the May 13 budget work <br /> 23 session. She resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Slide #12 <br /> FY2021-22 RECOMMENDED BUDGET <br /> EDUCATION <br /> sti,oss.els sw.­ <br /> 4M1.3Gr Sa <br /> �JJJLQ� mg ..171 .320.0.B82 ' <br /> �� S4,3si 6B J <br /> 26 <br /> ORANGEC©UNTY <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Bonnie Hammersley said this was the second time a Manager has not recommended an <br /> 29 increase in the per pupil rate; the last time was during the recession in 2009-2010. She <br /> 30 resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br />