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<br /> 1 funds include salaries and benefits for locally paid teachers and utilities. North Carolina statutes
<br /> 2 mandate boards of county commissioners to provide local current expense monies to school
<br /> 3 districts. Counties having more than one school administrative unit, as is the case in Orange
<br /> 4 County, are required to provide equal per pupil appropriations to each system.
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<br /> 6 2021-22 Enrollment Projections
<br /> CHCCS OCS Total
<br /> March 2021 Department of Public
<br /> Instruction ADM Allotment#s 12,448 7,299 19,747
<br /> Less: Out of District 253LlL81 361
<br /> 12,195 7,191 19,386
<br /> Plus: Budgeted Charter Students 156 919 1,075
<br /> Total Budgeted Students 12,351 8,110 20,461
<br /> 60.36% 39.64%
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<br /> 8 Recurring Capital
<br /> 9 Recurring capital for both School districts remains the same as the prior year appropriation of
<br /> 10 $3 million dollars. The budget for FY 2021-22 includes $1,810,800 for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
<br /> 11 Schools and $1,189,200 for Orange County Schools. For FY 2021-22, as was the case in FY
<br /> 12 2020-21, debt financing will be utilized, instead of pay-as-you-go funding for Recurring capital.
<br /> 13 Recurring capital pays for facility improvements, equipment, furnishings, and vehicle and bus
<br /> 14 purchases. State statutes mandate counties to fund recurring capital. However, the amount of
<br /> 15 money counties allocate to this function is discretionary and varies from county to county.
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<br /> 17 Long Range Capital
<br /> 18 The County plans and programs long-range school capital funding through the County's Capital
<br /> 19 Investment Plan (CIP). The recommended CIP budget for FY 2021-22 includes $2,519,560 for
<br /> 20 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and $1,654,662 for Orange County Schools, for a total of
<br /> 21 $4,174,222, which represents an increase of$81,847 from FY 2020-21. A 2% annual growth
<br /> 22 rate is included throughout the years of the CIP related to Long Range Capital. For FY 2021-
<br /> 23 22, as was the case in FY 2020-21, debt financing will be utilized, instead of pay-as-you-go
<br /> 24 funds for Long Range Capital projects. Similar to Local Current Expense funding, the amount of
<br /> 25 money counties allocate to long-range capital expenditures is discretionary and varies from
<br /> 26 county to county.
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<br /> 28 School Debt Service
<br /> 29 The recommended budget provides for$23,738,246 in School Related Debt Service, which
<br /> 30 represents repayment of principal and interest on School related debt, including general
<br /> 31 obligation bonds and private placement loans. This is an increase of$5,440,689 from FY 2020-
<br /> 32 21. North Carolina statutes require counties to pay for school related capital items, such as
<br /> 33 acquisition and construction of facilities. In instances where counties borrow funds to pay for
<br /> 34 such items, the State mandates counties to repay the debt. The amount of money counties
<br /> 35 borrow for school related projects is discretionary and varies from county to county.
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<br /> 37 Health and Safety Service Contracts
<br /> 38 The recommended budget includes $3,629,597 for the Health and Safety Service Contracts for
<br /> 39 both school districts to cover the costs of School Resource Officers in every middle and high
<br /> 40 school, and a School Health Nurse in every elementary, middle, and high school in both school
<br /> 41 systems. This represents the same amount of funding as in FY 2020-21.
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