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<br /> 1 County Support of Orange County Campus of Durham Technical Community College
<br /> 2 Durham Technical Community College (DTCC)— Orange County Campus requested $868,967
<br /> 3 for Operations (an increase of$145,711 from FY 2020-21), Capital Outlay funds of$75,000 (no
<br /> 4 change from FY 2020-21), and $250,000 related to financial aid ($200,000 to continue the
<br /> 5 funding of 200 scholarships for Orange County residents attending DTCC —this is funded
<br /> 6 through Article 46 One-Quarter Cent Sales Tax proceeds), and a new funding request of
<br /> 7 $50,000 for financial aid grants for Back to Work students when their courses are not covered
<br /> 8 by the State.
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<br /> 10 The recommended funding for the Orange County Campus of Durham Technical Community
<br /> 11 College, located at the Waterstone Development in Hillsborough, provides current expense
<br /> 12 funding of$777,092 (an increase of$53,836 from FY 2020-21), recurring capital of$75,000 (the
<br /> 13 same as in FY 2020-21), and debt service of$264,500. In addition, the recommended budget
<br /> 14 includes $200,000 for 200 scholarships (student tuition for Orange County Residents) and
<br /> 15 $50,000 for financial aid for Back to Work students when their courses are not covered by the
<br /> 16 State. Both of these will be paid from Article 46 Sales Tax proceeds instead of through Current
<br /> 17 Expenses.
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<br /> 19 As with local school districts, counties in North Carolina are responsible for supplementing state
<br /> 20 and federal appropriations to community colleges. For the most part, counties are responsible
<br /> 21 for day-to-day operating costs such as utilities, security and custodial services. The Counties
<br /> 22 are not responsible for funding of teaching staff.
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<br /> 24 Capital Investment Plan
<br /> 25 The FY 2021-22 Manager Recommended Capital Investment Plan includes funding of
<br /> 26 $8,318,267 in FY 2021-22, and a 5-Year total of$51,122,108, for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City
<br /> 27 Schools; and funding of$19,186,597 in FY 2021-22, and a 5-Year total of$40,913,010 for
<br /> 28 Orange County Schools. Note: these amounts have been revised (represented by yellow
<br /> 29 highlighting on Attachment 1-F) from the Original Recommended Capital Investment Plan to
<br /> 30 reflect the revised ADM%, as included in the FY 2021-22 Manager Recommended Operating
<br /> 31 Budget.
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<br /> 33 Supplemental Deferred Maintenance Program
<br /> 34 The FY 2020-21 CIP introduced a supplemental funding program for deferred maintenance and
<br /> 35 life and safety improvements in schools. The program would involve an expenditure of$30
<br /> 36 million over a three year period to expedite each School District's backlog of deferred
<br /> 37 maintenance projects in anticipation of a potential general obligation bond referendum in future
<br /> 38 years.
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<br /> 40 The total amount was divided between the Districts on the basis of average daily membership in
<br /> 41 FY 2020-21. As a result, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools was allocated 59.99% or
<br /> 42 $17,997,000 of the $30 million total while Orange County Schools was allocated 40.01% or
<br /> 43 $12,003,000 of the total amount.
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<br /> 45 Given this allocation, each District was requested to provide a three year plan for these
<br /> 46 expenditures.
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<br /> 48 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools received $1,800,000 in FY 20-21, to upgrade mechanical
<br /> 49 systems at McDougle Elementary, McDougle Middle, and Phillips Middle schools, and
<br /> 50 architectural/engineering services for prioritized older school renovations, scheduled in FY
<br /> 51 2022-23 and FY 2023-24; $10,000,000 is budgeted in FY 22-23 (moved back from FY 2021-22)
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