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14 <br /> 1 is being put out there, and the budgets are going to grow to fill the amount that allocated, then <br /> 2 the BOCC needs to think about how the allocation works and if the money is being spent on the <br /> 3 needs identified through the budget. He said if there are needs that were not actualized, such <br /> 4 as the SROs this year, then he would ask where are the savings. He said he wants to be able <br /> 5 to show the public what happens with the money. He said the slide shows a historical over <br /> 6 budgeting, and not just over the last year with the pandemic. He said everyone works hard to <br /> 7 make budgets tight and limit the burden on taxpayers, and he feels this pressure this year more <br /> 8 than ever. He said the history shows the budget has not been kept as tight as it should be, and <br /> 9 the County now has a case study to analyze and review its policies in this matter. <br /> 10 Commissioner McKee said he has known for years that this was the trend, but never <br /> 11 made a big issue out of it. He said he agrees with Commissioner Dorosin that this is a <br /> 12 transparency issue. He said there are four flags that popped up for him: 1) the ADM vs. the <br /> 13 Actual, which is why he wanted to see the under the roof numbers; 2) the unallocated fund <br /> 14 balance can fund every dollar of the projected requests, which can and should be spent; 3) the <br /> 15 Commissioners cannot fund the two school districts at different levels; 4) outcomes: it may not <br /> 16 be fair to push the schools on outcomes for this years, but he will push for outcomes because <br /> 17 Orange County spends more money, especially when considering the number of students <br /> 18 actually under the roof, than any County in the state, and yet there are major disparities in <br /> 19 outcomes. He said he does not mind spending the money if there are clear outcomes, but the <br /> 20 current request seems untenable. <br /> 21 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 22 <br /> 23 SLIDE #16 <br /> Recommended School Funding <br /> Operating 1JWW F—d.5 as a Per[enta®e of Generel Fund ft— <br /> WndMg Tager-dg.I% <br /> ew <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 24 'e n�a?a,ux�nn <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br />