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1 <br /> APPROVED 6/15/21 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> VIRTUAL BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> May 13, 2021 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Virtual Budget Work Session on <br /> Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, and Earl <br /> McKee <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> A roll call was called; all members were present, except for Commissioner Dorosin and <br /> Commissioner McKee. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin arrived at 7:02 p.m. <br /> Due to current public health concerns, the Board of Commissioners is conducting a Virtual <br /> Budget Work Session on May 13, 2021 utilizing Zoom. Members of the Board of <br /> Commissioners will be participating in the meeting remotely. As in prior meetings, members of <br /> the public will be able to view and listen to the meeting via live streaming video at <br /> orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos and on Orange County Gov-TV on channels 1301 or <br /> 97.6 (Spectrum Cable). <br /> Chair Price welcomed all attendees, and briefly went over the agenda for the meeting. <br /> 1. FY 2021-22 Operating and CIP Budget Discussions, with: <br /> • Durham Technical Community College, Pg. 164 and Pgs. 232-236 <br /> • Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Pg. 164 and Pgs. 169 - 203 <br /> • Orange County Schools, Pg. 164 and Pgs. 204 - 231 <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The County Manager presented the FY 2021-22 recommended budget on May 4, 2021. Since <br /> that time, the Board has conducted one public hearing to receive residents' comments <br /> regarding the proposed funding plan. Tonight's work session is the first opportunity the Board <br /> has had to discuss next year's recommended funding plan related to Education funding. Total <br /> Education funding, as included in the FY 2021-22 Manager Recommended Budget is <br /> $117,837,622, or 48.7 percent of General Fund revenues. <br /> County Support of Local Boards of Education <br />