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14 <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he wanted to clarify he was referring to the County's <br /> accountability for how it is giving and spending the money, and keeping track of how the money <br /> is spent. He said he was dinging everyone because over budgeting by millions of dollars is a <br /> flaw in the process that needs to be thought about. He said the Sheriff's department rolled the <br /> SROs into other positions, and he asked if there was actually any savings. He said if the <br /> money is being put out there, and the budgets are going to grow to fill the amount that <br /> allocated, then the BOCC needs to think about how the allocation works and if the money is <br /> being spent on the needs identified through the budget. He said if there are needs that were <br /> not actualized, such as the SROs this year, then he would ask where are the savings. He said <br /> he wants to be able to show the public what happens with the money. He said the slide shows <br /> a historical over budgeting, and not just over the last year with the pandemic. He said everyone <br /> works hard to make budgets tight and limit the burden on taxpayers, and he feels this pressure <br /> this year more than ever. He said the history shows the budget has not been kept as tight as it <br /> should be, and the County now has a case study to analyze and review its policies in this <br /> matter. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he has known for years that this was the trend, but never <br /> made a big issue out of it. He said he agrees with Commissioner Dorosin that this is a <br /> transparency issue. He said there are four flags that popped up for him: 1) the ADM vs. the <br /> Actual, which is why he wanted to see the under the roof numbers; 2) the unallocated fund <br /> balance can fund every dollar of the projected requests, which can and should be spent; 3) the <br /> Commissioners cannot fund the two school districts at different levels; 4) outcomes: it may not <br /> be fair to push the schools on outcomes for this years, but he will push for outcomes because <br /> Orange County spends more money, especially when considering the number of students <br /> actually under the roof, than any County in the state, and yet there are major disparities in <br /> outcomes. He said he does not mind spending the money if there are clear outcomes, but the <br /> current request seems untenable. <br /> Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> SLIDE #16 <br /> Recommended School Funding <br /> Operating Budget Funding es a Percentage of General Fund Revenue <br /> iunmg Tomet-40.I% <br /> 4� � a <br /> a OKAnl COUNTY <br />