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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 12, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 2 <br /> SUBJECT: FY 2022-23 Budget Work Session with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and <br /> Orange County Schools <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager and Finance and Administrative Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Bonnie Hammersley, (919) 245-2300 <br /> A. NC Public Schools/DPI-Per Pupil Travis Myren, (919) 245-2308 <br /> Allocations by County Rebecca Crawford, (919) 245-2152 <br /> B. Historical Per Pupil Appropriation Gary Donaldson, (919) 245-2453 <br /> C. Historical CHCCS District Tax <br /> D. School Districts Local Current <br /> Expense Fund Balance Policy <br /> E. Schools Capital Projects Summary <br /> (Revised) <br /> PURPOSE: To review and discuss the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County <br /> Schools FY 2022-23 Operating and Capital Investment Plan Budgets. <br /> BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2022-23 Recommended Budget on May <br /> 3, 2022. Since that time, the Board has conducted one public hearing to receive residents' <br /> comments regarding the proposed funding plan. This discussion is the first opportunity the Board <br /> has had to discuss next year's recommended funding plan related to Education funding. Total K- <br /> 12 Education funding as included in the FY 2022-23 Manager Recommended Budget is <br /> $120,324,620, or 47.1 percent of General Fund revenues. This includes funding for current <br /> expense, school related debt service, and school health and safety service contracts. <br /> Total Funding for Local School Districts: <br /> 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23* <br /> Original Budget $109,141,519 $113,480,859 $113,939,715 $116,721,030 $120,324,620 <br /> *Recommended Budget <br /> Student Enrollment Projections: <br /> Based on North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) projections, the Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro City School District enrollment for fiscal year 2022-23 totals 11,442, for an overall <br /> decrease of 909 budgeted students when compared to FY 2021-22. <br />