Minutes-03-09-2023-Joint Meeting with School Boards

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7 Bonnie Hammersley said that is not correct for capital funds. She said that this is something that staff needs to work on. She said the county waits for the request from the schools, puts it in the borrowing package, and then borrows the money. She said the county passes an annual reimbursement resolution at the time of every budget that allows reimbursement for finances borrowed. She said this allows the county to spend money in advance of any borrowing, which can be used for emergency projects like those Bonnie Hauser mentioned. She said the BOCC has two meetings a month where a budget amendment can be done, so there is a tremendous amount of flexibility. She said the county is not getting information from the schools so that's why the numbers are different. She said the BOCC has already done its job by allocating the money to the school districts. She said OCS and county staff will work together to sort the numbers out. Bonnie Hauser asked if there is$22 million that they have not committed, can it be flexible. Vice-Chair McKee said he agrees staff need to get together. Bonnie Hammersley said to some extent there is some deferred maintenance that can be flexible, but they requested to have a list of what the deferred maintenance was going to be. She said if something needs to change OCS staff just has to call county budget staff for a budget amendment to come to one of the BOCC meetings. Will Atherton said he appreciates the conversation. He said that they were surprised the numbers were off and he agrees to let staff do the work and have a report back. Bonnie Hauser said that the long-term capital plan needs help from the facilities consultant to decide if they repair or replace the old buildings. She said that nowhere in the plan do they ask to replace an old building. She said that if they have to develop a new ten year plan then they have to hire a consultant. She asked if the old plan can be the ten year capital plan util the consultant study is done. Bonnie Hammersley said they would work with the budget staff and put projects in place. Chair Bedford said she thought the schools were in the middle of having architectural reviews. Bonnie Hauser said no. Chair Bedford said that in the interim they have to keep other schools functioning and running. She said they do a 10 year CIP look, but only commit one year at a time. She said that for the next year, the schools should submit the most important projects. She said staff needs to talk with each other about whether they will hire architects or engineers. Presentation by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools on Topics of Interest Rani Dasi, Chair of the CHCCS Board of Education, held a moment of silence in honor of Roberto Deleto, a Carrboro High School Student that tragically passed away after a boating accident on Jordan Lake. Rani Dasi made the following presentation: