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3 <br /> Education budget includes School Health and Safety Contracts, Deferred Maintenance, Durham Tech <br /> Current Expense and Recurring Capital. <br /> • Third Quarter debt service variance represents a timing variance pertaining to when principal and <br /> interest disbursements posted on the general ledger this fiscal year compared to the prior fiscal year. <br /> The County has remaining April 1, May 1, and June 1 debt service payments for the remainder of the <br /> fiscal year that will total $38 million in debt service payments for the fiscal year. <br /> • The remaining Functional Leadership teams are consistent with historical spending rates and compliance <br /> with the County's proactive measures in response to the COVID related economic crisis. <br /> Summary of Other Funds <br /> Sportsplex Fund <br /> Sportsplex revenues are 61.3% of budget as compared to 64.6% the prior fiscal year. Sportsplex expenditures <br /> are 52% of budget as compared to 47.9% the prior fiscal year. The Sportsplex Fund is projected to end the fiscal <br /> year with revenues meeting expenses and debt service requirements. <br /> Visitors Bureau Fund <br /> Visitors Bureau revenues are 64.9% as compared to 52.3%the prior fiscal year reflecting improved hotel lodging <br /> activity and revenue from the 3% occupancy tax. Visitors Bureau expenditures are 63.5% as compared to 61.7% <br /> the prior fiscal year. The fund is projected to end in a breakeven position reflecting price escalations as <br /> measured by the Average Daily Room (ADR). <br /> Solid Waste Fund <br /> Solid Waste revenues are 83.6% of the total revenues as compared to 88.1% the prior fiscal year. The solid <br /> waste program fee of$142 is billed as a line item on the Property Tax bill. As noted previously, peak collections <br /> occur by the end of December 2022. Solid waste expenditures are 57% of total expenditures as compared to <br /> 55.8% the prior fiscal year through the third quarter. <br /> 3 <br />