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Attachment 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> 5 May 18, 2023 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, <br /> 9 May 18, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford and Commissioners Amy <br /> 12 Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna Richards <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Earl McKee <br /> 14 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 15 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 16 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 17 appropriately below) <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present <br /> 20 except Commissioner McKee. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 1. Discussion of Durham Technical Community College, Pgs. 134-137 of the Operating <br /> 23 Budget and Pg. 144 of the Capital Investment Plan <br /> 24 The Board reviewed and discussed the Durham Tech Community College FY 2023-24 <br /> 25 Operating and Capital Investment Plan Budgets. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2023-24 Recommended Budget on <br /> 28 May 2, 2023. Since that time, the Board has conducted one public hearing to receive residents' <br /> 29 comments regarding the proposed funding plan. This discussion is the first opportunity the <br /> 30 Board has had to discuss next year's recommended funding plan related to Durham Tech <br /> 31 Community College (DTCC) <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Operating and Capital Funding: Current Expense for Durham Tech Community College is <br /> 34 recommended to increase by 10% or $80,941. In addition, Durham Tech is recommended to be <br /> 35 funded $390,000 from Article 46 sales tax proceeds. The total funding for Durham Tech <br /> 36 Community College is $1,544,379 from all sources, including debt service payments. The <br /> 37 funding for DTCC is discussed on pages 134 and 137 of the FY 2023-24 Recommended <br /> 38 Operating Budget. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 In the Capital Investment Plan, Durham Tech has $10,500,000 in year one funding to expand its <br /> 41 Orange County Campus. The project is found on page 144 of the Recommended Capital <br /> 42 Investment Plan and has $500,000 of available planning funds authorized by the Board in FY <br /> 43 2022-23. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 JB Buxton, Durham Technical Community College President, made the following <br /> 46 presentation: <br /> 47 <br /> 48 <br />