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11 <br /> school. She said she would also like to hear the needs from the school capital needs consultant <br /> before making any further capital funding decisions. <br /> A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to approve <br /> budget amendment CIP-001. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee asked how this isn't discriminatory. <br /> Chair Bedford said capital funding does not flow out to charter students. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said this explicitly excludes funding charters. He said this would change <br /> the allocation of Article 46 funds for each district. <br /> Chair Bedford said the total dollar amount is exactly the same. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee asked how Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) gains funding <br /> and Orange County Schools (OCS) loses funding based on the proposed formula change. <br /> Chair Bedford said the Board funds the per pupil amount for operating for charter students, <br /> however, she said it doesn't make sense to include charter students in the ADM for technology <br /> because they are not in OCS to use the technology. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said for operations, both districts have to fund charter schools, so <br /> the per pupil amount flows out to charter schools. She said Article 46 money used for technology <br /> does not flow out to the charter schools. She said this amendment would help fund the students <br /> who are actually in the school buildings equitably, so they all get the same amount. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said he is missing how OCS would lose funding and CHCCS would <br /> gain funding. <br /> Chair Bedford said this amendment would actually make the ADM ratios more equitable <br /> for students in each district for the purposes of technology funding. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said he plans to vote against this amendment. He said excluding <br /> charter students got his attention. <br /> Chair Bedford said all capital dollars exclude charter students. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said this proposes shifting money, but he doesn't understand how. <br /> Chair Bedford said this shifts money from OCS to CHCCS based on the actual number of <br /> students in the building. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said it decreases the total funding to OCS for technology. <br /> Chair Bedford said yes it does. <br /> Commissioner Greene said it does because it's based on real numbers of students in the <br /> classroom. <br /> Commissioner Richards said another way to think of it is that $75,000 of technology <br /> funding is not needed in OCS because those students are not in OCS seats. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said he can accept it, but still doesn't support it. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said the argument makes sense, but it seems like OCS is <br /> already under-resourced and CHCCS has more resources, so it feels wrong to take money from <br /> OCS. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said he agrees that it doesn't feel right because CHCCS has the special <br /> district tax. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Commissioner Richards, Commissioner Fowler, Chair Bedford, <br /> Commissioner Greene); Nays, 3 (Commissioner Hamilton, Vice-Chair McKee, <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott) <br /> MOTION PASSES <br /> Commissioner Greene explained budget amendment CIP-002, which she sponsored. She <br /> thanked the County Manager for proactively putting $15 million in the capital budget over the <br />