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18 <br /> 5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts <br /> The following FY2023-24 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> and Orange County Schools are approved: <br /> a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $102,942,576 and <br /> equates to a per pupil allocation of$5,346 <br /> 1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> is $60,158,538 <br /> 2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is <br /> $42,784,038. <br /> b) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $21,322,130. <br /> c) Additional net County funding for local school districts totals $6,588,025. <br /> (1) School Resource Officers and School Health Nurses Contracts - total <br /> appropriation of$3,888,025 to cover the costs of School Resource Officers <br /> in every middle and high school, and a School Health Nurse in every <br /> elementary, middle, and high school in both school systems. <br /> (2) Recurring Capital —total pay-as-you-go funding of$2,700,000 to cover <br /> recurring capital funding at both school districts. These funds support facility <br /> improvements, equipment and furnishings and vehicle purchases for the <br /> districts. The remaining $300,000 for recurring capital is provided by debt <br /> financing through the Capital Investment Plan. <br /> 6) Capital Investment Plan Funding for FY2023-24 (Year 1) <br /> The following FY2023-24 (Year 1) Capital Investment Plan Appropriations are approved: <br /> a) Overall Total Capital Investment Plan Funding of$58,436,700 <br /> b) County Capital Projects Funding of$28,888,432 <br /> c) School Capital Projects Funding of$25,992,243 <br /> d) Solid Waste Project Funding of$2,556,025; and Sportsplex Project Funding of <br /> $1,000,000 <br /> 7) County Fee Schedule <br /> To adopt the County Fee Schedule to include changes in the FY2023-24 Manager's <br /> Recommended Annual Operating Budget and approved by the Board of County Commissioners <br /> on June 8, 2023. <br /> A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to approve <br /> the resolution of intent to adopt the FY 2023-24 Annual Operating Budget at the Board of <br /> Commissioners Regular Meeting on June 20, 2023. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Bedford thanked staff for their work on the budget this year. <br /> Vice-Chair McKee said having sat through some budget presentations that were less than <br /> understandable, he said the County Manager and staff need to be commended for putting <br /> together a great budget and presenting it in a way that was easily understandable. <br />