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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 17, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Consideration of Increased Allocation for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Board of <br /> Education Members <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Attachment 1: September 7, 2023 Kelly Guadalupe, (919) 245-2156 <br /> CHCCS Resolution <br /> Attachment 2: Proposed Resolution <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a resolution approving a request for an increased monthly allocation for <br /> members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education. <br /> BACKGROUND: On September 7, 2023, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of <br /> Education approved a resolution requesting an increase to be considered by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education requests an increase <br /> in Board members' stipends — from the current stipend of$334 per month (or $4,008 per year) to <br /> $1,118 per month for five Board members, the Board Vice Chair receiving $1,263, and Board <br /> Chair receiving $1,409 per month. This is an increase of$784 per month or $9,408 per year for a <br /> single Board member, and a combined increase of $71,088 per year for all Board members <br /> together, including the higher rates for the two Board leadership positions. <br /> It is proposed that this become effective January 1, 2024, after the November 2023 Board of <br /> Education election, including the new Board's selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2024. As it <br /> reflects an expense allowance, North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 115C-38 requires Board <br /> of County Commissioners' approval, consistent with the procedures described in NCGS 153A-92, <br /> before it can go into effect. <br /> Under North Carolina General Statute 115C-38, and per the authority set in North Carolina <br /> General Statute 153A-92, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) sets the compensation of <br /> board of education members annually during the budget approval process: <br /> "The tax-levying authority for a local school administrative unit may, under the procedures of <br /> G.S. 153A-92, fix the compensation and expense allowances paid members of the board of <br /> education of that local school administrative unit. Funds for the per diem, subsistence, and <br /> mileage for all meetings of county and city boards of education shall be provided from the <br /> current expense fund budget of the particular county or city. The compensation and expense <br />