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37 <br /> 1 Slide #27 <br /> see 0 <br /> eer <br /> ---ORO <br /> ,l <br /> STRATEGIC PLAN <br /> I <br /> Est.1909 <br /> 2022-2027 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Vice-Chair McKee asked if federal funding is a guaranteed funding stream. <br /> 4 Riza Jenkins said no. <br /> 5 Jonathan Scott said that some of the federal funding listed includes pandemic-rescue plan <br /> 6 funding, which the districted is winding down. <br /> 7 Vice-Chair McKee asked what the plans are for the future of ESSER. <br /> 8 Jonathan Scott said the majority of pandemic relief for CHCCS went to programs for <br /> 9 recruiting and retaining employees, in the form of signing bonuses and additional bonuses to <br /> 10 employees. <br /> 11 Vice-Chair McKee clarified that ESSER funds were used for non-recurring expenses. <br /> 12 Jonathan Scott said that was correct, that those expenses would not be recurring after <br /> 13 FY24. <br /> 14 Commissioner Fowler asked if the already agreed support from Orange County was <br /> 15 factored into the fund balance analysis shown in the presentation, or if that is something they want <br /> 16 codified in a fund balance policy. <br /> 17 George Griffin said those funds were just to address a payroll shortfall. <br /> 18 Commissioner Fowler asked what kind of fund balance recommendation they were hoping <br /> 19 for. <br /> 20 George Griffin said they would like to see the fund balance policy set at a minimum of 8% <br /> 21 so they can have flexibility to meet expense needs each month. <br /> 22 Commissioner Richards said she read the letter in the folder that CHCCS provided to the <br /> 23 Board. She said she had concerns about how realistic it is to address the financial needs listed <br /> 24 in the letter. [The letter is included in the minutes below.] <br /> 25 <br />