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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 15, 2025 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, May <br /> 9 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton, <br /> 12 and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie- <br /> 13 Ascott <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> 17 Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.All commissioners were present. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 The Board reviewed and discussed: <br /> 23 • Outside Agency Funding; <br /> 24 • the Durham Technical Community College — Orange County Campus FY 2025-26 <br /> 25 Operating Budget; <br /> 26 • the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Investment <br /> 27 Plan Budget; and <br /> 28 • the Orange County Schools FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Investment Plan Budget. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2025-26 Recommended Budget <br /> 31 (https://www.orangecountync.gov/budget) at the Board of Commissioners' May 6, 2025 <br /> 32 Business meeting. Since that time, the Board has conducted one (1) public hearing to receive <br /> 33 residents' comments regarding the proposed funding plan. This is the first opportunity for the <br /> 34 Board to discuss next year's recommended funding plan related to Outside Agency and <br /> 35 Education funding. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Outside Agency Funding: The recommended Outside Agency Funding can be found on page <br /> 38 201 of the Manager's Recommended Budget. The recommended budget for FY 2025-26 is <br /> 39 $800,146 <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Education Operating Funding: The Manager's Recommended Education Funding can be <br /> 42 found starting on Page 148 of the Recommended Operating Budget. Per-pupil Current Expense <br /> 43 funding is recommended to increase from $5,666 to $5,877. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Durham Tech Funding: Durham Tech's recommended funding is also found in the education <br /> 46 section of the Recommended Operating Budget, on Page 148. The Manager is recommending <br /> 47 a 3% increase to Durham Tech's current expense. Durham Tech also receives additional funds <br /> 48 through the Article 46 sales tax. <br /> 49 <br />