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1 <br /> APPROVED 718125 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> May 15, 2025 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday, May <br /> 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton, <br /> and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie- <br /> Ascott <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.All commissioners were present. <br /> The Board reviewed and discussed: <br /> • Outside Agency Funding; <br /> • the Durham Technical Community College — Orange County Campus FY 2025-26 <br /> Operating Budget; <br /> • the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Investment <br /> Plan Budget; and <br /> • the Orange County Schools FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Investment Plan Budget. <br /> BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2025-26 Recommended Budget <br /> (https://www.orangecountync.gov/budget) at the Board of Commissioners' May 6, 2025 <br /> Business meeting. Since that time, the Board has conducted one (1) public hearing to receive <br /> residents' comments regarding the proposed funding plan. This is the first opportunity for the <br /> Board to discuss next year's recommended funding plan related to Outside Agency and <br /> Education funding. <br /> Outside Agency Funding: The recommended Outside Agency Funding can be found on page <br /> 201 of the Manager's Recommended Budget. The recommended budget for FY 2025-26 is <br /> $800,146 <br /> Education Operating Funding: The Manager's Recommended Education Funding can be <br /> found starting on Page 148 of the Recommended Operating Budget. Per-pupil Current Expense <br /> funding is recommended to increase from $5,666 to $5,877. <br /> Durham Tech Funding: Durham Tech's recommended funding is also found in the education <br /> section of the Recommended Operating Budget, on Page 148. The Manager is recommending <br /> a 3% increase to Durham Tech's current expense. Durham Tech also receives additional funds <br /> through the Article 46 sales tax. <br />