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16 <br /> 1 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 2 approve budget amendment OP-1301 and reduce Article 46 surplus funding at the Budget <br /> 3 Director's discretion by $44,379. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Commissioner McKee asked that the two parts of OP-1301 be voted on separately. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Chair Bedford said they are both part of the same amendment and would not be <br /> 8 separated. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Slide #17 <br /> Operating Amendments <br /> General Fund General General Fund <br /> Amendment Sponsor Budget Page Department Amendment Revenue Fund Total <br /> Expense <br /> Increase CHCCS district tax by.76 <br /> cents,generating$1,614,484 for the <br /> OP-802 Fowler 148 CHCCS district.Leaves district$301,213 short $7,610 <br /> of Continuation Estirnate.County tax {$58,D10y <br /> collection fee will generate additional <br /> funding for General Fund <br /> FP-BO3A Fowler 178 Housing Dlrect surplus from District Tax $7,81❑ ($54,4t70 <br /> Collection Fee to LHA program <br /> Would result in a$30.40 tax increase on a$400,000 home in the CHCCS District <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 17 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Commissioner Fowler reviewed amendments OP-1302 and OP-1303A, which she <br /> 15 sponsored. <br /> 16 Vice-Chair Hamilton said that there is a difference between the northern and southern <br /> 17 parts of the community of what they believe they can pay for. <br /> 18 Commissioner McKee said the issue for him is that there are two systems in the county <br /> 19 that are not funded at the same rate. He said he was going to remain consistent. <br /> 20 Chair Bedford said it is indirect. <br /> 21 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said they all value education, and another one of their <br /> 22 priorities is housing for all. She said she would not support the amendment. <br /> 23 Commissioner Greene asked if there is an alternative to the proposal. <br /> 24 Chair Bedford said there might be. <br /> 25 Commissioner Carter said she greatly appreciates her colleagues' advocacy for the <br /> 26 schools, and she shares the passion. She said this change will result in a $30 increase on a <br /> 27 $400,000 home. She said this negates the$70 savings that theyjust approved in the other budget <br /> 28 amendments. She said they have received emails from people saying they would happily pay a <br /> 29 tax increase for the schools. She said that there are also people that they do not hear from. She <br /> 30 said this is difficult because both of her children graduated from CHCCS, and she wants to <br />