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5 <br /> Charges for services are 20.2% of the budget as compared to 20.4% the prior fiscal year consistent with <br /> historical trends. This category includes Register of Deeds Excise Stamps paid for home sales, Emergency <br /> Medical Charges for ambulance service and US Marsal Federal Reimbursement for housing federal detainees. <br /> At this juncture the other revenue categories, investment earnings and license and permits are expected to <br /> meet the budget. <br /> General Fund Expenditures <br /> General Fund expenditures are 23.2% of budgeted expenditures as compared to 22.2% the prior fiscal year <br /> which is consistent with historical spending through the first quarter. <br /> All the Functional Leadership teams are consistent with historical spending rates and there are no material <br /> variances to report or monitor at this juncture. <br /> The remaining Functional Leadership teams are consistent with historical spending rates. The second quarter <br /> report will notate any material variances are of concern. <br /> • Education appropriations are 32.1% of its budget as compared with 27.6% the prior fiscal year. School <br /> appropriations are paid to both School systems by the 151h of each month. The remaining Education <br /> budget includes School Health and Safety Contracts, Deferred Maintenance, Durham Tech Current <br /> Expense and Recurring Capital. Advances to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools accounts for the <br /> (higher percentage) timing variance. <br /> • Finance and Emergency Services are tracking Expenditures related to Tropical Storm Chantal and will be <br /> submitting claims as part of the County's reimbursement request to the Federal Emergency <br /> Management Agency (FEMA). The second quarter report will include the total Chantal expenditure for <br /> FEMA reimbursement purposes. The FEMA application is expected to be submitted by mid-January <br /> 2026. <br /> 5 <br />