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24 <br /> Human Services: Departments responsible for the provision of health, social, and <br /> recreation-related services. <br /> Education: Orange County supports two school units, the Orange County school system and <br /> the Chapel. Hill-Carrboro school system. This category includes appropriations made to the <br /> designated school system for Recurring Capital items. Recurring Capital funds are used for <br /> general maintenance, purchase of new equipment/furnishings and vehicle maintenance. <br /> Non-Departmental: Contributions to agencies providing cultural and social services outside <br /> the .formal structure of county government. Other expenditures include equipment <br /> replacement and contingency funds. Although there are no employees generated by this <br /> category, it has been included as an operating expenditure. It will be included in Section 4, <br /> "Total Annual County Expenditure." These expenditures will be calculated on a per capita <br /> basis as opposed to a per employee basis. <br /> Per Student Expenditures: Information regarding expenditures required to provide <br /> educational services and revenues received are based on the approved school system <br /> budgets for the fiscal year in which the project is considered for approval. All information <br /> derived from the approved budgets remains constant throughout a fiscal year (July-June) and <br /> is changed only with the approval of new budgets. <br /> Expenditure information is compiled on a per student basis for County Government Current <br /> Expense, School District and State appropriations. County Government Current Expense <br /> funds are used for general operation purposes including Instruction and Support Services. <br /> Federal revenues and expenditures and other local revenues such as Fund Balance have not <br /> been included since they are not directly growth related. Per student figures are derived by <br /> dividing the total appropriation for educational purposes from a particular source by the <br /> estimated number of students to be enrolled in the applicable school system for the year in <br /> which the project is considered for approval. Student enrollments are obtained from the <br /> approved school system budgets. <br /> County Government: Expenditures in this category are based on appropriations to the <br /> school systems by Orange County for Current Expense. The minimum level of per student <br /> appropriation is determined by the State Board of Education. <br /> School District: Expenditures in this category are unique to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school <br /> system and are based on the level of expenditures possible through assessment of a <br /> supplementary school tax. <br /> State: Expenditures in this category are based on appropriations from the State Board of <br /> Education. <br /> School District Per Employee Expenditure: Expenditures per employee based on <br /> County, School District and State appropriations, and the total number of school district <br /> employees. <br />