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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 3, 2026 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of the School Construction Interlocal Agreement <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager, County Attorney <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Attachment 1. Draft Proposed School Kirk Vaughn, (919) 245-2153 <br /> Construction ILA - John Roberts, (919) 245-2318 <br /> Redline <br /> Attachment 2. Draft Proposed School <br /> Construction ILA— <br /> County Final Draft <br /> Attachment 3. ILA School Edit <br /> Requests <br /> Attachment 4. Presentation <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss and approve the School Construction Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with <br /> both School Districts and create an associated County position to facilitate its implementation. <br /> BACKGROUND: During the 2024 bond process, the Board of County Commissioners reviewed <br /> its policies and procedures around school capital funding, updating the School Capital Funding <br /> Policy and the Major Project Planning Addendum. The Board requested staff review and propose <br /> an ILA to strengthen accountability and transparency for upcoming school construction and <br /> renovation projects. Staff reviewed similar arrangements in other counties with active school <br /> construction, including an ILA from Wake County. The attached draft ILA codifies a joint school <br /> construction Core Team comprised of staff from all three entities. This Core Team will have <br /> assigned roles, meet quarterly and more often as needed, and report back to the Joint Meeting <br /> of the Board of Commissioners and School Boards at least once per year. Additionally, there are <br /> provisions in the agreement that school staff report on the alignment with County policies, that <br /> the Team maintain information for public consumption, and that that each party identifies a liaison <br /> for its respective governing board. <br /> Subsequent to the initial review of the ILA and upon discussions at the October 21, 2025 Board <br /> of County Commissioners' Business meeting, staff amended the ILA. The major revisions are <br /> highlighted below: <br /> • Maintaining one ILA between all three boards but allows the ILA to remain in force if one <br /> party terminates the agreement. <br /> • Establishing that the ILA applies to all projects that utilize 2024 GO Bond Projects. <br /> • Article IV is amended to standardize requirements with the School Capital Funding Policy <br /> as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />