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5 <br /> RES-2026-039 <br /> 3) Adjustments to Operating And Capital Budget <br /> 4) Changes in County Staff Positions <br /> 5) General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts <br /> The following FY2026-27 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br /> and Orange County Schools are approved: <br /> a) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $114,114,132 and equates to a <br /> per pupil allocation of$6,171 <br /> 1) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is <br /> $66,282,711 <br /> 2) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $47,831,421. <br /> b) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $23,297,056. <br /> c) Additional net County funding for local school districts totals $10,968,174 <br /> (1) School Resource Officers and School Health Nurses Contracts - total appropriation of <br /> $4,248,550 to cover the costs of School Resource Officers in every middle and high <br /> school, and a School Health Nurse in every elementary, middle, and high school in both <br /> school systems. <br /> (2) Recurring Capital —total pay-as-you-go funding of$6,683,624 to cover recurring capital <br /> funding at both school districts and planning and design funds for bond projects. <br /> (3) Enrollment Projections —total funding of$36,000 to contract with Carolina Demography <br /> to provide enrollment projects for both districts. This is utilized in the annual SAPFO <br /> process and is used to guide capital planning. <br /> 6) Capital Investment Plan Funding for FY2026-27 (Year 1) <br /> The following FY2026-27 (Year 1) Capital Investment Plan Appropriations are approved: <br /> a) Overall Total Capital Investment Plan Funding of$150,757,889 <br /> b) County Capital Projects Funding of$29,466,204 <br /> c) School Capital Projects Funding of$118,807,049 <br /> d) Solid Waste Project Funding of$544,636 and Sportsplex Project Funding of$1,940,000 <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br />