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ORD- 2026 - 014 <br /> Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School District I 14 . 79 <br /> Section V. General Fund Appropriations for Local School Districts <br /> The following FY 2026 -27 General Fund Appropriations for Chapel Hill -Carrboro <br /> City Schools and Orange County Schools are approved : <br /> a ) Current Expense appropriation for local school districts totals $ 116 , 314 , 680 and <br /> equates to a per pupil allocation of $6 , 290 , <br /> 1 ) The Current Expense appropriation to the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City <br /> Schools is $67 , 560 , 890 . <br /> 2 ) The Current Expense appropriation to the Orange County Schools is <br /> $48 , 753 , 7900 <br /> b) School Related Debt Service for local school districts totals $23 , 297 , 056 , <br /> c) Additional County funding for local school districts totals $ 10 , 968 , 174 <br /> • School Resource Officers and School Health Nurses Contracts - total <br /> appropriation of $4 , 248 , 550 to cover the costs of School Resource Officers in <br /> every middle and high school , and a School Health Nurse in every <br /> elementary , middle , and high schools in both school systems . <br /> • Pay-as-you -go Funding — total pay- as-you-go funding of $6 , 683 , 624 to cover <br /> recurring capital funding at both school districts and planning and design <br /> funds for bond projects . <br /> • Enrollment Projections — total funding of $ 36 , 000 to contract with Carolina <br /> Demography to provide enrollment projects for both districts . This is utilized in <br /> the annual SAPFO process and is used to guide capital planning . <br /> Section VI . Schedule B Privilege Licenses <br /> I <br /> In accordance with Schedule B of the Revenue Act , Article 2 , Chapter 105 of the North <br /> Carolina State Statutes , and any other section of the General Statutes so permitting , there <br /> are hereby levied privilege license taxes in the maximum amount permitted on businesses , E <br /> trades , occupations or professions which the County is entitled to tax . <br /> Section VII . Board of Commissioners' Compensation <br /> The Board of County Commissioners authorizes that : <br /> • For fiscal year 2026-27 , the approved budget includes a 2 % wage increase and <br /> Merit Pay . <br /> • The salaries for the positions of Chair , Vice -Chair and Commissioner , including the <br /> 2 % wage increase are $31 , 784 , $ 26 , 495 and $25 , 495 respectively . <br /> • Annual compensation for County Commissioners will include the County <br /> contribution for health insurance , dental insurance and life insurance that is <br /> provided for permanent County employees , provided the Commissioners are <br /> eligible for this coverage under the insurance contracts and other contracts <br /> affecting these benefits . <br /> • Merit Pay for County Commissioners is received as a one-time bonus each year <br /> and payable in December . <br /> 6 <br />