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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 29, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 <br />SUBJECT: County/OCS/CHCCS Discussion/Policy Issues <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />As listed in "Background" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />John Link or Rod Visser, 245-2300; <br />Donna Dean, 245-2151 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss various issues with policy and/or financial implications that are of <br />current interest to the Orange County Commissioners, Orange County Board of Education, <br />and/or Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />a. Analysis of Impacts of Potential School Merger -Report <br />In accordance with a Board of Commissioner goal for calendar year 2003, County staff <br />prepared a report with analysis of potential financial, organizational, and legal implications that <br />might arise from the possible merger of the County's two school systems. County staff will <br />provide a brief synopsis of the major findings, as first presented at the September 15 work <br />session of the Orange County Commissioners. The entire staff report is voluminous, and <br />therefore is not provided in hard copy as an attachment to this abstract. However, the report <br />in its entirety may be reviewed online at the Orange County website (www.co.orange.nc.us). <br />Public hearings on the topic of potential school merger have been established by the BOCC <br />for October 16 and 23, 2003. <br />No Attachments <br />b. New School Facility Development <br />• OCS Middle School #3 <br />The Orange County Board of Education indicated that it would like discussion regarding the <br />following items as a part of the joint meeting discussion: <br />1. Start-up costs for middle school # 3 and assistance OCS could get from the BOCC, <br />considering OCS has no special tax to take care of additional expenses associated with <br />new construction. Would OCS qualify for additional funding associated with Smart <br />Growth? <br />