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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 25, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 2 <br />SUBJECT: Issues Identified/Presented by Orange County Schools <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING; (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: - <br />As noted in "Background" Randy Bridges, 732-8126 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss issues of concern to the Orange County Board of Education. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Board of Education identified a number of topics it would <br />like to discuss with the BOCC at the September 25 joint work session, time permitting. Time <br />has been reserved specifically to address the topics noted below: <br />a. Need for a new middle school <br />b. Funding for the school/site <br />Other topics identified by OCS that can be addressed at a subsequent meeting (or at this work <br />session, depending an available time) include: <br />• Impact fees <br />• ,Shared use of the media center at the new high school <br />The budgetary matters cited by OCS are slated for discussion under work session agenda item <br />1 b. <br />Attachment 2 - 9/6/00 OCS Superintendent Memo <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact tied directly to the discussion at this <br />meeting. However, decisions that may be made by one or more of the elected boards at <br />subsequent meetings are likely to have significant implications for future capital and operating <br />budgets. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the boards discuss the issues noted <br />and provide direction to staff, as appropriate. <br />