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APPROVED 9/6/2012 <br /> MINUTES <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUDGET WORK SESSION <br /> May 24, 2012 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on <br /> Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the DSS Offices, Hillsborough Commons, <br /> Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br /> Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Earl McKee and Steve <br /> Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br /> Gwen Harvey and Michael Talbert and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff <br /> members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that Commissioner Hemminger would be about an hour late. <br /> 1. Durham Technical Community College <br /> Dr. Bill Ingram said that Durham Tech is asking for less money this year. Last year's <br /> total appropriation last year was $600,521. This year's total request is $569,450, which <br /> reflects the cost for operating the Orange County campus. It does reflect a potential increase <br /> of 3% for those 2-3 employees that specifically are funded through Orange County. If the <br /> state gives an increase for State employees — page 107 —then they would give money back <br /> for these salary increases. He said that they are putting forward a reduction of$40,000 this <br /> year and they have experienced a 10% decrease of students at the Orange County campus <br /> this past year. He said that DTCC will be doubling their course offerings next year at the <br /> Orange County campus. <br /> Orange County Schools- School Board Chair ponna Coffey, Vice Chair Steve Halkiotis, and <br /> Superintendent Patrick Rhodes <br /> Superintendent Rhodes said that the OCS has requested an increase of$220 per <br /> student and they will be appropriating monies from their fund balance as well. There is a <br /> shortfall of$4.4 million for FY 2012-13. This is from the Federal loss of 50 jobs and the <br /> Foreign Language Assistance Program to the tune of$1.6 million and a projected State <br /> reversion of$2.5 million. <br /> Donna Coffey said that if there was ever a time to put aside the formula for funding <br /> schools, this is the time. She asked the County Commissioners to step outside the funding <br />