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00QJ1 37 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BUDGET WORK SESSION JUNE 17, 1985 The Orange County Board of Commissioners held a budget work session on June 17, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioners' Room of the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners Shirley Marshall, Moses Carey, Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant County Managers William T. Laws and Albert Kittrell, Director of Finance Gordon Baker, Financial Anaylyst Donna Clayton and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe. Chair Willhoit noted that the school capital needs task force made five recommendations: (1) to give high priority to the major maintenance needs of the two school systems in the amount of $750,000 annually for each system. He noted that the current budget of $1,257,530 provides for a continuation toward the higher level of expenditure and an increase of $190,000 over last year. (2) authorize a vote as soon as possible on specific and separate bond issues of eight to nine million to be used primarily to replace Stanback School, to add multipurpose space to Estes and Glenwood and accomplish renovations at Orange County High School and Phillips Jr. High, (3) implement the one half cent sales local-option tax which has been accomplished, (4) dedicate 100% of the County's share of the 1/2 cent sales tax for school capital expenditures and debt service of school bonds for an indefinite period of time. Eighty percent was allocated to the school capital funds, and (5) consider the advantages of the Countywide supplemental school capital tax fund for the long term needs and determine if the revenue from such tax can be appropriated to the schools on the basis of need. Kenneth Thompson distributed a profile showing the school capital funding in the past and how it relates to what is proposed in the coming year. He noted that much discussion had been held on the long range capital plan. He referred to the school capital task force which indicated a need of 5.5 million for Orange County Schools and 2.3 million for Chapel Hill/Carrboro. Both school systems brought before the Board a list of long-range needs. Neither school made provision for an elementary school in their list of long-range needs. The expenditures made in 1984-85 included the Science Lab in Chapel Hill/Carrboro and handicapped access and renovations at Orange High School. Also additional expenditures for engineering and architectural work were made to prepare for the long-range needs. Thompson went over the list of long-range items and the phased-in plan. Chair Willhoit questioned the projections for the one-half cent sales tax and Gordon Baker indicated the figures were conservative. Dr. Ted Parrish, Chair of Chapel Hill/Carrboro School Board, questioned the amount of flexibility the schools would have with regard to the money allocated for long range needs and if the plan is permanent or may it be changed by a different Board.