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<br /> APPROVED 5/17/2016
<br /> MINUTES
<br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
<br /> Work Session
<br /> April 12, 2016
<br /> 7:00 p.m.
<br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in a work session on Tuesday, April 12,
<br /> 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building, Hillsborough, N.C.
<br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair McKee and Commissioners Mia Burroughs,
<br /> Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich
<br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:
<br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: James Bryan
<br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy Manager Travis
<br /> Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified
<br /> appropriately below), Jeff Thompson and Paul Laughton
<br /> ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS: Chair Donna Coffey, Vice Chair Brenda Stephens, Pam Jones
<br /> and Superintendent Todd Wirt
<br /> CHAPEL HILL CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS: Chair James Barrett, Vice Chair Annetta
<br /> Streater, Todd LoFrese, and Superintendent Tom Forcella
<br /> Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
<br /> Chair McKee said at their places are the Orange County Schools (OCS) responses to
<br /> Board questions and revised hand out and the Chapel Hill — Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS)
<br /> responses to Board questions.
<br /> Chair McKee said the Governor issued an executive order today in reference to HB2
<br /> and it is unknown what effect this will have on the legislation moving forward.
<br /> Bonnie Hammersley referred to the slide from April 7th work session on the School CIP
<br /> which was in regard to the schools' capital projects. She said this is consistent with previous
<br /> years and does not include bond funding.
<br /> Paul Laughton, Finance and Administrative Services, reviewed each line item: total-
<br /> $7,716,500.
<br /> Paul Laughton said the largest item is the Pay as You Go (PAYG) funds at $3,799,346.
<br /> He said the CHCCS PAYG portion is $2.3 million for electrical, safety, water quality, and
<br /> technology. He said the OCS portion is $1.48 million, and includes categories such as
<br /> athletics, fire safety, food services, roofing projects, and security, etc.
<br /> Paul Laughton said Lottery Proceeds are additional PAYG funding, totaling $1.3 million.
<br /> He said the CHCCS portion is $828,000 for ADA, maintenance, etc., and the OCS portion is
<br /> $528,000 for classroom building improvements, etc. He said the Article 46 Sales Tax totals
<br /> $1.4, with the CHCSS portion being $842,000 for mechanical systems and technology, and the
<br /> OCS portion being $558,000 for technology, which is consistent with past spending.
<br /> Paul Laughton said there is $1 million in the Capital Investment Plan (CIP), for the next
<br /> five years, for Older School Improvements. He said by ADM, the total for CHCCS is $610,700
<br /> for the Chapel Hill High School renovation, and $389,000 for OCS for classroom building
<br /> improvements and food services.
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