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1 <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. <br />