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<br />APPROVED 6/18/2019 <br /> MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />BUDGET WORK SESSION <br />May 23, 2019 <br />7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a budget work session on Thursday, May <br />23, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Penny Rich and Commissioners <br />Jamezetta Bedford, Mark Dorosin, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos and Renee <br />Price <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: None <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br />Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br /> <br /> Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. <br /> <br />1. FY 2019-20 Operating and CIP Budget Discussions, with: <br />• Durham Technical Community College, Pg. 148 & 199 <br />• Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Pg. 148& 153 <br />• Orange County Schools, Pg. 148& 173 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY2019-20 recommended budget on May <br />2, 2019. Since that time, the Board has conducted two public hearings to receive residents’ <br />comments regarding the proposed funding plan. Tonight’s work session is the first opportunity <br />the Board has had to discuss next year’s recommended funding plan related to Education <br />funding. <br /> <br />County Support of Local Boards of Education <br />The recommended funding level represents a total appropriation for both school districts of <br />$113.2 million, which is 49.5 percent of General Fund revenues, 1.4 percent above the target of <br />48.1 percent established by the Board of County Commissioners. This includes funding for <br />current expense, school related debt service, school health and safety service contracts, <br />schools deferred maintenance funds, and school equity training funds. <br /> <br />Total Funding for Local School Districts: <br /> 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20* <br />Original <br />Budget <br />$98,488,46 <br />9 <br />$102,727,14 <br />1 <br />$104,274,75 <br />7 <br />$109,141,51 <br />9 <br />$113,230,859 <br />*Recommended Budget <br /> <br />Student Enrollment Projections for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: <br />Based on DPI projections, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District enrollment for fiscal year <br />2019-20 totals 12,355, reflecting a decrease of 119 when compared to the March 2018 <br />projections. The district has a current enrollment, as of March 2019, of 169 charter students, <br />which represents an increase of 14 students from March 2018. Out of district students are