HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-22-2008-1ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 22, 2008
SUBJECT: Orange County/Chapel Hill Garrboro City Schools/Orange Gounty Schools
Joint Meeting
DEPARTMENT: Gounty
Manager/Budget/CHCCSIOCS
PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
As listed in "Background" Laura Blackmon, (919) 245-2300
Neil Pedersen, (919) 967-8211
Patrick Rhodes, (919) 732-8126
PURPOSE: To discuss various issues with policy and/or financial implications that are of interest
to the Orange County Commissioners, Chapel Hill Garrboro City Schools Board of Education
and/or Orange Gounty Schools Board of Education.
BACKGROUND:
Presentation of 2U08-09 Boards of Education Approved Budgets
Each Board of Education will present their approved budget to the Board of Gounty
Commissioners. Following each presentation, the Board of County Commissioners
will have the opportunity to dialogue with members of the Board of Education
regarding their budget. Orange County Schools Superintendent, Patrick Rhodes,
provided a copy of his planned presentation, and it is included in Attachment 1.
Attachment- t - a -Power Point Presentation: Orange Gounty Schools
Superintendent's Recommended Budget 2008-09
Attachment 1-b -Orange Gounty Schools Operating Budget Narrative
2. Discussion of Possible Topics for Collaboration Work Group
At the September 6, 2007 meeting of the School Gollaboration Work Group, members of
the Group agreed to ask their colleagues during the April 22, 2008 Joint meeting for
possible future work group topics for discussion. Tonight's meeting allows an opportunity
for that exchange.
There are no attachments associated with Item 2.
3. Written Reports
Materials are included in this agenda package that offer background information on topics
of interest.
a. Draft School Districts Local Current Expense Fund Balance Policy
The Board of County Commissioners has been interested in formalizing C}range
County's School Districts Local Current Expense Fund Balance Policy. Members
of the School Collaboration Work Group at their March 31, 2008 meeting reviewed
a draft policy. During that discussion, work group members expressed concerns
regarding the policy and referred the policy to County and school staffs for further
review. Attachment a, Draft School Districts Local Gurrent Expense Fund Balance
Policy, is a result of those staff discussions.
Attachment a -Draft School Districts Loca! Current Expense Fund Balance
Policy
b. Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Site Selection Report
Can April 17, 2008, the Chapel Hill Carrboro Board of Education received a Site
Selection Report from the Long Range Facilities Committee. Attachment b, of this
agenda abstract is a copy of that report.
Attachment b -Site Selection Report from the Long Range Facilities
Committee
c. Elementary #11 and Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO}
In answer to questions about Chapel Hill Carrboro Gity Schools timeline for
Elementary #11 posed by the Board of County Commissioners, Dr. Neil Pedersen
has provided a memorandum outlining a construction schedule and its impact on
SAPFO and CAPS.
Attachment c -Chapel Nill Carrboro Gity Schools Memorandum Re:
Elementary #11 and Schools Adequate Public Facilities
(SAPFO}
d. Update Land Transfer Tax Education Initiative
The attached memorandum from Rod Visser, Project Manager for the County's
Land Transfer Tax Education Initiative provides an update on activities-to-date and
planned activities related to the upcoming May 6, 2008 referendum.
Attachment d -Update -Land Transfer Tax Education Initiative
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are either identified in the individual items listed above
and or will be covered in discussions during tonight's meeting. Decisions that the school board
and Commissioners will make at subsequent meetings are likely to have significant implications
for future capital and operating budgets.
RECOMMENDATION {S): The Manager recommends that the boards discuss the issues noted
and provide direction to staff, as appropriate.