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MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET WORK SESSION
May 11, 2023
7:00 p.m.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Work Session on Thursday,
May 11, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Earl McKee,
and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, and Phyllis Portie-Ascott
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Anna Richards
COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts
COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager
Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified
appropriately below)
Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present
except Commissioner Richards.
A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to
delay discussion of Durham Technical Community College until the May 18, 2023 Budget Work
Session.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
1. Discussion Regarding Outside Agencies Funding for FY 2023-24, Pg. 198
BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2023-24 Recommended Budget
(https://www.oranpecountync.pov/budget) on May 2, 2023. Since that time, the Board has
conducted one public hearing to receive residents' comments regarding the proposed funding
plan. This is the first opportunity for the Board to discuss next year's recommended funding
plan related to Outside Agency and Education funding.
Outside Agency Funding: The recommended Outside Agency Funding can be found on page
198 of the Manager's Recommended Budget. Six (6) major outside agencies are being funded
in departmental budgets to provide better accountability, coordination and client outcomes. This
amounts to $937,656 funded outside the outside agency pool of funding. This lowers the
outside agency target to 5.6% of General Fund Expenditures, less education. The
recommended budget allocates $1,037,016 to the remaining forty-two (42) agencies, or 7%
above the target. Additionally, there is $45,000 in outside agency funds outside of the General
Fund in the Visitors Bureau Fund. Those agencies will be managed by the Visitors Bureau and
the Arts Commission.
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Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager, made the following presentation:
Slide #1
ORANGE COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
F2023-24
COUNTY MANAGED
RECOMMENDED BUDGET
Outside Agencies
May 11, 2023
BOCC Work Session
Bonnie Hammersley said the Outside Agencies process begins each fall. She said there
is a standard application for funding from Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County for
nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status. She said Melissa Allison in her office leads the coordination of
outside agencies and sends applications to related advisory boards for review and scoring. She
said the advisory boards' scores are reviewed by the County Manager before she holds
individual meetings with each applicant. Bonnie Hammersley said she uses the ranking from
advisory boards and also depends on input from the Department Director that works with the
organization that applied for funding in order to ultimately make a funding recommendation to
the Board. She stated there were a few changes to the Outside Agencies process this year,
and she will discuss those later in the presentation. She said the input from advisory boards is
important to this process and this year, for the first time, she invited the Board of Social
Services to meet with the Outside Agencies they scored along with her. She said that worked
very well and she may extend that opportunity to other advisory boards next year.
Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how likely it is for a new nonprofit to be funded.
Bonnie Hammersley said a new agency could be funded if they supplement the work of
Orange County to the benefit of county residents. To give an example, she said there was a
new executive director of the Ronald McDonald House that applied for funding through this
process a couple of years ago, but was not recommended to receive funding because, while
the charity does great work, they do not provide a service that is a function of county
government. She said there is a belief it's hard to get funding through this process but not if the
agency is providing a service that is a function of county government that the county is not able
to provide, or improves a service the county already provides.
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Slide #2 2/y 2 RECOMMENDED
may {
3-24
OUTSI E AGENCIES
i beparunent
Approved
Agencies Funded .9 56 42 6
T" $ W.,6
In FY202.3�-24, the integral agencies aviwded.5 100K+ Drma}orit}of fiuu ing is
aside Agenq finds are moved into departinent b0gets to improve
coordination,ac{ouni abiliry and client oul{omes_
Air additiomal$+WOO is refioiniumded far Arl s and Tomism rebted outside
Agencies in the Visilors$iuxan Fund, to be administered b}•the Orange
Covaty Arts Commission and The Visitors Btuvoti. (Kidzus Hill.sbotoiigh Arts
Council,The Arts Center,etc.)
ORANGE COUNTY
Slide #3
FY2023-24 RECOMMENDED MENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Department Budget Line Item
CommunitsHonieTinst
I33tcr-FaitllCOLI-161—
Housing S23l -U g'��r#,453 *16+,�}53
sllelkei
Intei-Fmt1iCouue —Food social ('yj,
Stu vices
V,4jyN0 -�, 0 7J,C 0
Oiangc Coogicga bons In -c-arial 92,11 10 ,91 a 10u,915
Mission(OCIM) sefvioes
Senior Caie of O,:avge socifll
Counts 5cii{e5 000 550,04Q 550,000
crimp.1ss C'enkel CTRD SiF)4125i s10417c r SiO4,-FXq
DasputesettleirentCeOtei CTRD S90,000 597,2U0 S97,200
ORANGE COUNTY
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Bonnie Hammersley said the agencies listed on slide #3 would be moved into
department budgets because they receive over $100,000 in funding, or they receive the
majority of their funds through Outside Agency funds. Rather than requesting funding annually
through the Outside Agencies grant process, she said funding for these identified agencies will
be requested by the Department Director, in coordination with the agency's Executive Director,
as part of the Department's annual budget.
Bonnie Hammersley noted that costs have increased for the agencies due to inflation,
especially the agencies that provide food. She noted that Senior Care of Orange County is one
of the agencies that is recommended to move into a Department budget because it receives the
majority of its funding from the county.
Bonnie Hammersley said the increase for just these agencies in the recommended
budget is $112,523 over what they were awarded last year. She said the total increase for all
Outside Agencies in the recommended budget is $119,981. She said there have not been
significant changes to the needs of the rest of the Outside Agencies. She also added that the
third column from the left should read TY2022-23 Approved".
Slide #4
F 023- 4 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Fun-ding Formula
100—90 1000,E
89—M 750'6
79-70 X%
G9 and below T--)
()RANGE (-QUNTY
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Bonnie Hammersley the table in slide #4 demonstrates the funding percentage based
on the advisory boards' scoring. She said once agencies are awarded funds, they have to
provide quarterly performance measures to the originating department to ensure they are doing
what has been asked.
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Slide #5
FY2023- 4 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Aging Service
ORANGE COUNTY
WORT]f CARC}LIKA
Bonnie Hammersley said this agency is an adult daycare like Senior Care of Orange
County, but does not have medical care.
Slide #6
F 0 3- 4 RECOMMENDED MENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
BehaNioral Health
E1 Fimno S48,90G 573,848 $73,848 WI)
Fieedo_nHousc SY1,118 5xX78 5-�10,178 90
KidSCepc 372,O00 590,000 545,OM 70
OF-Fjiteipiiscs 557,344 565,000 565,000 9P,
Vo=re=Ton:CY12 $10,O0(i 530,000 515,000 72
ORANGE COUNT)
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Bonnie Hammersley said these outside agencies have all received funding before and
continue to work with Orange County.
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Commissioner Hamilton asked Bonnie Hammersley to describe Voices Together.
Bonnie Hammersley said they use music and song to help students in Orange County
Schools with severe intellectual and development disabilities (IDD).
Vice-Chair McKee encouraged commissioners to attend a performance if they can.
Bonnie Hammersley said one of the reasons the advisory board that scored this
agency's application did not recommend more funding was because they are only serving one
school system. She said the agency has asked for recommendations to start serving Chapel
Hill-Carrboro City Schools' students as well.
Chair Bedford asked which departments supervise these outside agencies.
Bonnie Hammersley said these will be supervised by the Health Department but they
also have strong relationships with Social Services.
Slide #7 fJ� fJ�
FI�J.i0J 3-24 RECOMMENDED�f BUDGET
"T OU IDEAGENCIES
CA ITIlUni ty SCrvi S
Historic Hiisbolough
commissio,� 12,{]QO 12,000 1 ,UQ4 9
Big Brothers Big Sisters S-3100 S 14,58- 314,68- 94
Bri*II Sports 522,500 Sm o)o $15,000 78
E3 Camp S1,12. 52,000 SI.500 8-?
I-Estoucal Fmuwlation 518,?moo S3 qx)o sm,000 91
CILawcotuttF
PaLtrierslup 60L'irnulg Sd.OflL) S16, 00 S3,000 ?-3
CU&En
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ORANGE COUNTY
T]OFM[CA ROLINA
Bonnie Hammersley said the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks, and
Recreation (DEAPR) will administer the contracts with the agencies on the slide above and the
slide below, and the advisory boards supported by DEAPR staff reviewed these applications,
with the exception of E3 Camp, which was reviewed by the Library.
Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked what E3 Camp is.
Bonnie Hammersley said it is a technology camp for students of color. She said this is
the second year they have applied and received funding.
Slide #8
FY2023-24 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Cnrtiinunity Services
PiedmontWi1f1ife 54,750 S1Z000 $12,000 93
Triangle SiLeTiurks S317M 55,000 55,000 k)2
Swuu for.Cl,ailic $13,2131 S64641 73
ORANGE COUNTY
NOR73[CAl OLINA
Bonnie Hammersley said Swim for Charlie didn't apply last year, but did apply the year
before and the year before that. She noted the Board heard from two people during the Budget
Public Hearing on May 9, 2023 about this organization.
Slide #9
FY2023-24 RECOMMENDED MENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Fo-od/Nutriti-onal Services
cliapcl HM,'Car.ibnna lfea3s i0,4i10 7 ,OG0 575,000 100
On Wheels
PORCH-Chapel Hill
Sl Sl
CpiYb010 l?,3{ll} 6,L��0 S16,0}l}
FORCH—Hd3sboiough" 58.3X0 16,020 73
Table S16.000 SMNO S18,000 N
Tr.ansplan6ng Tiaditions S5.000 SIZWO SI ZWO 95
ORANGE COUNTY
NOVY3[CA]kGUNA
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Bonnie Hammersley said the increases requested in this category were funded because
many of the increased costs were due to inflation. She said they work closely with Social
Services to coordinate food. She said PORCH-Hillsborough didn't apply last year, but did apply
this year. She said their application ranked low because their request included funding for a
local food provider and the agency had handpicked a local provider but the county would
require a competitive bid process to identify an entity to fill this role. She said PORCH will work
with Social Services staff to strategize how to receive more funding for this and other initiatives.
Slide #10
FY2023-24 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Health
0131]gcCoWAYRape SGIJDOD dr1,000 ^�
CDSi3
ORANGE COUNTY
WFM[C"AROLINA
Slide #11
FY2023-24 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Housing
Centel tol COxrwiluiitS'
37,560 55V,4+
Self Help iV
Einpoweimeut Fluid
EmPOWERimnt jm ow mc0 w0 ffiG0,000 93
Halc-}i ;x Hlunan3ty 3Wo0[1 S93p00 59s,000 9)
PccWte Honws 39,450 S14,WO $I%-wo U
A•'i r'•1' > '1':r?>-�7C'i 515,0[kl Sl .fglr cl I.."'�' 8[1
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Bonnie Hammersley said there is great need in this category. She said those who
received less than requested were due to the ranking, not because there isn't a need. She said
the scoresheets are available upon request.
Commissioner Fowler asked what the Center for Community Self Help and Rebuilding
Together do.
Bonnie Hammersley said the Center for Community Self Help works in the Northside
neighborhood and works on financial planning. She said they also provide property tax
assistance to homeowners. She said Rebuilding Together helps with rehabilitating houses. She
said they are in a consortium with Habitat and rehabilitation staff with the county and Chapel
Hill. She said these agencies were all brought together to have one entry point for people
applying for their houses to be rehabilitated. She said that Habitat also receives money from the
county for rehabilitating homes.
Commissioner Fowler asked what the Community Empowerment Fund does.
Bonnie Hammersley said this agency's goal is to help to people experiencing
homelessness, and others, reach their employment, housing, and finance goals. She said this
agency housed the Housing Coordinator position for a while under a contract with the county
before it became an in-house position.
Slide #12
F 0 3-24 RECOMMENDED MENDED B U DG ET
0 UTS I DE AGENCIE
Offioe of Equity & Inclusion
El Cenuo Hispano S41,800 $43,980 534,483 81
C.HCCu Foundadon 50 5.51000 '52,500 77
Rerjgee Comuneanity
Iiaiv3e:slupi0,000 3?,500 89
Marian Cheek Jackson S10,000 S22. OD S22.000 %
C .Ll[ei
1U•I ;--..-r Support Center UW0 $500 35 000 91
OKANGE COUNTY
T40F !I CAROLINA
Bonnie Hammersley said the CHCCS Foundation is only requesting money for the Blue
Ribbon Mentor Advocates program from Orange County, and they are requesting money from
Chapel Hill and Carrboro for other needs. She said they did not request funding from the county
last year but have in the past and have received awards.
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Slide #13
F 202.3-24 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
juvenile/Adult justice Services
Booinetang Y Outll $10,00o 520,000 $20.W0 W
CYsfoid Hoki�e 5D 55P00 5:.1 - W
Re-entcv Howse Phu 51 WO) t2.5.000 2.5.001 90
V-01 ACCUS foi YOUt i S l 000 Sly).-00 S:, . t]-E
ORANGE COUNTY
MOR71[CARDLEWL
Bonnie Hammersley said Oxford House was not awarded funding this year, but their
request this year included a program that the county asked them to do regarding re-entry. She
said sometimes agencies are doing great work, but it's not something the county should be
involved in.
Slide #14
F 2023-24 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
01YFSIDE AGENCIES
Social services
Citi;j Nova $18,75+0 518,7M $I8,750 9{,
F30 1V RraiLmw Ila.Ltness S3,000 S 10,000 S 10,UO0 93
OC Disabiliir
Awareness Co�ulcil $8513 $2�,000 S14,0X 77
OYaJigf Cok]nn'I.LjefRCV
Cotv7al Slb,L45 S25,000 8, 88
I" ., r :', $14,252 $14,687 $14,687 98
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ORANGE COUNTY
NOWTI[CAPZMNA
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Bonnie Hammersley said Club Nova gets Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funding. The
county's award would cover non-reimbursable expenses the agency cannot get from Alliance
Health.
Slide #15
FY2023-24 RECOMMENDED BUDGET
OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Unfunded Agencies
F:•lurs an the
s. 112,563 $19,QU0 30 49
'Foe Azc of the
5 ,62 55,b25 S0 9
'Fhmigle
The Ast nie upr 55.Mo 5510Pd $Q .51
InsbMte
tlnldcale Services SO SJ3,L)oo 3S
Hope Renovation S28,500 550,000 130 69
DiangcCoiu�t 536A6o S40900 SQ 69
Li3'7LSQ�k PEe
ORANGE COUNTY
NAOF ]I CAROLINA
Bonnie Hammersley said the agencies on the slide above were not funded this year due
to low application scores.
Slide #16
Questions
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ORANGE COUNTY
N7OR71 I CAROLINA
Commissioner Hamilton asked what percentage of the county's portion (minus
education) of the recommended budget is allocated to Outside Agencies.
Bonnie Hammersley said staff will provide that information.
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Kirk Vaughn, Budget Director, stated it is around 1.34%.
Chair Bedford asked Bonnie Hammersley to explain the budget amendment process.
Bonnie Hammersley said any commissioner with an amendment should send an email
to her, Travis Myren, and Kirk Vaughn. She said staff will put the amendments on the website
as they come in so the public can view them. She said the Board will vote on the amendments
on June 8. She asked the Board to send any amendments by Friday, May 26, 2023 in order for
staff to post them in time for the Budget Public Hearing on June 1.
Chair Bedford said the Board may need to consider changing the percentage target for
Outside Agencies.
Bonnie Hammersley said that could go through as a budget amendment. She said there
was $1 million at the time Outside Agencies funding started, and at the time, $1 million was
1.2% of the budget, minus education, but the budget has since grown.
Chair Bedford reminded the Board that there was a new law last year that if any
commissioners sat on the boards of an outside agency that was recommended to receive
funding, they could not vote on the county's budget. She asked if all commissioners are able to
submit budget amendments.
Bonnie Hammersley said yes, because none of the commissioners serve on the boards
for any of these agencies.
2. FY 2023-24 Operating and CIP Budget Discussions, regarding:
• Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Pg. Pgs. 134-137 of the Operating Budget and
Pgs. 116-133 of the Capital Investment Plan
• Orange County Schools, Pgs. 134-137 of the Operating Budget and Pgs. 134-143
of the Capital Investment Plan
BACKGROUND: The County Manager presented the FY 2023-24 Recommended Budget
(https://www.oranpecountync.gov/budget) on May 2, 2023. Since that time, the Board has
conducted one public hearing to receive residents' comments regarding the proposed funding
plan. This is the first opportunity for the Board to discuss next year's recommended funding
plan related to Outside Agency and Education funding.
Education Operating Funding: The Manager's Recommended Education Funding can be
found starting on Page 134 of the Recommended Operating Budget. The budget provides
$130,852,731 to both School Districts, an increase of $10,510,111 from FY 2022-23 funding.
Per-pupil Current Expense funding is recommended to increase from $4,808 to $5,346. This will
provide Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) $60,158,538 and Orange County Schools
(OCS) $42,784,038. In addition, the Manager's Recommended Budget includes a 1.5 cent
increase to the CHCCS District Tax, which will provide an additional $2,095,301 to support the
district's continuation request.
Education Capital Funding: The Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan details
the School Funding Summary on Page 114. There are $303.6 million of school capital projects
in the 10 year capital window. The largest investment is a planned $130 million Bond
Referendum, with a planned referendum date of November 2024.
The year one funding will provide $11,492,243 to the school districts in regular allocations. After
being adjusted to the FY 2023-24 Recommended Average Daily Membership (ADM) split,
CHCCS will receive $6,716,067 and OCS will receive $4,776,176. In addition, CHCCS will draw
down $4 million of its Supplemental Deferred Maintenance.
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Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, made the following presentation:
Slide #1
ORANGE COUNTY
NC)R-FH CARC)LII-4A
Budget Work Session #1
Outside Agencies
Education
Board of Commissioners Work Session
May l 1 , 2023
Slide #2
Education Work Session Agenda
• Terminology
Total Budgeted Students and Enrollment Trends
• Per Pupil Amount
Impaclot the Special District Tax
• Funding Recommendations
• Undesignated Fund Balance Policy and Amounts
ORANGE COUNTY
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Slide #3
Terminology
+ Average Daily Membership(ADM)
— Dased oai Department of Public Irr5iructioW%March ABDtimnl
Students llvlrkg In the Distrlcl attending a traditlonat public schom
+ Outof Distriict tudents
— Students loom outside of the elstncl attending a tra6Ilional Orange County public sthoal
— Counly is not responsible for funding Out of Disirlat Students
+ Charter School Students
— Students Ilviny In one of the Orange County school dislrints but attending a charter school Including charter
schools In other covntles
— Schad districts mull transmit the Iocal per pupa amount to the charter schools serving Orange Counly students
• Total Budgeted Students
— Number of students for Which Orange County gov*mi nenl pravldea hnding an a per puVR balls
ORANGE CJNTY
3 Nc>RTr r C AC3LINA
Slide #4
Total Budgeted Students FY2023-24
Average Daily Menit�ership 11.393 7.122
Allotment from DPI
Out(>f District Deduction (350) (118)
Charter Students 210 999
Total Budgeted Students 11,253 8,003
% of Total Budgeted Students 58a.44% 41-56% I
• The numb erof total budgeted students dictates the amount of current expanse funding each District 111
recelves. The County must provide the same amount per pupil to each District.
+ The percentage of total budgeted students influences hew capital and recurring capital funding has
historically been Wded between the Distriets.
ORANGE COUNTY
d NC}RTtI CAR.10-LINA
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Chair Bedford said she thought that 5 or 6 years ago Orange County was the only
county funding charter schools, but now some other counties are doing the same.
Travis Myren said yes, and he was able to find that Wake County changed its policy in
2018.
Chair Bedford said it's not required for the county to provide the per pupil allocation for
charter school students, but it's important to do because they are also Orange County students.
Travis Myren said it is also important because otherwise the school system's current
expense budget would have to be used to fund the charter students, and then the per pupil
allocation for traditional public school students would drop significantly.
Vice-Chair McKee asked if counties are required to fund charter students.
Chair Bedford said no, but the school districts are required to pass along the per pupil
allocation for each charter school student. She said years ago, Orange County recognized that
without including the per pupil funding for charter students in the funding for each school
district, the per pupil amount for traditional public school students would drop.
Vice-Chair McKee asked in a scenario where a school system has 1000 students and
100 went to charter schools, how many of those students does a county have to fund.
Chair Bedford and Travis Myren said 900 students.
Vice-Chair McKee said he doesn't want the implication to be that some other counties
are not funding charter students, when the funding is still from the county's allocation of funding
to the school system.
Travis Myren reiterated that the amount that Orange County provides to school districts
as part of their current expense budgets includes the amount the school districts then have to
provide to the charter schools.
Commissioner Fowler said she read it is state law that the two districts have to be
funded the way they are for operating expenses, but not capital expenses. She asked if it
makes sense to split the capital funding based on the percentage of budgeted students when
the charter school students included in this number are not in the traditional public school
buildings and the school districts do not have to pass capital money onto charter schools.
Travis Myren said the Board has chosen to do it that way in the past, but it doesn't have
to be done that way.
Chair Bedford said initially there weren't very many charter students and the argument
was that even if 25 students left, buildings still have a lot of fixed costs, so it made sense to do
it this way.
Commissioner Hamilton said part of the work of the Capital Needs Work Group may be
to revisit this concept. She said there are other criteria that can be used to determine the best
use of capital dollars given the great capital needs in both school districts.
Chair Bedford said it would be politically unfavorable to give all the capital money to one
of the school districts and it would also be hard to get people to vote for a bond if they know
their schools are getting nothing. She said she does agree that the Board should look at what
the consultant recommends and having a plan where the funding may ultimately balance out
over time would be good.
Commissioner Hamilton said part of the Board's job would be to educate the public
about the plan and how the funding decisions are being made.
Commissioner Fowler said she thinks this should be discussed at some point, and it's
great for the Capital Needs Work Group to make a recommendation.
Vice-Chair McKee said at some point, state law may change and the county may be
required to fund capital expenses for charter schools.
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Slide #5
Charter Students
School Districts are required to transmit the per pupli expenditure to each student living in the Ddstrlct
but attending a Charter School
As part or the Total Budgeted Students calculation,the County provides funds to the District to pay for
those Charter Students through the Current Expense Budget
If a student transfers from a Traditional School to a Charter School,the amount Is prorated for the time
the student spends in each location
Orange County Is not the only County that Includes Charter students In the per pupil calculation
— Wake, Durham, Mecklenburg (and perhaps more)counties include Cho rler students indelermining the per
pupil amount and providing funding through the Current Expense budgel
4.
ORANGE COUNTY
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Commissioner Fowler asked what happens if the opposite happens: a charter school
student enters a traditional school mid-year.
Travis Myren said the school district would then stop paying the charter school for that
student, as funding is sent quarterly.
Chair Bedford said there is a possibility that timing of the transfer could be an issue and
the charter school would not have to send back the prorated amount.
Vice-Chair McKee said if ADM numbers on the 451h day doesn't meet what's projected,
the county doesn't ask for the money back, but the state does.
Slide #6
Student Enrollment Over Time
Chapel Hill-Carr6ora City Schools
Average Daily Membership
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Loss or-F3 stucrenworrv2o2s-2a _
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Travis Myren said the decrease in the number of students didn't actually decrease that
much between FY21-22 and FY22-23. He said during there was a hold harmless policy in place
so that school districts weren't penalized for the number of students lost during the pandemic.
He said the losses occurred over two or three years, but only show in one year on the graph
because of the moratorium.
Slide #7
tudent Enrollment Over Time
Chapel Hill-CarrboreCity Schools
Out of District and Funded CharterStudents
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Slide #8
Student Enrollment Over Time
Orange County Schools
Average Daily Membership
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Commissioner Greene asked what percentage the 999 charter students make up of the
total student population for Orange County Schools.
Travis Myren said 12.5%.
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Travis Myren said the budgeted amount has almost always been higher than the actual
enrollment.
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Per Pupil Allocation
Per Pupil Allocation
Taal Current Expense Budget $102,942,576
Total Countywide Budgeted Students 19,256
Per Pupil Amount $5,346
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OCS 8,003 $5,346 442,784,038
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FY2 02 3-24 Budget Recommend s a 1.5 cent inc rease from 18.30 cents to 19_80 cents per
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Travis Myren said for a home valued at $400,000, the recommended special district tax
increase would result in a $60 per year increase to the homeowner's tax bill.
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FY2023-24 Funding Recommendations
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Travis Myren said pay-go is for small capital improvements that are not debt financed.
He also said the county has a typical goal of allocating 48.1% of current expense to education
funding, and this recommended budget would make education 48.07% of current expense.
Slide #18
FY2023-24 Funding Recommendations
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FY2023-24 Funding Recommendations
FY2023-24i2-2-23 Approved Budget
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FY2023-24 Capital Funding Recommendations
RecommendedTotal School District Funding
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Lottery Proceeds $1,402,354 Proportion of BudigetadStudents
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Travis Myren said only one district is drawing on the supplemental deferred
maintenance funds for next year.
Vice-Chair McKee asked why only one school system is drawing down.
Travis Myren said Orange County Schools drew down a larger amount last year, so are
probably working through that money first.
Commissioner Fowler said CHCCS was delayed in the first year the funds were
available, so they are taking theirs now.
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Travis Myren said capital projects are also unique in that there will be peaks and valleys
over time in spending.
Slide #21
FY20 - 4 Funding Recommendations
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Travis Myren said if the Board wants to increase the special district tax rate to close the
funding gap in the continuation request for CHCCS, it would require an additional .0086 cents.
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Vice-Chair McKee said this would also increase the gap in the total funding for each
school district.
Chair Bedford said it is a bit of a misnomer to call it a continuation budget when fund
balance is spent on operating current expenses rather than one-time expenses, but it is also
unusual to have such an emergency to recruit and retain staff.
Slide #23
FY20 - 4 Funding Recommendations
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Travis Myren said last year, Durham County funded $8 more per student than Orange
County, putting Orange County Schools in 41h place state for per pupil appropriations.
Slide #24
Fund Balance
Joint policy between the County and the School Districts
— Last amended in 2018 to increase Orange County Schools undesignated fund balance target from
3%to 5.5%
— Each District has targeted undesignated fund balance to rget of 5.5%of budgeted expenditures for
cash flow purposes only"
— Undeslgnated fund valance may exceed targeted amount ror"unseen events or opportunitles'and
other non-recurring purposes
— Extraordinary emergency needs may exhaust fund balance
• Schod Dlst6ols will take appropriate aohon to address the problem
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Fund Balance
Audited undesignatedfund balance amounts for FY2021-22
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Chair Bedford commended Bonnie Hammersley, Travis Myren, Kirk Vaughn, and school
superintendents and staff for a phenomenal recommend budget to address the needs for the
schools. She said she very much supports this funding for the schools.
Commissioner Fowler said she also appreciates that Bonnie Hammersley coordinated
with the superintendents so well this year so that she was able to get an idea of the needs
before putting in a placeholder amount into the recommended budget.
Commissioner Hamilton agreed with Commissioner Fowler, and said she thinks all
residents and students are better served when the county and schools work together. She said
children are the future and she doesn't want to continue to have to remedy issues through
county's other services that could be addressed earlier on with investments in education.
Bonnie Hammersley said it is and always has been a pleasure to work with the schools.
She said this year they did work more closely, which is a credit to budget staff with each school
district. She said the county received continuation budgets from the school districts earlier this
year and got to think about how it would impact the recommended budget. She said she looks
forward to continue working with them. She recognized Kirk Vaughn for his work on the
recommended budget and said he has done a fantastic job and has been able to bring a new
perspective and ask new questions. She said it's always great to have the public pleased with
the budget. She also thanked Travis Myren and Greg Wilder for all of their work as well.
Adjournment
A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to
adjourn the meeting at 8:19 p.m.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
Jamezetta Bedford, Chair
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Recorded by Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board
Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board.