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May 31, 2004 Page 484
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<br /> FY 2005 FY 2005
<br />School Requested Recommended
<br />ADM Funding:
<br />Cabarrus County Schools $ 22,657,588 $ 22,142,714
<br />Kannapolis City Schools 3,854,226 $3,382,028
<br />Building Maintenance Funding:
<br />Cabarrus County Schools 5,039,929 4,331,258
<br />Kannapolis City Schools 665,856 661,547
<br />Grounds Maintenance Funding:
<br />Cabarrus County Schools 1,003,261 867,750
<br />Kannapolis City Schools 131,784 132,538
<br />Total Public School Funding 33,352,644 31,517,835
<br />Rowan Cabarrus Community College 988,669 988,669
<br />GRAND TOTAL $34,341,313 $32,506,504
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<br />The Educational Debt Service (Principal, Interest and Bank Service Charges)
<br />for FY 2005 totaled $18,774,926.00
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<br />The Expense Allocation Per Student based on an ADM enrollment of 26,165
<br />students was as follows:
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<br />FY 2005 Current and Capital Allocations
<br />Current Expense ADM $ 975.53
<br />Building Maintenance 190.82
<br />Grounds Maintenance 38.23
<br />Total Current Expense Funding 1,204.58
<br />Capital Outlay 56.78
<br />Start up Cost - CCS 5.74
<br />Educational Debt Service 717.56
<br />Grand Total Per Pupil Spending $1,984.66
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<br />Capital Outlay recommended funding was as follows:
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<br /> FY 2005 FY 2005
<br />School Requested Recommended
<br />Cabarrus County Schools $2,208,000 $1,438,761
<br />Kannapolis City Schools 1,544,750 196,843
<br />Rowan Cabarrus Community College 0 0
<br />TOTAL $3,752,750 $1,635,604
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<br /> Commissioner Privette reported he is a member of a committee of the
<br />North Carolina Association of County Commissioners that is looking at local
<br />school financing. He stated the General Assembly enacted the School Budget
<br />and Fiscal Control Act in 1975 that delineated County and State
<br />responsibilities for school funding, specifically State responsibility to
<br />provide revenue for instructional expenses of the public school systems and
<br />County responsibility to provide facility requirements. Commissioner Privette
<br />objected to the use of County funds for instructional expenses such as
<br />teachers and assistant principals.
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<br /> There was discussion regarding school funding, including the importance
<br />of a quality school system for economic development purposes. It was
<br />suggested that Board members talk with State legislators regarding the
<br />State's funding responsibilities for schools.
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<br />Capital Improvement Plan
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<br /> The following projects totaling $10,937,604.00 were included in the
<br />Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for FY 2005: Justice Center - $500,000.00; 800
<br />Mhz Tower, Flowe Store Road - $1,562,000.00; Aerial Photography - $50,000.00;
<br />Voting System $1,500,000.00; Landfill TD15 Dozer $145,000.00; Desktop
<br />Technology (Domino Project) $45,000.00; Pharr Mill Road Park -
<br />$1,000,000.00; Cabarrus County Schools Capital Outlay Expense Funding -
<br />$1,288,761.00 (funds from the sale of First Union Building); Capital School
<br />Startup $150,000.00 (Bethel Elementary School); Kannapolis City Schools
<br />Capital Outlay Expense Funding $196,843.00 (funds from the sale of First
<br />Union Building); and Rowan Cabarrus Community College $4,500,000.00
<br />($400,000.00 - Parking lot; $500,000.00 Additional campus building and
<br />$3,600,000.00 - Renovate Phase II RCCC).
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<br /> Mr. Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the need for an 800 Mhz
<br />tower to be in place in the Flowes Store Road area by the end of 2004. He
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