Seawell Elementary School Governance Committee

Agenda

November 9th, 2004
6:00-8:00 PM

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Mark Peters proposes the following letter to the commissioners

*** PROPOSAL ***

The Seawell Elementary School Governance Council requests that the Orange County Board of Commissioners allow adequate time for public input following the staff reports on the Capital Spending Target Proposal.  We are dismayed that the commissioners would undertake such business without consulting the public.  We ask that future business of this nature be conducted with prior notice and opportunity for input.

Please make the proposal itself and staff assessment of the proposal available to us on the website.

Please also provide answers to the following questions so that we may provide feedback to you.

Q: With all of the commissioner focus on collaboration, why were the two boards of education not consulted for their input?

Q: Why was there an attempt to pass this prior to having staff input?

Q: What is the disposition of ES #10 school construction in light of this proposal?  Is it going to be taken out of the budget plan completely or will it be explicitly deferred to a later date in the budget?

Q: Is the 60% schools, 40% non-school capital spending figure arbitrary or calculated?  What was the basis for the calculation?  When is Orange County going to create a comprehensive long range plan so we can see if this percentage fits in that plan?
 
Q: Is the spending target a multiyear and/or a target in any given year?  Obviously, capital spending varies greatly from year to year.

Q: Does this proposal take precedence over or in any way affect SAPFO?

Q: Where is the text of the proposal?  It still does not appear to be on the Orange County website.

Q: How can the public reasonably study the staff responses which are due on the 16th before a vote takes place on the 16th?
 

We respectfully request that you conduct business in the manner stated in your public charge.

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