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Joint BOCC/BOE Meeting

Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 9:00 am

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsSchools and educationHealth and human servicesIntergovernmental agreements

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What's on this agenda

A joint morning meeting of the county commissioners and the school board, running two and a half hours. Fifty minutes on the county's pre-kindergarten program, half an hour each on the county budget update and the school system's final budget request, and ten minutes on a memorandum of understanding between them.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting.

The two boards met to work through the school budget before the county sets its appropriation. Staff updated both on enrollment and student progress in Durham Pre-K. County Manager Claudia Hager and Budget Director Keith Lane gave the county budget update, and Durham Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Lewis presented the district's final request. The two board chairs then discussed changes to the memorandum of understanding that governs how the boards work together.

No minutes have been published for this meeting and no recording of it is on file, so the account above is of what was presented rather than of anything decided. A joint session of this kind normally takes no votes; whether either board gave direction here is not on the record.

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Agenda items (4)

Presentation · 3Discussion item · 1
  1. 26-0253 Durham Pre-K Discussion
    Presentation Health and human servicesSchools and education
    Staff updated both boards on the Durham Pre-K program's enrollment and student progress.
  2. 26-0254 Durham County Budget Update
    Presentation Budget and appropriations
    County Manager Claudia Hager and Budget Director Keith Lane presented an update on the county's FY2026-27 recommended budget to both boards.
  3. 26-0255 DPS Final Budget Request
    Presentation Budget and appropriationsSchools and education
    Durham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Lewis presented the district's final FY2027 budget request to the county commissioners.
  4. 26-0256 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Discussion
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsHealth and human servicesIntergovernmental agreementsSchools and education
    The two board chairs discussed updates to the Memorandum of Understanding governing the relationship between Durham County and Durham Public Schools, comparing a new draft against the 2017, 2021, and 2022 versions.

Agenda changes

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