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Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 9:00 am · Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center

Regular meeting Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsParks and recreationPublic facilitiesSchools and education

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What's on this agenda

Chatham County's commissioners spent 19 November 2024 on the capital plan for 2026 through 2032. Two projects were new: a $3,850,000 roof replacement at Siler City Elementary, and a $1,285,000 dam replacement at the Northeast District Park.

The plan funds large projects with debt. School debt is repaid from impact fees, lottery proceeds and the debt reserve, and other debt from 9.7 cents of the tax rate going into that reserve.

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Meeting recap

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

All five commissioners attended.

Staff set out the funding strategy and what could break it: if bids come in well over budget, both the debt model and the capital reserve take the hit. Smaller needs are meant to be paid as you go from the capital reserve, with grants leveraged where possible.

Parks and recreation fees have to be spent in the district that collected them, and the split is stark: $9,316 came in from the western district in 2024 against $225,018 from the eastern. Water system development fees brought in $403,249.

The plan came back for a public hearing on 18 November, drawing one written comment asking the board to fund trail projects, and was adopted on 16 December with the board's changes.

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Agenda items (5)

Procedural · 3Other · 2
  1. Capital Improvement Plan Work Session
    Other
  2. CALL TO ORDER
    Procedural
  3. BOARD PRIORITIES
    Procedural
  4. 24-5680 Review and discuss FY26-32 Recommended Capital Improvements Plan
    Other Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsParks and recreationPublic facilitiesSchools and education
    Two new projects: a $3,850,000 roof replacement at Siler City Elementary and a $1,285,000 dam replacement at the Northeast District Park. Large projects are funded with debt, school debt from impact fees, lottery proceeds and the debt reserve, other debt from 9.7 cents of the tax rate. Parks fees must be spent in the district that collected them: $9,316 from the western district against $225,018 from the eastern.
  5. ADJOURNMENT
    Procedural
    adjourned · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Karen Howard, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, that the meeting was adjourned at 12:47pm. The motion carried by the following vote:

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