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136 school funding a priority and funds the school system a5 20,447,502, an increase of $300,000 over the current year, with an additional $475,000 allocated for the alternative school; provides funds for a 3% pay-for-performance pool for City employees as well as funds for a career development program for qualifying Police and Fire employees; programs a majority of the increaSe in revenue sharing from Albemarle County into the operational budget to support debt service and pay-for-performance increases; provides funding in the capital and operating budgets to maintain the City's infrastructure and facilkies; includes funds to support the Capital Improvement Program which equates to a 2% transfer from the General fund; and provides funding to support technology improvements. Mr. Toscano asked if specific items have been identified in the budget by staff for Council's consideration, and Mr. Hendrix stated that transportation funding is a major issue, with reduced federal funding and a large funding request from JAUNT, and that there are many new and increased funding requests from agencies for City funding which have not been recommended in the budget. Ms. Linda Peacock, Budget Administrator, stated that the budget contains over $200,000 in additional transportation funds for the Charlottesville Transit Service and JAUNT. PRESENTATION: SCHOOL BOARD'S PROPOSED FY 95/96 BUDGET Ms. Linda Seaman, Chair of the Charlottesville School Board, presented the School Board's FY 95/96 budget, totaling $32,542,209, with the local share being $20,547,502. Ms. Seaman stated that $39,200 is also requested to fund the CLASS program and $393,711 for the Opportunity Alternative Education Program. Responding to a question from Rev. Edwards, Ms. Seaman stated that the School Board is aware of the $100,000 difference in funding requested by the School Board and the amount recommended by the City, and would like to further discuss the matter at the work session, but noted that the School Board can deal with the decreased funding if necessary. Ms. Slaughter requested that highlights of the SchoOl Board's budget be presented. Dr. Dorothea Shannon, Superintendent of Charlottesville Schools, stated that the School Board's two main priorities, maintaining the student/teacher ratios and providing pay increases, is accomplished in the budget, with an average 5.2% pay increase for all employees. Additional instructional materials are funded and certain positions have been eliminated through attrition. Mr. Toscano asked the School Board to provide responses to the following by Wednesday, for consideration by Council prior to the Thursday work session: a breakout of where technology funds from the state and.in the budget will be spent; a breakout of the numbers of School employees in categories of positions over the last five years; the thinking of the School Board in using $90,000 in one-time gainsharing money for operating funds; the rationale for not funding agency requests; why the funding for the Perfomfing Arts Center director remains at the current level even though the position has been reduced; assurance that there is adequate technical funding for the Performing Arts Center; and where grant funds show up in the budget so that a comparison can be made to last year's grant funds. Ms. Daugherty asked that a list of the School Board's unfunded priorities be prov~ided to Council. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSOLIDATED PLAN (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND HOIME PROGRAMS) Mr. Satyendra Huja, Director of Community Development, explained that the public hearing is being held on the Consolidated Plan and FY 95-96 funding for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs. The CDBG Task Force reviewed physical programs, the Social Development Commission reviewed social programs, the