The Orange County Board of Commissioners will receive the county manager’s recommendation for the 2016-2017 fiscal year budget in their meeting Thursday night.

The budget will address a number of topics including school funding and public transit.

Both Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have asked for more money to increase teacher pay.

CHCCS has already approved an increase that will cost the district $4.5 million. It did so before knowing the outcome of the budget and will still have to pay that money whether or not the commissioners allocate funds to pay for it.

County manager Bonnie Hammersly is preparing the budget ahead of a November bond referendum, which will be the largest in county history if approved.

The $125 million bond will go to pay for necessary health and safety upgrades to school buildings in the county and $5 million is put aside for affordable housing.

The county commissioners will hold public hearings on the budget May 12 and 19. They will have a work session with the school districts May 26.

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