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03-25-1986 Minutes~arch 25, 1986 NiV, R. Garlan~ nod4, Chairman Hr. G. H. Applegate M~. Richard L. Hedrick County Administrator Sta~ in Attendance; ~r. Stanley Balderson, Legislative Coord. Mr. William Diggs~ Real chief Robert Eanes~ Fire Department Mr. Bradford S. Hantmer, A~t. Co. Admln. Mr. Phil Hester, Dir. of ~arks ~ Mr. Robert Building QSfiuial Dir. of Gen. Services Services Assr. Co. Admin. Col. Joseph Pittman, Chief off of Budget & ~xee. Asst., Co. Adm. Mr. David We!ebons, Dir. of Utiligies Dir. of 5uman k4r. Dodd cal~d the meeting to urder in Room 502 of the Administration Building at 7:0~ p.m. ~e stated the purpose Of the Special meeting was to have a work session on the proposed Dr. HOWard Sullins, $~perintendent of Schools~ was present grid r~viewe4 the budget issues for 19~6-~7 for the School System which were: 1. Increase salaries o~ teachers b7 1~% to meet State guidu!in~s; 3. Provide for grc~;th of over 1100 ~tudents; ~. Prov£d9 for increase of $2 Million in deb~ service. ~e reviewed =he budge= increase~ for personnel, operation costs, debt s~rvice cost and %he cost of opening two new schools which totalled ~16,989,000. ~e reviewed the budget summery which indicated there would be $1~5,102,57g for operaaing expenses, $~,400,456 for grants and ~uod services with a total of $i41,503,064 with the County's Share being $75,951,187. There was discussion of salaries in other jurisdicticn~ debt service, interest, grant funds, federal/state dollars ccmin~ to the County, number of p~pils, surplus from the School system to be returned to the County, f~e pa~nt$ to be made by parents for the activitie~ of the children, what would be cut should the County government give $2,000,000 less tha~ requested which indicated to be to raise the teacher/student ratio and cut in programs, salaries for teachers and administrators, etc. Mr. Daniel requested that the the County include in its legislative progr~al for next year, a ma%hamat~ca% ~xpre~sio~ for debt and its increases. He rsquested further that the School and General County accoutring systems for the budget be consistent in ~p0rting arrangements so that it world be more easily understood. The Board ex~ressed appreciation to Dr. Sullins for being present. considered to the proposed budgst per indications fro~ individual Board members. Mr~ S~gmaier distributed the list of additions and s~btractions to the b~dge~. After considerable di~u~ion wa~ generally agree~ ~hat ~taff should prepar~ a pa~er indicatin, roads, schools, police, school =tossing guards, social services, libraries, leaf pick-~D, Lake Chesdin Pork, Clerk ~o %he Board, increase for employees. It was indicated that funding should include additional revenue from the addlt~onal 1¢ estate tax~ the reduction of the insuranc~ reserve, reducing the capital improvements program, redu0ing =he CaDital Region Airport Co~]ission contribution, r~ducing the contingency, the debt On motion o~ ~r~. Girone, seconded by ~. Applegate, the Board adjourned at 1O:15 ~.m. until 9:00 a.m. on March 26, County Administrator R. Garland I~gdd ~ Chairman