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