HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_1386 (2)COMMENDATION TO MRS. ANGELA CRATER CASS: Chairman Hedrick brought up the matter of a news item
+M1 in a recent newspaper article regarding the heroic efforts of Mrs. Angela Crater Cass in preserving
the lives of children on a school bus that she was driving on 1-77. Mrs. Cass's quick thinking
apparently prevented a serious accident. It was requested that a letter be written to Mrs. Cass
commending her for her actions.
ADJOURN: MOTION Chairman Hedrick to adjourn at 8:55 p.m. Next meeting: March 21, 1988, 12:OC
Noon, County Annex Conference Room, Statesville, NC, for budget review.
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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
MARCH 21, 1988
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on March 21, 1988, 12:00 Noon, County Annex
Conference Room, Statesville, NC, to begin 1988-89 budget deliberations. Present for the meeting
were:
Larry S. Hedrick, Chairman
Alice M. Stewart, Vice Chairman
Jessie S. Crosswhite
Frances L. Murdock
' Samuel L. Ostwalt
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
F. William Furches' Jr., Finance Officer
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
DISCUSSION OF 1987-88 BUDGET: The board discussed some matters pertaining to the budget. Mr.
Furches said $11,765,000 is collected in ad valorem taxes at the tax rate of 43 cents. Presently
$11,730,000 of this amount has been collected in the current year.
The board discussed what salary increase would be given the county employees and the amount of
increase in current expense for the three school sytems.
The board discussed the status of the Fund Balance. A total of $1.55 is now in the Unappro-
priated Fund Balance, excluding the $800,000 that is also in the Fund Balance for the resolution
adopted by the board in the 1987-88 fiscal year in conjunction with consolidation. This makes a
total of $2.35. The recommended fund balance is 8% of the total budget. Mr. Furches said the fund
balance has great impact on the bond rating for the county, as well as depending upon the fund
balance for cash flow. He presently is depending partially upon the Capital Projects Funds for cash
flow handling; but if this fund is spent in the next fiscal year, he will not have that alternative.
The three items that need to be decided that will have greatest effect on the budget are:
(1) Current tax rate
(2) Implementation of comprehensive pay plan
(3) Increase in the Schools' Current Expense allocation
Water and Sewer Fund also represents a significant amount in the budget. Three hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($350,000) was budgeted for this fund in FY 1987-88. The board discussed the
possibility of having $500,000 in this fund for the 1988-89 fiscal year.
Questions were raised about the User Fee Study completed last year and the possibility of
implementing fee charges at the landfill.
Mr. Mashburn said his budget schedule called for having the budget to the board by May 17,
1988, and aftert hat the board would be ready to have work shops. The board members decided to
delay setting up budget meetings until more information was given from the manager.
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