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IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES - 92/93 BUDGET WORKSHOP
MAY 28, 1992 - SCHOOL BOARDS' PRESENTATIONS
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in Budget Work Session at 5:30 p.m., Thursday,
May 28, 1992, County Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC. Those present for the meeting were:
R. B. Sloan, Jr., Chairman
Sara K. Haire, Vice Chairman
Doug Madison
Frank Mitchell
Alice Stewart
Staff present: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan Goodman, Finance Director
Alice Fortner, Clerk to the Board
School officials present: Members of the Iredell/Statesville and Mooresville
Graded School Districts' Boards
Superintendents Register and Houston
Staff of both systems
Chairman Sloan opened the meeting and Iredell/Statesville Schools gave the first presentation.
Chairman Sloan asked the first questions of Superintendent Register. He inquired how many positions
or dollars of local funds would be spent on administration. Dr. Register said there are two
administrative positions that will be paid local supplements. There are 2¢ positions that come from
* local funds, Register said. There are local supplements for all administrative positions. There
are twenty administrative positions in all, Gwaltney said. The board and school staff discussed
the administrative positions.
Chairman Sloan inquired about the funds for maintenance of plants in the budget, and the school
staff responded.
Commissioner Madison inquired about an increase in salaries for the school staff since county
employees are not receiving an increase. Dr. Register responded that all their employees were on
the State Retirement System and those who were paid with local funds would also receive whatever
increase was given.
Chairman Sloan inquired how they were going to make the current expense funding recommended by
the county manager fit. The superintendent said that a 9% increase in current expense budget is the
minimum necessary to be able to maintain. The county manager's proposal is approximately $34 per
pupil increase, which is 3.8% in real dollars, because enrollment is slightly down. He said the
energy cost would take the whole increase.
Commissioner Mitchell inquired about the fund balance. Both Ms. Gwaltney and Dr. Register
responded to these questions on their fund balance. At the end of the fiscal year they planned to
have $780,000 but planned to transfer 460,000 out of the fund balance. Ms. Gwaltney said they are
moving towards having a zero balance in fund balance appropriated. Commissioner Madison inquired if
that is equating moving a penny's tax from this year to next year.
Commissioner Haire said she would like to read a prepared statement. The statement said that
Commissioner Haire is in favor ofthe capital needs that have been identified and have been
recommended for funding by the county manager. She said she sees the need to expedite the improve-
ment of the facilities. She addressed the high school situation in the south end of the county.
Other commissioners and she and over 100 people in the South Iredell area have been unable to gain
any support of the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education to establish mutual exchange policy with
Mooresville, which would solve the problem, temporarily or permanently. According to the
Mooresville School board chairman, space is available at Mooresville for grades 9-12 at the present
time. She presented petitions with over 1000 signatures to Dr. Register and asked that they
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Dr. Register said Dr. Houston and Mr. Hix and Mr. Fields have talked this year and will
continue to do so. Mr. Hix said the matter had been put on hold until after the election by
Mooresville.
Regarding capital, the debt service on the Certificates of Participation (COPS) will not be
known until the bids have been received. Ms. Gwaltney said the numbers would have to be refined.
They have worked with First Union to establish a proposal for funding.
Commissioner Madison inquired if the board of education unanimously voted on the budget. Mr.
Hix said he believed it was a unanimous vote. He questioned the recommendation from the school
board regarding the COPS funding. Dr. Register said it is a recommendation from the board of
education that the construction for the East Middle School be funded in this manner.
Commissioner Madison inquired about the average life of an air conditioner. Window units are
five to seven years; centralized system is 15 to 25 years, Register said. Commissioner Madison
questioned financing air conditioning systems that will last five to seven years. Register said not
many window units are being proposed. They are planning long term renovations and they are not