HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0107 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET SESSION MINUTES
MAY 9, 2000
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met in a FY 2000-01 Budget Session on
Tuesday, May 9, 2000, 6:00 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South Wing
Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC 28677,
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles (arrived at 6:50 p.m.)
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan Blumenstein, and
Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Tice at 6:00 p.m.
SCHOOL BUDGET DISCUSSIONS
The county manager referred to a chart, created by the finance director, that indicated the
Iredell-Statesville School System had acumulative undesignated capital fund balance of$5,579,263
for 2000-01 and that Mooresville had $988,504.
MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL SYSTEM
Attending from this school system were: Dr. Frank Fields, (Chairman of the Board of
Education for the Mooresville Schools), Supt. Bryce Cummings, Finance Officer David Dutton, and
Assistant Supt. Dr. Bruce Boyles.
Dr. Cummings said bids were recently opened for the new high school addition. (Bid
approval is scheduled for a special meeting on May 16.)
Capital Outlay
Dutton said the ORED study revealed that aflcr the high school completion, the system
needed to start preparing for a new elementary school. He said the system was requesting two new
buses. Mr. Dutton said the system currently had 16 buses in its fleet, plus another one for the
exceptional children's program. In reference to ADA compliance, Dutton said the system tried to
make a few improvements each year.
Cummings said a replacement roof for Park. View was being requested at a cost of S()0,000.
He said that overall, the system was up-to-date on roofing needs.
Current Expense
Dutton said the school system was requesting an additional five percent per pupil. He said
the system was requesting five new teachers to be paid out of local funds. The system wil I lose three
teaching positions, paid by the state, due to not reaching the projected number of students last year.
(The system had 55 fewer students than projected.) Dutton said the state office used the "best
number" for the first two months of school for funding.
Commissioner Fortner inquired about the Japanese Saturday school.
Cummings said the children were bused to Charlotte, and the school was ofa cultural nature.
He said the practice began several years ago when the Japanese industries starting locating in the
county. The children will eventually to return to Japan.
Commissioner Stewart asked how the system distributed salary supplements.
Dutton said about 80%ofthe supplement went to teachers. (A small supplement is available
for the custodial and clerical staff.) Mr. Dutton said he would send information regarding the
supplemental package.