HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0605 (2)approve numerous budget amendments throughout the year. McLelland said he and the
Local Government Commission encouraged the budget amendment practice. Mr.
McLelland said that if additional revenues came in during the budget year, there were
laws stipulating they first had to be appropriated before being spent. McLelland stressed
the importance of adopting budget amendments for unexpected expenditures and
revenues.
McLelland then discussed a statistical handout that had been prepared about the
county's finances. He said "cash and investments were up to the tune of $17+ million,
but the majority of this was unspent monies borrowed and related to the school
installment notes."
McLelland said new governmental accounting standards would mandate a change
in the report's format next year.
Chairman Tice accepted the annual report and thanked Finance Director
Blumenstein, and her staff, for their excellent work.
PRESENTATION OF THE "TAXPAYER'S FRIEND AWARD" BY
BUDDY HEMRIC, OF THE IREDELL CITIZENS FOR INTEGRITY IN
GOVERNMENT, ORGANIZATION: Buddy Hemric presented the Taxpayer's Friend
Award to Support Services Director Jim Vernon. Chairman Tice congratulated Mr.
Vernon on his achievement.
PUBLIC HEARING
Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM (CTP) APPLICATION: Mr. Ben Garrison, the Executive Director of the
Vocational Workshop, and the Chairman of the Iredell Transportation Authority, said the
purpose of the hearing was to give the public an opportunity to speak about the CTP
application for Fiscal Year 2003. He said the application was submitted annually, and in
the past, the Vocational Workshop had been responsible for its submission. Garrison
said, however, the county would be submitting the application in the future. He said the
application was composed of the administrative part and the capital/operating assistance
segment. Garrison said this year, state and federal funds totaling $229,000 had been
received. He said these funds had a match of $34,425 that was funded by the county and
from operating fees.
No one else spoke and Chairman Tice adjourned the public hearing.
RURAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS (RPOS):
Planning Supervisor Smith said discussions had recently occurred with North Carolina
Department of Transportation Board Member Frank Johnson about the possible
establishment of an RPO. He said a proposal had been submitted to establish the Lake
Norman RPO composed of Cleveland, Lincoln, Iredell and a portion of Gaston County.
Smith said the state had appropriated funding for future transportation needs throughout
the state. He said RPOs would aid rural counties in seeking transportation improvements.
Commissioner Bowles said he understood that if the county did not partner with
other counties in an RPO, it would be virtually overlooked as far as transportation
funding in the future.
Smith said this was correct. He said there would probably be a three-tier system
as the state looked at priorities -- Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Rural
Transportation Planning Organizations, and the remaining entities. He said the
"remaining entities would probably be left out in the cold."
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