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WINTER PLANNING SESSION MINUTES
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2003
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a Winter Planning Session
on Friday, February 14, 2003, 8:00 a.m., at the Agricultural Resource Center, 444
Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC.
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Support Services Director Jim Vernon, and Clerk to the Board Jean
Moore.
Media in attendance during some segments of the session were:
Michelle Harrison, Statesville Record & Landmark
Michael Roessler, Mooresville Tribune
Kathryn Wellin, Charlotte Observer/lredell Neighbors
Emily Nanlz, Adelphia News
Cara Froedge, Statesville Record & Landmark
CALL TO ORDER by Chairman Johnson.
REVENUE PROJECTIONS: Finance Director Blumenstein gave an
optimistic projection for the county's year-end revenues as of June 30, 2003. She said
all of the county departments, with the exception of legal, would probably be under
budget. Blumenstein estimated the June 30`h fund balance would be around
$11,469,648, or 10.5% of the FY 02-03 budget.
Financial spreadsheets were shared with the commissioners, and there were
concerns expressed about EMS reimbursements, especially since the fees were
increased this year. Blumenstein said on-line billing was occurring with both Medicare
and Medicaid, and the staff would be monitoring the payment procedures in the next
few weeks.
UPDATE ON 2003 REVALUATION: Appraisal Supervisor Jim Deaton
distributed information regarding the revaluation. He said 65,000 parcels were
reviewed in 1999 compared to over 79,000 for this year. Deaton said most of the parcel
owners would see an overall increased value ranging from 5 to 60%. He said some
parcels would see a decrease, and this was primarily due to buildings and land being
removed. He noted that most owners of large vacant land areas would see an increase
and the same would occur with parcels where land or buildings had been added. Deaton
said some might see an increase of more than 200%.
Mr. Deaton said the total percentage increase by townships for the county was
24.69%, and this was determined by the following townships' percentage of increase.
New Hope
39.54%
Union Grove
39.59%
Eagle Mills
44.69%
Sharpesburg
37.91%
Olin
31.90%
Tumersburg
34.50%
Concord
22.45%
Bethany
24.57%
Cool Springs
32.84%
Shiloh
24.92%