HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1029 (2)Dr. Boyles said that for FY 03-04 current expense, the system anticipated an
increase within five percent of the current per pupil budget, plus growth. In capital
outlay, Dr. Boyles said the system would be planning projects for mobile classrooms,
student safety improvements, debt service, technology, and long-range capital needs.
MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S 2003-2004 BUDGET UPDATE:
Presenting the college's budgetary information were Mitchell Board of Trustees
Chairman Joe Troutman, Trustee Wally Riddle, Gary Johnson (Director of Facilities),
and Dick Lefevre (Vice President of Finance & Administration). (Note: commissioners
Godfrey Williams and Marvin Norman also serve on the Mitchell Board. Dr. Doug Eason, Mitchell's
President, could not attend the meeting to illness.)
Lefevre said the Mooresville campus addition and the renovations to the
Montgomery building (main campus) were nearing completion. He said the college
"badly needed" extra parking, and the Rotary Auditorium was in need of renovations.
Pertaining to the operating budget, he said the college had been advised to reserve six
percent.
Gary Johnson said the college expected bond money through year 2007.
County Manager Mashburn requested that a bond cash Flow schedule be
included in the college's FY 03-04 budget request.
A handout from the college indicated that for 2002, the enrollment count was
16,386 students, and that from 1997 to 2002, the full-time equivalent enrollment had
increased by 32.28%.
Presentation by
Dr. Stephen Lilley, Department Extension Leader in Sociology
from NC State University
Approximately 50 local and state officials joined the commissioners, staff, and
media for a luncheon where Dr. Stephen Lilley gave a presentation focusing on county
growth issues. Some highlights from the presentation were:
• the county was becoming more urban.
• the county was having a rapid increase in the number of Hispanics and
Asians.
• the county from 1970 to 1990, experienced a 95.2% increase in the number
of people age 65 and over.
• the county's economy was changing from manufacturing to service industries.
PRESENTATION FROM RICHARD TREXLER REGARDING THE
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS (VFDs): Attending the meeting in reference
to the VFD study were: Richard Trexler and Rick Hall, Consultants with Emergency
Services Education & Consulting Group (ESECG), and Fire Tax District Board
Members Carroll Goodman, Frank Phillips, and Billy Trivette. Also in attendance were
Fire Marshal Chuck Gallyon and Andy Webster, President of the Firefighter's
Association of Iredell County.
On November 6, 2001, the board of commissioners agreed to allow ESECG to
conduct a $6,200 (plus $700 for expenses) study on the fire departments' facilities,
apparatus, and equipment. Consultant Trexler summarized his findings, some of which
are as follows:
A comprehensive Customer Centered Strategic Plan is needed.
A strong recruiting program for daytime volunteers is needed.
A study needs to occur to provide ways to correct the poor communication
reception in some areas of the county.
A copy of the county's emergency plan needs to be distributed to all
of the VFDs.
An upgrade to the county's communication's system is recommended to
improve the North Carolina Response Rating Survey ratings.