HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0431IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET MEETING MINUTES
MAY 29, 2001
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a FY 2001-02 budget
meeting on Tuesday, May 29, 2001, 5:30 P.M., in the South Wing Conference Room of
the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Tommy E. Bowles
Karen B. Ray
Absent: R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, and Inspections/Planning Director Lynn Niblock,
IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM
Representing the Iredell-Statesville School System were: Board of Education
Chairman Vaughn Sprinkle, Superintendent Dr. Howard Coleman, Asst. Supt. for
Planning & Research Dr. Julia Williams, Asso. Supt. for Adm. & Finance Harold
McManus, and Terrie Hass, the Director of Budget and Internal Auditing.
Sprinkle said the overall health for the school system was good. He said the
media library for West Iredell was going well, and North Iredell Middle School's
addition was progressing nicely. He said Third Creek Elementary had its ground
breaking last week, and the school would probably be under the most scrutiny of any
schools recently built. Sprinkle said there had been national publicity about Third Creek
due to it being a "green school." He said Harmony Elementary had an inspector looking
at the waste water situation last month. Mr. Sprinkle said a letter from Cavanaugh and
Associates had been received indicating that by July I or October I the money should be
available for the Town's sewer system. He said the school system's intention was to tap
onto the Town's system. The sewer line at Scotts Elementary will also be given some
attention in the near future. He said there was a possibility that Ebenezer might be able to
tap onto a sewer line in the area.
Dr. Coleman said the system's budget included a supplemental increase for the
teachers (from 6% to 8%). He said the classified supplement would go from 5.5% to
7.5%. Dr. Coleman said the supplement would aid with teacher recruitment, and the
system had 750 applications on file for teaching positions. He said his goal was not to
put any teachers in the classroom who were not certified. Coleman said Pre -K classes
would begin during the next school year at Harmony and N.B. Mills.
Current Expense: McManus said the following four improvement items appeared
to be feasible when the school system prepared the budget.
L Supplement Increase Total
250,000
2. Additional Pre -K Classes (funds would be out of existing budget) $1 200,000
3. Two additional repair technicians for equipment/infrastructure
4. Additional Staff for Schools 80,000
120,000
McManus said two other items were given a lower priority. These were:
1. Instructional Supply Reimbursement
2. Salary Adjustments for Secretary/Treasurer 55,000
50,000
Capital Outlay McManus said a five-year plan had been developed for
renovations, roofing, equipment and bus purchases for the various schools. Mr.
McManus said the system had told the schools that it would match any funds raised for
special projects. He said the state would not be purchasing any new buses this year.