HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0433djusted the proposed salary
from
he
Dutton said that i downsystem theaSenate recommended 2%, $74,459ewoul the
original request ce he
available to balance the current expense budget. He also said $53,009 could be placed in
contingency to offset State budget cuts.
In reference to capital outlay, Dutton said the contingency line item had been
reduced from ,000 to ton said
he
hool board had not
adopted the e$ s0ed budget, but this would occur tcur at thenext meeting (Monday, June 4).11y
rent funds d changes in the allotment formulas that be hurt this favored cuts in staff
fa ored growth
development
County Manager Mashburn asked if the system maintained an unappropriated
fund balance.
Dutton said yes. He said supplements would have to be paid in May and this
came from local money. He saidthere
apply
r trema ey as
the nextmuch as $1 illion in construction projectpital y -
Dutton said the system hoped to f app y
to add more classrooms in the future. Mr. Dutton said the fund balance money helped to
retain a high bond rating for the system.
Boyles said that by year 2005, the system would need a new elementary school.
He said that in today's dollars, the cost for the new school would be 12 or 13 million
a
already owed about $10 million, but in the next ten years,
dollars. He said the system the
system would have needs that would be $20 or $30 million more.
Commissioner Bowles asked about the Japanese Saturday School, since many of
the companies were closing or reducing their workforces.
Boyles said it would be phased out. He said the "numbers" would not be there.
MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Mitchell President Dr. er Dc k LeFeEason, Mitchell spoke about oard of Trustees Chairman
Dr. Ralph Bentleyy,, and Finance Offic
pokeabout Mithell's budget.
Dr. Bentley said the college's GED graduation was the largest high school
graduation in the county.
Dr. Eason said Mitchell was recently audited and the college had been given a
"clean bill of health" He said the state had also reviewed the enrollment records and
everything was in order. Eason said the Mooresville campus had over 1,000 students.
He said security on all of the campuses had been an issue this year, as well as parking.
Dr. Eason said the college's utility bills were of a concern. He said the school's summer
enrollment was up 12 percent.
Commissioner Bowles asked how Universal Technical Institute's facility would
impact the college.
Dr. Eason said Mitchell had steered away from automotive training in 1992-93.
with automotive training was that if an agency did not have a
He said the difficulty w
sponsor, the students were basically receiving instruction in "shade tree mechanicing"
Eason said the Universal school would actually complement what Mitchell was doing.
Chairman Tice asked Dr. Eason what he was hearing from the state on funding for
the next year.
Dr. Eason said Senator Cunningham had said the college would be "okay" Dr.
Eason said he had heard that overall the state's com nity colleges might uld suffer have to reduce
their budgets by.$40 million. He said if this happened,
cut in its base budget and a $71,000 cut in block grants. He said one area that would