HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1509 (2)IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET DELIBERATION MINUTES
MAY 20, 1997
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, May 20,
1997, beginning at 12:30 p.m. to continue with 97-98 budget
discussions. The meeting was held in the South Wing Conference
Room of the Iredell County Government Center, 200 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
Steve Johnson, Vice Chairman
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner
Alice M. Stewart
Staff: Joel Mashburn, County Manager
Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director
Jean Moore, Clerk to the Board
Audrey Montgomery, Reporter/Record & Landmark
MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Attending were: Dr. Jane Carrigan, Superintendent; Dr. Bryce
Cummings, Asso. Supt.; Laura Thompson, Finance Officer; and Frank
Fields, Chairman/Mooresville Graded Board of Education.
Carrigan said her school system's needs were increasing. She
thanked the commissioners for assistance in the resolution of the
boundary lines with the Iredell-Statesville School System.
Thompson reviewed the following 97-98 budgetary highlights:
CURRENT EXPENSES:
• Salary Increases: (pending legislative approval) Certified teachers, instructional support & school based
administrators - 8% increase (includes experience steps, incentive pay, new degree program)
Non -certified employees and central office administrators - 5% increase (includes experience steps).
• Local Teachers (PRC 01) - 2'/2 local teaching positions at an average state salary plus 2 reimbursed local
positions ((Luded through private sources).
• Non -certified experience credit salary adjustments - based on applications received from employees
documenting related prior experience - $60,000.
• Instructional supplieslmauriabs/equipmenytechnology - 9% increase
• Plant repairlmaintenance - 5% increase in maintenance operations. Additional allotment for exterior door
replacement at HS ($10,000), playgroum(/lawn maintenance ($20,000) and contract painting ($3,000) and AC
replacement at HS ($16,500).
• Plant operations - includes rental for 4 new mobile units to be added in the fall of 1997 Also includes $2500
for paper recycling program.
• District Operations - includes $17,000 for purchase of new accounting software (total purchase price $23,995).
CURRENT EXPENSE REVENUES:
• County Appropriation - requesting a 9% increase per ADM ($954 ® 3,436).
• Local Supplemental Tax - allocated 40% to current expense and 60% to capital outlay.
During 96-97, four mobileunitswere leased (two at middle
school and two at South Elementary). The units are leased at
approximately $500 per mo. Dr. Cummings said he would like to
create a consortium of area counties with a purpose of finding a
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