HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0751IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET SESSION
MAY 13, 2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Session on
Monday, May 13, 2002, at 5:30 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South
Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Karen B. Ray
Tommy E. Bowles
Steve D. Johnson
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, and Clerk to the Board Jean Moore.
COMPUTATION OF THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE FOR FY 2002-
2003: Finance Director Blumenstein said the estimated unreserved, undesignated, fund
balance as of June 30, 2003 would be $10,701,010. She said this would be 10.64% of the
General Fund expenditures. Blumenstein said this compared to an FY 2001-02 fund
balance of 10.36%.
SCHEDULE OF PERSONNEL POSITIONS: County Manager Mashburn said
the county currently had 721.9 personnel positions. He said the department heads had
requested an additional 25.1; however, he was only recommending 11.6. Mashburn said
the positions being recommended were: a Tax Appraiser, a .5 processing assistant in the
tax office, a law enforcement officer (COPS Supervisor), a school resource officer (new
Lake Norman High School), a public health nurse (jail), a bailiff, three social services
income maintenance caseworkers, a .3 dental assistant (health dept.), a .8 dental hygienist
(health dept.), a processing assistant (health dept.), and an office assistant (health dept.).
In addition, Mashburn said that in July, four new positions would be added when the
county assumed the transportation services from the Vocational Workshop.
EMPLOYEE SALARY INCREASES: Mashburn said he was recommending a
4% pay package for the employees with 1.5% being in an across the board increase
effective July 1 and 2.5% being available for the reinstatement of the merit system. He
said the employees having a June anniversary date would be the first group to be
evaluated.
Mashburn said funds were also in the budget for reclassifications. He said that in
order for an employee to be reclassified, data had to be shown that either (1) a greater
level of job responsibility had been assumed or (2) a higher level of skill was being
required for the job. Mr. Mashburn said additional work did not justify a reclassification.
CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS: Mashburn said the departments had
requested capital outlay items totaling $2,115,582, but he was only recommending that
$1,436,467 be spent.
Blumenstein said that for the last couple of years, the county had been leasing
computers, but it was now recommended for this practice to be discontinued and to buy
out the leases. Mrs. Blumenstein said this would occur because there was still a
"useable life" in the equipment. She said that in the future, the information systems
management employees would be relied upon to suggest where new computers were
needed.
CAPITAL RESERVE FUND: Mrs. Blumenstein said $2,170,739 would be
available to construct the new library.
Blumenstein said Schedule F provided a listing of the commitments for the
county. She said that in the past, $179,635 had been listed for a social services land
purchase. Blumenstein said this could now be eliminated. She mentioned that for