HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0577 (2)OTIO by Chairman Tice to accept the suggested formula for current
expense as submitted by the county manager.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Commissioner Robertson said a funding formula was needed to address the
growth needs of the schools.
Commissioner Williams asked the capital outlay costs for each system.
Blumenstein said $15,034,000.00, and this included debt service.
County Manager Mashburn asked Mr. Robertson if he wanted a reserve account
to address future growth.
Robertson said it would help so the county didn't fall further behind on capital
needs. Mr. Robertson said he didn't know the best mechanism to use, but additional
classroom capacity was needed.
Commissioner Williams said he thought there were few counties that could say
they had put aside any greater amount for school capital than Iredell County in the past
few years.
Commissioner Johnson asked how a capital formula plan would be funded. He
said the school system needed a change in philosophy -- cooperation -- and not
confrontation.
Chairman Tice said, "We need to let bygones be bygones."
County Manager Mashburn said that unless the board provided a directive on
capital outlay, the staff would continue to use the current method in the upcoming
budget.
Commissioner Williams said the Iredell-Statesville System would need to
decide which projects needed to be accomplished with the $35 million COPS.
Five -Year Technology Projection: Information Technology Administrator
Nettie Feimster shared a seven -page report on computer and software needs for the
county. During FY 05-06, she estimated the technology costs to be $1,348,268. She
projected that for the next five years, the county would spend a total of $2,412,760.14.
Feimster said that in the upcoming year, a large percentage of the costs were for
software needs, and that in future years, the expense would basically be for support.
Blumenstein said a new Storage Area Network (SAN) solution was being
proposed due to the need to have a better records recovery system.
Mooresville Library Funding: Library Director Steve Messick joined the
commissioners for this segment of the planning session.
County Manager Mashburn said the Town of Mooresville had recently requested
$100,000 to assist in the operating costs for the renovated Mooresville library. He said
the Town was requesting the money from the FY 04-05 county budget. Mashburn
reminded the commissioners that several months ago the Mooresville officials had
requested $300,000. He said Mooresville wanted "full" operating costs from the
county, which would be over $1.2 million.
Chairman Tice asked how many new employees would be hired for the
Statesville library.