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APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT #29: MOTION by Commissioner Stewart
to approve Budget Amendment #29 for the recognition of taxes from the Meck-Neck area and the
appropriate disbursements.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
FINANCIAL STATUS OF IREDELL COUNTY: Blumenstein distributed six month
ending printouts for revenues and expenditures. She said there were no "surprises" and that tax
collections were "on track." In reference to the capital reserve fund, Blumenstein said that $728,722
was available for appropriation. Pertaining to the fund balance, there was a December 31, 1998,
ending balance of $8,212,464 (10.38% of the General Fund).
IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM
Individuals representing this school system were: Board of Education Chairman Bill Long,
Superintendent Dr. Joe Sinclair, Asst. Supt. Dr. Julia Williams, Finance Officer William Barnard,
and Director of Facilities Don Atkinson.
Long said the system's request for Year 4 State Facility Bond money should be reviewed in
February of 1999. He said that if the funds were not released soon, the system would request the
Grant Anticipation Notes (resolution approved by the county in June of 1998).
Next, the following three requests were presented.
• Funding for Phase II and III of Lakeshore Elementary/Middle School $ 7.85 million
• Funding for Planning & Construction of a new high school in the
southern part of the county (land for this school on Doolie Road
was purchased in 1997) 24.2 million
• Funding for Administrative Office Replacement
(The structure would be built on the 17.89 acre tract located
on Salisbury Road. The facility would house all administrative
facets of the school system with the exception of the garage.) 2.6 million
TOTAL $ 34.6 million
Commissioner Stewart asked the future plans for South Iredell High School. Long said it
was presently at capacity (over 1200 students and rising) and that plans were to retain it as a high
school.
Long continued his remarks by saying that when he first started on the school board, Year
2000 predictions for student enrollment were at 15,000. He said that 16,000 students would be in
the system at the start of the 1999 school year. Long concluded by saying that more school boards
were asking for taxing authority. Commissioner Stewart said she had always encouraged the
NCACC to adopt a legislative goal in reference to school boards being given taxing authority;
however, it had never materialized.
MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Individuals representing this system were: Board of Education Chairman Dr. Frank Fields,
Supt. Dr. Bryce Cummings, and Finance Officer David Dutton. The following requests were
submitted.
1. Intermediate School Classroom/Art/Music Wing $1,374,119
(Dr. Cummings reminded the group that this request
had already been approved. The release
of funds occurred on January 5, /999.)
2. Mooresville High School Classroom/Media Center $4,897,581