HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0568 (2)increase the appropriation for the Wayside Volunteer Fire
Department $3,700, which would be subtracted from the Fund Balance
of the Fire Tax District. There would be no change in the total
amount of money in the budget. He explained the reason for the
requested change.
MOTION from Commissioner Boone to add $3,700 to Wayside
Volunteer Fire Department appropriation and subtract that same
amount from the District Fund Balance.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
THIRD CREEK WATERSHED MAINTENANCE, BOIL i RATER CONSERVATION
SERVICE: MOTION from Commissioner Stewart to appropriate $32,000
for FY 94-95 Phase I for preliminary engineering review, making the
total of that budget $44,000.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
Mr. Mashburn said the effect that will have on the 94-95
Proposed Budget Ordinance as presented to the board is that it will
increase Special Appropriations by $32,000. On the revenue side,
the Fund Balance Appropriated will be increased by $32,000.
FOSTER PARENTS GROUP: Commissioner Stewart said she thought
this organization would be a real asset in the recruitment of
foster home parents in the county. MOTION from Commissioner
Stewart to grant a one-time appropriation of $1,000.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS: Mr. Mashburn said with the additions
to the Special Appropriations Budget, the total would now be
$1,360,839. Revenues would be increased by $33,000, which would be
increasing Fund Balance Appropriated to $785,346. This brings the
budget to $53,948,396.
INTRODUCTION OF BUDGET ORDINANCE FOR 94-95: MOTION from
Commissioner Madison to approve the ordinance as amended.
Discussion:
Commissioner Boone said at the first work shop he expressed a
concern that this budget spent more money than he would like to
expend. During the work shops some substantial cuts were made in
the proposal. The budget before the commissioners now, in his
opinion, is a much better budget than what was originally proposed.
The tax rate did not go up.
The financing plan for the schools concerns him, Mr. Boone
said. He said he had a concern about the way the projects are
being financed since the Capital Improvement budget will be lowered
to about $.5 million if the budget is approved as it is now. He
said he was concerned that next year or the year after, the board
may wish they had some of this money, because options are being
limited.
It has been suggested that a portion of this be financed with
the payments being made out of the remainder of the three -cent tax
on the State Capital Projects Fund. Mr. Boone proposed that
$1,280,636 from the Capital Reserve Fund, and that one-half of that
be appropriated this fiscal year 94-95, and the other half be
appropriated in 95-96 budget year. This would give the County
another $600,000 for another year unappropriated. The total
appropriated would be the same. It would just be a matter of how
it is spread out. If this is done, the county commissioners would
still be appropriating everything that would be spent in the first
fiscal year anyway, Boone said, which would be $2,219,807 total for
Iredell-Statesville for the first year, if this proposal is
followed. The second year (95-96) would be $2,340,098, and the
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