HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0787Tax Collector: OTIO by Commissioner Norman to appoint Bill Furches as the Tax
Collector for a period of four years.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Deouty Tax Collectors: OTIO by Commissioner Williams to appoint Linda L. Morrow
as a Deputy Tax Collector for a period of four years.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
OTIO by Commissioner Norman to appoint Ann Gray Ray as a Deputy Tax Collector
for a period of four years.
VOTING: Ayes- 5; Nays — 0.
Request for Approval of a Three -Year Contract for the Preparation of an Indirect Cost
Plan: Finance Director Susan Blumenstein advised during the briefing session that the Federal
Office of Budget & Management Circular A-87 and the NC Department of Health and Human
Services required an indirect cost plan each year. She said the plan provided information on grant
reimbursements for indirect costs of services that were provided to the Department of Social
Services, the Health Department, and the annual EMS Medicaid Cost Settlement. She said the
following two proposals had been received for the plan:
MAXIMUS - $9,400 annually for the next three fiscal years
Tim McKinnie & Associates - $7,500 annually for the next three fiscal years
Blumenstein recommended the Tim McKinnie proposal with the lower cost.
OTIO by Commissioner Norman to award the hidirect Cost Plan contract to McKinnie &
Associates as recommended by the finance director.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Request for a Decision Regarding the Monetary Amount to be Used for the General
Obligation Bond Referendum to be held in October 2005: Finance Director Blumenstein said that
earlier in the year, the Iredell-Statesville School System presented a request for a General Obligation
Bond Referendum in the amount of $36,400,000.00. She said later, requests were submitted from the
Mooresville Graded School District for $10.5 million and Mitchell Community College requested $6
million resulting in a total amount from all entities of $52,900,000.00. She said calculations for a 20 -
year debt service, with level principal payments, revealed a total estimated tax increase of $0.0334.
She said, however, the amount could be reduced to $0.03 and it would be well within the budgets
already established for capital outlay with the restricted tax and restricted revenue stream from the
sales taxes. Blumenstein said a specific bond amount was needed for the upcoming legal
documents.
Commissioner Johnson noted that, historically, a per pupil method had been used.
Blumenstein said the 1997 General Obligation (GO) referendum was on a per pupil basis.
She said the 2003 Certificates of Participation (COPS) was not. Mrs. Blumenstein said that in 2003,
Mooresville's percentage was about 33% of the issuance total.
Chairman Tice said it was her understanding that Mitchell's request would be voted upon
separately from the two school systems.
Blumenstein said this was correct. She said both questions could be on the same ballot, with
the two public school systems being combined in one question, but the college would have to be
separate.
Commissioner Williams said the per pupil method, which was traditional for the county, was
the fairest way for all of the citizens.
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