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BUDGET MEETING MINUTES
MAY 21,1998
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, May 21, 1998, at 12 Noon
for a budget meeting. The meeting was held in the South Wing Conference Room, of the Iredell
County Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
PRESENT: Sara K. Haire, Chairman
Steve Johnson, Vice Chairman
David A. Boone
Alice T. Fortner (arrived at 3:00 p.m.)
Alice M. Stewart
STAFF PRESENT: Joel Mashburn, County Manager; Susan Blumenstein, Finance Director; and
Jean Moore, Clerk,
Chairman Haire called the meeting to order.
APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT OPTIONS: The county manager said the director for
APO had recently sent a letter asking for additional funding for FY 98-99. The agency has been
given $1,500 in the past. It has requested $5,000.
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION - 4-H PROGRAM ASSISTANT: Additional
information was shared about this position. The employee would assist in after school programs.
BUDGET REVIEW MEETINGS: The county manager asked how the board wanted to
proceed with the meetings. Commissioner Boone said he felt the board should reserve the right to
go back and make any changes needed in the proposed budget.
MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOLS
Mooresville Board of Education Chairman Frank Fields, Superintendent Bryce Cummings,
and Mooresville Schools Finance Officer David Dutton attended the meeting for this segment. Supt.
Cummings shared a five year, long range plan. A wing for Mooresville High School was listed as
the first priority. He also shared the school system's annual report.
Dutton said the FY 98-99 request included a 7% salary increase for teachers. New teaching
positions and a handicapped accessible bus were budgeted, due to growth. South Elementary
needs two modular units. Hopefully, these will be eliminated when the new school is built. In
reference to the Mooresville Intermediate School, Cummings said it would include grades four, five,
and six. The projected opening date is July of 1999 with enrollment to be 840. The school's
capacity is 900 students.
Cummings was asked how the system did roof maintenance. fie said the system was in
good condition. The school maintenance department maintains a record on all buildings and
projected roofing needs. Also, $50-75,000 is budgeted annually for this type of work. He noted
the new school would have a sloped roof.
Cummings said the overall enrollment last year was 3,551. The total enrollment for this year
is 3,688 with about 44 of these students being from out of the district.
Commissioner Johnson mentioned that if there was ever a state school bond again, that he
requested the school systems work together and pass a resolution wherein the funding flow would
be based on average daily membership instead of a method devised by the state. The school
officials were receptive to this idea.