HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 23 2002 Budget SessionIREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET SESSION
MAY 23, 2002
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners met for a Budget Session on
Monday, May 23, 2002, at 5:30 p.m., in the Iredell County Government Center (South
Wing Conference Room), 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
Present: Chairman Sara Haire Tice
Vice Chairman Karen B. Ray
Tommy E. Bowles
Steve D. Johnson
R. Godfrey Williams
Staff Present: County Manager Joel Mashburn and Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein.
Guests: Carroll Goodman, Chairman of the Fire Tax District Board
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS: The remaining departmental budgets (Sheriff,
Jail, Courts, Legal, ECOM/911, EMS, Fire/Rescue, Fire Marshal, Health, & DSS) were
reviewed. There were no changes from the county manager's recommendations.
FIRE TAX DISTRICT BOARD: Carroll Goodman, Chairman of the Fire Tax
District Board, requested guidance on the funding decisions for the fire departments.
LOCAL OPTION HALF CENT SALES TAX: The board briefly discussed the
possibility of continuing the Article 44 half -cent sales tax. (Local governments originally
had the option of continuing the tax in July of 2003. Now, there is a possibility the
General Assembly might allow counties to move the effective date to August of 2002.)
No action occurred on the matter.
OPTION SELECTED TO BALANCE THE FY 2002-2003 BUDGET: The
county manager said that should the state not release the reimbursements owed to the
county, a decision needed to be made on how the budget should be balanced. He
mentioned the five options that were presented to the board on May 13, 2002.
MOTION by Commissioner Bowles to direct the staff to balance the budget by
(1) borrowing $2,351,216 from the Solid Waste Escrow fund for Closure & Post -Closure
Costs, and (2) retain $761,904 in a reserve fund for school current expense, should the
state not release the reimbursements.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
Approved:
Clerk to the Board