4-13-2023 Work SessionWORK SESSION OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD IN
THE ROBERT C. CLAUD, SR. BOARD ROOM OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 17090 MONUMENT CIRCLE, ISLE OF WIGHT, VIRGINIA
ON THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND
TWENTY-THREE
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
William M. McCarty, District 2, Chairman
Richard L. Grice, District 1
Don G. Rosie, II, District 5
Rudolph Jefferson, District 3
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Joel C. Acree, District 4, Vice -Chairman
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Randy R. Keaton, County Administrator
Donald T. Robertson, Assistant County Administrator
Robert W. Jones, Jr., County Attorney
Carey Mills Storm, Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman McCarty called the work session to order at 6:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Supervisor Jefferson moved that the agenda be approved as presented. The
motion was adopted unanimously (4-0) with Supervisors McCarty, Jefferson, Rosie
and Grice voting in favor and Supervisor Acree absent from the meeting.
INVOCATION
Supervisor Rosie delivered the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the
flag.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
County Administrator Keaton commented that the overall increase in this year's
proposed budget is $5.1 million with a $3.6 million increase in property taxes
following a $.10 reduction in the Real Estate tax rate.
He provided an overview of the following anticipated revenues:
$3,608,000 increase in Real Property taxes
$600,000 increase in Personal Property taxes
$400,000 increase in interest revenue
$375,000 increase in business equipment
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$300,000 increase in the Sales & Use tax
$285,000 increase in the Business License tax
$214,000 increase in the Comp Board
$125,000 increase in the Utility tax
$100,000 increase in Delinquent taxes
$100,000 increase in Consumer Utility tax
$100,000 increase in EMS revenue
$60,000 increase in tax penalties and interest
$52,000 increase in various items
$50,000 increase in M&T tax
$50,000 increase in the Meals tax
Supervisor Grice pointed out that the anticipated revenues are predicated on a 25%
residential assessment increase and the method used to adjust for the new assessment
numbers is not fairly distributed among residential and commercial because there is
only a 10% increase in commercial. He then suggested an increase in the M&T tax
to $1.95 in an effort to build up the County's reserve fund.
Responsive to Mr. Gwaltney's offer to develop various models and share them with
the Board, Chairman McCarty requested that a model be done that shows the impact
to County businesses.
For the benefit of the public, Mr. Gwaltney advised that the County is mandated
under the Code of Virginia as a locality under 50,000 population to reassess every
four years.
County Administrator Keaton provided an overview of decreases in the proposed
FY2023-24 budget, as follows:
$150,000 decrease in Recordation/Wills tax
$150,000 decrease in Building Permits & Fees
$150,000 decrease in Communications tax
$52,000 decrease in Public Service taxes
County Administrator provided an overview of anticipated expenses in the FY2023-
24 budget, as follows:
$2,791,814 increase — School System Operating
$1,038,000 increase — 4% + $1,000 cost of living
$545,000 increase — new positions
$250,000 increase — School Capital Maintenance
$250,000 increase — Transfer to Social Services
$129,500 increase - Volunteer Fire Rescue Departments
$110,000 increase — Landfill Post Closure
$84,000 increase — Blackwater Library
$58,700 increase — Real Estate Assessment
County Administrator Keaton was requested to advise the Board what the cost would
be to provide a 3% raise plus $2,000 as a cost -of -living increase for employees.
County Administrator Keaton provided a highlight involving anticipated expenses,
as follows:
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$2,050,000 decrease — Non -Departmental
$614,000 decrease — Debt Services
$300,000 decrease — Economic Development Incentives
$201,600 decrease — Transfer to Public Utilities
$200,000 decrease — Legal Fees
County Administrator Keaton asked the Board to relay any
comments/recommendations on his proposed budget for further discussion at the
Board's upcoming budget work session on April 27, 2023.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:10 p.m., Chairman McCarty declared the work session adjourned.
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