03-15-2016 Joint Work SessionJOINT WORK SESSION OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND SCHOOL BOARD HELD IN THE ROBERT C.
CLAUD, SR. BOARD ROOM OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
COURTHOUSE ON TUESDAY, THE FIFTHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH
IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTEEN AT 1:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Rex W. Alphin, Chairman
Rudolph Jefferson, Vice -Chairman
Joel C. Acree
Richard L. Grice
ABSENT: William M. McCarty
Also Attending: Mark C. Popovich, County Attorney
Sanford B. Wanner, Interim County Administrator
Michael W. Terry, Director of Budget & Finance
Donald T. Robertson, Director of Information
Resources & Legislative Affairs
Carey Mills Storm, Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
Responsive to a request dated February 16, 2016 from Dr. James Thornton,
School Superintendent, Isle of Wight County Schools, for a joint budget
work session with the Board, the work session was called to order by
Chairman Alphin at 1:00 p.m.
Supervisor Jefferson delivered the invocation, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance to the flag.
SCHOOL FY2017 OPERATIONAL BUDGET
Dr. Jim Thornton, Superintendent of Isle of Wight County Schools, reviewed
the adopted School FY20I7 Operational Budget and presented a request for
local funding in the amount of $953,893.
The amount of funds returned to the County by the School Division last year
was discussed and it was agreed by Dr. Thornton that if funding requested
this year is approved, moving forward the Schools will have a strong
operational budget except for in the area of compensation for its employees.
ADJOURNMENT
At 2:30 p.m., the Chairman declared the budget work session with the School
Board adjourned.
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