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04-14-2016 Budget Work SessionBUDGET WORK 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 ON THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTEEN AT 10:00 A.M. PRESENT: Rex W. Alphin, Chairman Rudolph Jefferson, Vice -Chairman Joel C. Acree Richard L. Grice William M. McCarty Also Attending: Sanford B. Wanner, Interim County Administrator Donald T. Robertson, Director of Information Resources and Legislative Affairs Carey Mills Storm, Clerk CALL TO ORDER The budget work session was called to order by Chairman Alphin at 10:00 a.m. An overview of Interim County Administrator Wanner's recommendations proposed in the FY2016-17 Operating and Capital Budget was provided which included a three cents' increase in the real estate tax and focuses on a new public radio system, school personnel, cost of living adjustment for County personnel; the required Comprehensive Plan update, upgrades for technology for the Sheriffs Department, a sports complex, Windsor gym replacement, senior programs provided by the Parks and Recreation Department and an initiative for employees on call in utilities/building maintenance. Other contributions contained in the budget are for $400,000 in funding for the school division with an additional $350,000 in an attempt to recoup of the funds associated with the Davis Bacon Act and related to the Capital budget are funds for the waterline to provide an alternate source and three roof projects as requested by the Schools. the Board received a briefing from Gerald H. Gwaltney, Commissioner of Revenue, regarding the methodology used to forecast revenues in the categories of major/minor local revenues and local/state excise taxes. The Board received a briefing from Mary Beth Johnson, Director of Human Resources, regarding the County's Pay and Classification Plan adopted in August 2015; the County's healthcare plan and its projected increase for FY2017 of 9.86% to maintain the current 80/20 County/employee contribution split at an approximate cost to the County of $256,000; and, legislation related to VRS contributions. Staff was tasked with further developing a proposed budget that contains a 4% reduction in expenditures and a 10% reduction in the Board's compensation line item which does not negatively impact services and operational requirements for consideration by the Board at its public hearing on the matter on April 21, 2016. ADJOURNMENT At 12:15 p.m., the budget work session was declared adjourned. Alphin, airman Carey 'lis Storm, Clerk