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