04-05-2017 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 ON WEDNESDAY,
THE FIFTH DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND
SEVENTEEN AT 5:30 P.M.
PRESENT: Rex W. Alphin, Chairman
William M. McCarty, Vice -Chairman
Rudolph Jefferson
Joel C. Acree
Richard L. Grice (Arrived at 5:35 p.m.)
Also Attending: Mark C. Popovich, County Attorney
Randy R. Keaton, County Administrator
Donald T. Robertson, Assistant County
Administrator
Carey Mills Storm, Clerk
At 5:30 p.m., the work session was called to order by Chairman Alphin.
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Supervisor McCarty delivered the invocation.
Donald T. Robertson, Assistant County Administrator, provided an overview
of the central permitting process and briefed the Board relative to ongoing
efforts to improve identified areas in need.
County Administrator Keaton provided a highlight of the proposed FY2017-
1 S Operating Budget in the amount of $72,244,000 and Capital Budget in the
amount of $16,300,000 containing no tax increases except for the Machinery
& Tools tax; a 100/0 reduction in the Stormwater fee for residential and
commercial; and, a 5% increase in water and sewer rates. He advised that the
Capital Budget includes a $1 million transfer to the Capital Projects Fund for
FY2019 to assist with the increase in the debt payment, as well as an increase
in the Contingency Line Item of $300,000.
Following County Administrator Keaton's presentation, additional
information or further discussion was requested by the Board in the
following areas:
a 25% reduction in the Stormwater fee
Re-examine proposed 2% COLA/health insurance and a
recommendation that all raises be based on merit versus COLA.
The amount represented by the 5% increase in health insurance being
passed on to employees.
Revision to the Business License Tax Model
A minimum business license fee to operate in the County.
Per -hour operating cost for the $20,000 request from the libraries to
reopen for certain hours.
Director of Parks & Recreation to address questions on expenditures
related to the operation of that Department.
Individual Board feedback to Mr. Keaton regarding nonprofit agencies'
requests for funding.
Section 8 appropriation of funds to Suffolk and Franklin and amount
realized by the County.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:00 p.m., the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned.
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