04-28-2022 Budget Work Session BUDGET 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 LOCATED AT 17090 MONUMENT CIRCLE, ISLE OF WIGHT, VIRGINIA
ON THURSDAY, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND
AND TWENTY-TWO
PRESENT:
Rudolph Jefferson, Chairman, District 3
William M. McCarty, Vice-Chairman, District 2
Richard L. Grice, District 1
Don G. Rosie, II, District 5
Joel C. Acree, District 4
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
Robert W. Jones, Jr., County Attorney
Randy R. Keaton, County Administrator
Donald T. Robertson, Assistant County Administrator
k . Carey Mills Storm, Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Jefferson called the budget work session to order at 6:00 p.m.
INVOCATION
The invocation was delivered by Mrs. Martha Floyd Evans Jackson followed by the
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Supervisor McCarty moved to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was
adopted unanimously (5-0) with Supervisors McCarty, Acree, Rosie, Grice and
Jefferson voting in favor of the motion and no supervisor voting against the motion.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
Notification by the State that the school system will be receiving a large amount of
funding from the State this year in comparison to previous years was brought up
by Supervisor McCarty who inquired what the anticipated amount of increase from
the state is projected to be. He recalled an instance with a previous administration
where the State had requested funding back it had given to the County and he did
not want to place the citizens in jeopardy of a potential $.10 tax increase to cover
the amount taken away by the State.
Superintendent Thornton stated during his tenure he has never witnessed the State
drastically cut a school budget because teachers have already been hired. He
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advised that the schools had returned $2.5 million to the County last year and this
year anticipate returning $200,000 or less.
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Regarding the increase in State funds anticipated this year, Dr. Thornton agreed to
provide the Board with the areas and funding amounts which were deficient over
previous years.
Supervisor McCarty expressed his desire for the two boards to meet jointly and
discussion ensued regarding the School Board's decline to meet jointly with the
Board of Supervisors. Chairman Jefferson explained that he had spoken with
School Board member Denise Tynes and they had agreed that there was not a need
for a joint meeting due to the newness of several School Board members.
County Administrator Keaton advised that the 2019 County budget for the school
division was $26.4 million and this year is $27.4 million which equates to a 4%
increase over a four-year period. He added that the school system is the only
organization funded by the County which returns unspent money.
Following Supervisor McCarty's suggestion that the County offer the School Board
a 1% or a .5% savings in their budget or $787,692, County Administrator Keaton
offered to pass along to the Superintendent that the Board would like to know if a
reduction of .5% or 1% would negatively impact the school budget.
County Administrator Keaton reviewed increases associated with the following line
items: Board of Supervisors; County Attorney; assessment; Sheriff; career fire and
rescue; volunteer fire & rescue; Animal Control; Public Works/Solid Waste and
Public Works/Building & Grounds; Public Works/Transportation; non-
departmental; transfer to other funds; Debt Service; salary increases and new
positions; and contingencies.
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Following a break, Supervisor Grice suggested that the Sheriff's office investigate
forming a membership group to accompany deputies with the transportation of
mental health patients and assist with deferring some of that office's overtime.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:00 p.m., Chairman Jefferson declared the budget work session adjourned.
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Carey Mil c)Sto , Clerk
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