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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 1 advised that the schools had returned $2.5 million to the County last year and this year anticipate returning $200,000 or less. • 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. // 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. Buide R Nite 't . Rudolph Jefferson, Chairman 197Int Carey Mil c)Sto , Clerk 2